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I am a spoil sport guilty as charged and there is not Santa !
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Let's all get over it 22 this 22 that blah blah blah that is all I hear . I would say buy a different caliber till they figure it out and it is back on the shelfs . If you need a 22 for a new youth getting into shooting I understand but if it is not available what can you do cry about it some more ? I would suggest start shooting 223 it is out there and will not scare a new shooter getting into the sport heck put a muzzle brake on it so it will not kick as much! If everyone relaxes and quits buying all this overpriced 22 the dust will settle and things will work out .If a 22 is all you have for plinking or self defence get a single barrel 12 ga shelves are full of 12 ga ammo at Wal Mart . Thank you for letting me vent
Unfortunately, even at scalper prices of up to $50 for 500 rounds, that's still a lot cheaper then any other factory loaded caliber.
The next thing in my arsenal would be a shotgun, 12ga and 20ga target shells can be had for around $.20/shot.
Next after that is 7.62x39 at $.23/round.
Any way you slice it, .22lr is cheaper. It's also easier on my shoulders so I can shoot all day vs a few hours.
All of you that are able/willing to wait out this price spike and low availability have my respect. I just am not one of those people though.
I do my best to stay in the .06-.08 per round on the .22 I do buy; I'm not .15 cent/round desperate.
Yes, I am. But, two months ago, when three 50 round boxes arrived on the shelf, and the sales clerk said I could only buy two of them, I asked for one box. First box since 20o8. Was worth $2.99 to see jaws dropping. And now, to show my magnanimity, I will sell it to you for only 17 cents per.It's always been fat, old hoarders. Retired dudes who can camp Bi-Mart and Walmart on deliver day.
1) As I implied (or even stated) - I won't clear the shelves - I will only buy if there is plenty for everyone to go around.So just how are you different than the people you are ragging about and blaming for causing the problem ?
I've been "hoarding" a bunch lately (3 bricks in the last 2 days between the wife and I) and haven't paid more than $.05 a round."Hoarding" has nothing to do with how much you're paying.
FWIW - the bulk ammo rimfire ammo I have (not speciality ammo), mostly Blazer or Remington Golden, I have never paid more than about $13 per 500 brick - or less than 3 cents per round.
Whenever I saw it for sale below the going price, I would pick up a brick or two (this was long before the current panic buying). I wish I knew this was going to happen, I would have bought a lot more when it was plentiful, and this is why, when it is again plentiful, and it will be eventually, maybe in a year or so, I will buy a brick or two a week until I am back above 10K rounds - at least.
But I won't buy any more until it comes down well below $20 per 500.
Why buy rimfire when you can get centerfire for cheap too?
Well, as someone pointed out, even at scalper prices, it is still cheaper.
And rimfire is fun to shoot - I enjoy shooting my rimfires more than my centerfires. I always warm up with rimfire, then shoot some centerfire to keep in practice, then I go back to the rimfire and have fun.
It is low recoil, low noise, less worry about backstops, and I like it because I can just practice my technique without dealing with recoil and noise.
It is fun trying to see how far you can stretch out the maximum range and hit something consistently (I used to shoot 200 meter steel silhouette with an old Marlin bolt action with peep sights). And you worry less about burning up ammo because it is so cheap.
I've always preferred rimfire over centerfire.
Moreover, it is good stuff to have for survival and SHTF - light to carry 50 to 100 rounds, the firearms are lighter too, quiet, less meat damage, accurate enough for what I want to do.
Also makes for good bartering. Everybody, especially preppers, should have at least one rimfire, preferably several, and plenty of ammo. Rimfires are the one firearm that I have almost one of each action type - semi rifle, bolt, revolver, break open rimfire/shotgun combos, takedown, 3 semi pistols. I don't have a single action revolver - but I want one - a Ruger Hunter Convertible. I don't have a lever action, but I want one. You can never have too many rimfires.
You can get ammo that is primer only.People used to be able to buy .22 primed cases but none have been available for a long time now.