22 lr ammo shortage

On WikiArms they're selling a 500rd brick of Thunderbolt for $80. Last night they had a 575rd brick of Federal going for $118, today it's gone. I go there to see what people in the States are willing to pay. It's nuts.
 
Is there a shortage going on. Remington Thunderbolts are on special here at 1.99 a box. I bought a case last month and if it looks like we might be out for a bit I could pick up some more bricks.
 
JBD said:
Is there a shortage going on. Remington Thunderbolts are on special here at 1.99 a box. I bought a case last month and if it looks like we might be out for a bit I could pick up some more bricks.
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Junk ammo, that's why no one wants it even during a shortage!
 
The local Walmart here got some 333 Win. bulk packs in on the weekend at around 14.50 per box , but were sold out by Monday . Canadian Tire has the same ammo at 16.99 per box with about 4 boxes left . Neither store has any other bulk pack 22 LR left . Both stores stated that they are having a very hard time getting 22 LR in bulk , and Walmart has eliminated some bulk pack selection from their inventory altogether . The Canadian Tire sports manager advised that if you see 22 LR bulk pack at a good price , to grab it while you can.....
 
I was in ND last week, and many US stores had a limit of 2 boxes per customer - that's two 50rd boxes, not the bulk 500 cartons. I didn't see any bulk cartons.
 
I picked up 500 rounds of CCI Mini Mag HP at Crappy Tire on Macleod Tr. in Calgary on the weekend. Seems to be hit and miss as to who has it and who doesn't.

Didn't really need any. I was just making a point of spending $50 or so at every LGS in Calgary on the weekend to "vote with my wallet" in support of the cause... $50 doesn't seem like much, but across 5 shops it was kinda an expensive day of picking up odds and ends around town.
 
Tons of 22LR in stock at Wholesale Sports here in Winnipeg.

Paid $40 (including taxes) for a box of 500... that's 8 cents a round.

My 9-year old showed an interest in the biathlon during the Winter Olympics so I've taken her to the range twice in less than a month and she's been x-country skiing once. So far, so good. LOL
 
hobit said:
http://www.fieldandstream.com/blogs/gun-nuts/2014/02/rimfire-ammo-shortage-continues

Read this article yesterday and thought I'd share.

Hobit
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The hoarding in the U.S is bananas!....it seems every hillbilly from Upstate NY to Florida is up @ the crack of dawn and standing in line at Walmart waiting for the ammo cart to roll out. I see them on Youtube bragging about all the ammo they found that day. There's a few that appear to have made finding and hoarding .22 ammo their life's work...it laughable. I'm now a firm believer that reality TV shows are not scripted....some people are just that silly.
 
Newfoundlandrover said:
The hoarding in the U.S is bananas!....it seems every hillbilly from Upstate NY to Florida is up @ the crack of dawn and standing in line at Walmart waiting for the ammo cart to roll out. I see them on Youtube bragging about all the ammo they found that day. There's a few that appear to have made finding and hoarding .22 ammo their life's work...it laughable. I'm now a firm believer that reality TV shows are not scripted....some people are just that silly.
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We're just as much a hoarder as our American neighbours. I've lived in both countries and they don't have a monopoly on silly people.
And since I moved back, they have one less, and we have one more.:)
 
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