This .22LR shortage is starting to piss me off.

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Call said:
I was at Cabela's in Barrie this past Saturday morning. The ammo clerk gave me the following:

-they are all out of .22 LR at this moment
-they "might" be getting a truck in this week
-people are buying as much as possible when it is in stock, often 2-3 guys taking a whole shipment's worth
-they are probably instituting "per customer" limits of 2 boxes; in his words, "selling less .22 LR to more people"
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That does seem to be what is taking place ; not sure if it is just a case of people hoarding 22 ammo , or if the ammo is being transported back into the states to be sold privately at gun shows since the U.S. is experiencing such a shortage....
 
That is a new one for Canada a gas station having ammo. You must be in the west never seen that in Ontario I would like to though. One other thing is I wish I knew this was going to happen years ago I would have stocked up when you could get a bulk pack for $12.00-15.00
 
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motoman said:
That is a new one for Canada a gas station having ammo. You must be in the west never seen that in Ontario I would like to though. One other thing is I wish I knew this was going to happen years ago I would have stocked up when you could get a bulk pack for $12.00-15.00
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Check out some Hardware store's
 
scariguy said:
There is a gas station near where I live, always has .22, higher price but they always seem to have it.
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I'm willing to bet Perkins. Only place I've ever heard of that you can buy gas and guns! I was there a couple of weeks ago and not a 22lr in sight. He said some American came in and bought it all. My guess is that cbsa has it all now.
 
weasel1 said:
I'm willing to bet Perkins. Only place I've ever heard of that you can buy gas and guns! I was there a couple of weeks ago and not a 22lr in sight. He said some American came in and bought it all. My guess is that cbsa has it all now.
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There's a gas station gun store near Langton Ontario.
 
hoytcanon said:
You are not the norm, Travis Bickle.

When I go to the range, it is usually for half a day... I mix centerfire and rimfire shooting... 200-300 centerfire rounds and a brick plus of rimfire is the norm... all the guys I shoot with do the same...

I enjoy shooting...
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I shoot groups on paper.
5 rounds, walk to the target, check, assess, patch.
Go back try and get better and better with every group.
It's pretty much what I do with all my guns. More like therapy and relaxation for me personally.
Sometimes set up pop cans full of water so I can pick them up easily after I hit them.
I don't blast away with thousands of rounds each trip with any gun, never did.
I guess I'm wierd lol
 
Travis Bickle said:
I shoot groups on paper.
5 rounds, walk to the target, check, assess, patch.
Go back try and get better and better with every group.
It's pretty much what I do with all my guns. More like therapy and relaxation for me personally.
Sometimes set up pop cans full of water so I can pick them up easily after I hit them.
I don't blast away with thousands of rounds each trip with any gun, never did.
I guess I'm wierd lol
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are you saying you run a patch after every 5 rounds?
 
shms said:
are you saying you run a patch after every 5 rounds?
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I believe that Travis "patches" his targets......ie covers the 5 holes ,then shoots another group........Has nothing to do with cleaning his rifle.
Those who burn off hundreds of rounds at a session likely do not/have never "patched" a target!!! Patching targets is a practice used by less less wasteful shooters .
 
Pete G said:
I believe that Travis "patches" his targets......ie covers the 5 holes ,then shoots another group........Has nothing to do with cleaning his rifle.
Those who burn off hundreds of rounds at a session likely do not/have never "patched" a target!!! Patching targets is a practice used by less less wasteful shooters .
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ok makes sense I have done this didn't know it was called patching. I guess everyone has there own thing. some like to dress up like a cowboy and give themselves cowboy famous names. doesn't mean everyone has to do that or they are ####ed up
 
It would be a boring world if we were all into the same thing. The trick is not getting chapped at other people's choices.
 
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