I was at the local CT and asked a staff member about 22lr ammo. There was very little in stock. She said when it comes in the staff buy it all. She issued me a paper like a rain cheque but for regular stock items. Hopefully this will mean a call before the staff scoop it all up.
Lets Talk About The 22LR Situation....again :)
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They are their own bullet. I use them with good success out of a couple different semi .22s. I shoot open sights with rimfire stuff so I can't speak for its accuracy. More often than not I hit what I am aiming for so I'm happy enough.
Was at Bass Pro in Vaughn yesterday-nada. Went to Sail and happily discovered a bunch of Remington Thunderbolts, until I saw the price of $6.99 per box/$69.90 per brick!!!! I'll throw damn rocks before I pay that for Thunderbolts! I remember the the Clinton shortages of the 90's-that was a joke compared to now!
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I gotta tell ya fella's, I'm surprised every time I walk into a gun store. It seems ammo prices are increasing with every shipment a retailer receives. I'm interested to see what the Spring/Summer will bring, when people really start hitting the ranges and demand increases that much more.
greywolf67nt
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I guess I scored then cuz the Northern Stores are getting out of ammo so got 4 bricks of Federal at almost southern prices.
hometownhero
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My cz shoots it really well. But it shoots everything that I have tried pretty well except federal bulk packs
I saw this shortage on the horizon several years ago, so no shortage at my house.
That plus the fact that I shoot match 22 rifles, and have a good supply of high end match ammo as well.
[Eley EPS & Tenex, RWS R50 & R100, Lapua Midas & Master, Lapua Center-X, RWS Rifle match, Lapua polar Biathlon, etc.]
Regards, Dave.
That plus the fact that I shoot match 22 rifles, and have a good supply of high end match ammo as well.
[Eley EPS & Tenex, RWS R50 & R100, Lapua Midas & Master, Lapua Center-X, RWS Rifle match, Lapua polar Biathlon, etc.]
Regards, Dave.
Southern prices are as high as 100$ a brick on montana/idaho so that's not really a deal
Yup. Not just .22lr either. All ammo is going up. Some stuff by a buck or two, other stuff by $5 or $6 a box or more.
Saw Remington UMC 9mm 250 round bulk packs for $65 before Christmas.
Same store now selling that same box for $80. The Bulk pack is a "special" so no 10% membership discount. It would be about $11 less tax in to buy five 50 round boxes of the UMC because the 50 round boxes get the 10% membership discount.
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Black_Valkyrie
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noticed the value of the dollar? there's no conspiracy here.
Where exactly did I say anything about a conspiracy?
Simply said the price of all ammo is going up.
Looks like a few of us felt the same way. No shortage around this house either.
Buy it cheap and stack it deep is an excellent adage but only works when you obey the first part of it. I bought almost all my .22lr when it was on sale, kept my eyes open and bought by the case when I saw a good price. Didn't matter if I "needed" it at the time, if the price was right I bought it and stacked it.
Right now there are lots of deals still popping up for 7.62x39 and 7.62x54r. Do you need to guess what I am buying and stacking now?
I've only been shooting 22 for a year and have never seen any of these makes/models of 22LR on a shelf...
Do they really make that much of a difference from the bulk stuff? That is, how far can you actually shoot a gopher?
thanks,
Do they really make that much of a difference from the bulk stuff? That is, how far can you actually shoot a gopher?
thanks,
You generally wont see them in normal stores unless they cater to competition/match shooters. In Ottawa, of the 5-6 gun stores that sell 22lr ammo only one carries any of it. The rest are just bulk US stuff.
Premium match ammo pretty much starts at $60/brick at the cheapest stores and can easily get past $200/brick for some of the really good stuff. $70-80/brick is pretty much middle of the road for match 22lr ammo.
The ammo most used in international competition and the Olympics is Eley Tenex I believe which is around $250/500rnds.
They are all generally standard velocity/subsonic loads and aren't meant for hunting so don't really increase the range at which you can hit anything. They make an incredibly difference in the right rifle in terms of accuracy. I've shot .22" groups (centre to centre, so the hole was .44" overall) with RWS (German) ammo in a rifle with a good match barrel at 50yds with ideal conditions. I shoot 10-round .50" groups (.72" ragged hole edge to edge) on a regular basis with various brands of match ammo (which isn't that impressive).
I've seen many people try premium match ammo in regular run-of-the-mill rifles with mediocre barrels and they don't see any improvement in their groups. It's a combination of the rifle not liking the ammo, the rifle not being accurate enough to take advantage of it, and the shooter not having the skill to deliver. It's especially odd when you see people with tacticool semi 22's trying out match ammo and they don't cycle. The usual conclusion is "the ammo is crap".
Just like how racing fuel wont give any performance improvements to a Toyota Corolla, match ammo can only do so much in a non-match rifle.
We currently have multiple cases of Winchester Auto Match, 525 packs of Remington Golden Bullets, Remington Viper, Remington Yellow Jacket, Remington Thunderbolt, Winchester Bulk 235 packs, Remington Subsonic, Fiocchi Winter Exactra Biathalon, Federal Ultramatch and American Eagle 500 packs. I really don't know where the current problems for supply to some dealers is coming from. We use multiple suppliers and pay our bills on time so I'm sure that has something to do with it. Phil.
