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

[chadeech]

passed by CT in kirkland ...zero on shelf 2 boxes of ar223 for 12.95 each got them not to walk away with nothing

 

[infidel29]

Was just at WSS Calgary. They had a large pile of Federal Auto Match. $25.99. Ouch.

Auggie D.

I was just at WSS in south Edmonton, they had the same thing for the same price. 2 box limit.

 

[elimsprint]

Thanks mister308, you saved me from having to point out that article and many more to the members on here

 

[JACKSMYDOG]

Forbes isn't exactly a "tinfoil hat" source:

http://www.forbes.com/sites/ralphbe...ecurity-its-time-for-a-national-conversation/

As a matter of fact, it's not SOP. An order of this magnitude is unprecedented and ludicrously expensive. And to add, my comment is relevant to this thread because it addresses ammunition shortages that "piss OP off". Whether it actually is the cause of shortages or not, I don't think people should be critical of one another because each and every one of us would buy the scarce amount of ammo if stumbled upon (i.e. inexpensive Norc crates). American gun-owners are not 'overindulgent pigs' in the respect that they buy what they see with money they have earned. Just my 2¢

Did you know that the DHS uses 3x more ammunition than that of the U.S. army?!

From the article...

"The Denver Post, on February 15th, ran an Associated Press article entitled Homeland Security aims to buy 1.6b rounds of ammo, so far to little notice. It confirmed that the Department of Homeland Security has issued an open purchase order for 1.6 billion rounds of ammunition... "


An open purchase order is not the same as having placed an order. Maybe they have orders placed or maybe not, the article doesn't specify. It only states they have an account set-up, if they do place an order.

 

[Margucci]

just some quick numbers:
as of 2011 there were 1,429,995 active duty members of the US armed forces. you claim that the article states that DHS ordered 1.6B rounds of ammo. this would amount to 1118.9 rounds per person. i dont know about you but that doesnt seem like a lot does it. oh yea and this doesnt factor in reserve members (850,880 additional) or the other LE agencies such as the DEA and local LE which the DHS also purchases for (nobody knows the exact number there). this amount is also spread between all types of ammo. considering if you are a sniper you train using at LEAST 3 calibers (and everyone else at LEAST 2) means that you go through even more. 1.6B rounds isnt a lot. the only people who think it is must have failed math a lot in school.

this 'discussion' has been done to death. i and others have refuted every point that has been made. for some reason its never enough. but there are a lot of stupid things that people believe with zero evidence to support it.

 

[soulchaser]

Back on topic:

LeBaron Markham has a few bricks of Remington Yellow Jacket @ just under $55.

Bunch of Winchester 333 packs to, although I didn't get the price.

 

[Far North]

Was at wholesale in West Kelowna tonight they had reams of 555 wildcat $34.99and federal target 325 $25.No limit. Nice too see full shelves again.They also have a weekend promo spend $250 get $25 off,500 75 off 750 125 off.

Stopped by there today. I haven't seen that much .22 on a shelf for a while.
the 555 pack after tax is 39.19

 

[yohann160]

I bought 2 buckets of bullets from Cabelas.ca yesterday.

 

[Raton57]

I wish I could figure out our CT and Walmart. They haven't had any new ammo in a couple years. Even our LGS only had American Eagle ammo and that's been it for some time.

 

[huntinguy]

Cabelas in Barrie had a few wooden boxes of Winchester and a ton of target Remington's

 

[little_airwolf]

Ive heard that walmart canada is getting out of ammo. Dont know how much truth there is to it.
On the other hands, more and more CTs are selling firearms. Wonder if they will figure out, youll have a tough time selling them if ammo isnt in stock or at silly prices.

 

[Novix]

Bucket of bullets at the new canadian tire in south common Edmonton for 96 bucks just under 7 cents a bullet, not bad seeing as 22 is hard to find.. only one was there, i had thought the bucket was discontinued could be wrong.

 

[play.soccer]

Bucket of bullets at the new canadian tire in south common Edmonton for 96 bucks just under 7 cents a bullet, not bad seeing as 22 is hard to find.. only one was there, i had thought the bucket was discontinued could be wrong.

Wow there were 7 there on the 30th.

 

[burnaby]

Cost me 8.5c a round to reload my cast 158gn SWC. My 22lr handguns don't see much range use. Miss those 4c a rnd days.

 

[Brutus]

Ive heard that walmart canada is getting out of ammo. Dont know how much truth there is to it.
On the other hands, more and more CTs are selling firearms. Wonder if they will figure out, youll have a tough time selling them if ammo isnt in stock or at silly prices.

Did you hear this during the same meeting with elvis and bigfoot?

 

[cyclone]

Back on topic:

LeBaron Markham has a few bricks of Remington Yellow Jacket @ just under $55.

Bunch of Winchester 333 packs to, although I didn't get the price.

I was there in May and bought a box of Winchester 555 for something like $32.....ouch.

 

[rekx]

i bought winchester 333 at lebaron for 20 bucks last week, 222 were 15

 

[ambishooter]

SAIL - Vaughan has plenty of Win 222/333/555 Almost same price as Lebaron

 

[Kozse]

Bullseye London just added 84,300 rounds of CCI AR tactical 40 gr plated LRN. Merry... summermas? LOL

 

[smokeater40]

Sail in Burlington has shelves full of Win 555 today, $39.00