AMMO

Certaindeaf · Oct 9, 2013

Back when .22 was .47/50 I reloaded centerfire handgun for close to that. and I'm glad I did.. the cans bounce way better. you can still reload

Hook686 · Oct 9, 2013

PDXSparky said:
Originally Posted by Guilty View Post
One can never have too much .22 ammunition.
Totally agree.

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Totally agree.

Might be why there is a long term shortage.

PDXSparky · Oct 9, 2013

Hook686 said:
Might be why there is a long term shortage.

Might be, IF I was still buying all I could find, but I am not. I only agree with the idea that there is no such thing as having too much ammo.

PDXSparky · Oct 9, 2013

oops, double tap

deen_ad · Oct 10, 2013

Misterbill said:
I can tell you that for us, .22LT is a deal-breaker. I've literally had to change prices for classes and had to cancel two because we couldn't get it AT ALL, AT ANY PRICE a while back.

ALL of our first-time (with us) shooters start with .22 so we can judge fundamentals. For some this amounts to maybe 20 rounds or so. For others it's more like 70-100, and for some 150 or 200. Multiply that by 20 students and you see the issue. I can go through 2,000 rounds with a single class. I used to give that ammo away. Those days are long gone. And .40 or 9mm or 5.56? Good luck for anything less than extortion rates, even in bulk. (I've been known to drop several thousand on bulk buys.)

The ammo shortage has hit us very hard and our students even harder. We live in a very poor area and work as hard as we can to keep rates affordable for even the working poor. That's gone out the window with ammo prices.

Congrats hoarders: You just made responsible gun ownership harder.

Our stock broker is also an NRA instructor, he is also having trouble finding .22 LR. I have something over 4,000 rds and offered to sell him some of mine at before shortage prices so he could still do classes.
So far I guess he hasn't needed it.

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Brutus57 · Oct 10, 2013

I have less than 2K rounds of .22. Some of it dates back to my college years when CCI Minimags were like a $1.50 a 100. I did buy a pack of .22L for my Ruger Super Single Six when I found a pack at Cabela's a couple months back, should have bought another. First .22 I have bought in 5 to 10 years, just don't get out to shoot it like I did. I'd donate some to a range for some range time. I think the shortage is hoarding but also new gun owners. 22 is THE entry firearm and has been for what...a century plus now? Hopefully it will return.

Brutus Out

Otter · Oct 11, 2013

Here in Salem over the last couple weeks I've seen bricks of Remington Golden and Thunderbolt .22LR at both Bi-mart and Sportsman Warehouse. Bi-mart got a bunch and it took about a week to sell out. I saw quite a few primers at Sportsman, along with bullets. Didn't check for powder, which seems to be the hardest thing to find still.