I just got some of this subsonic rounds for $39.00/500. I have a Yankee Hill suppressor and five guns that it can screw on to.
http://www.aspenandvolare.com/attach...2&d=1401457188
Printable View
I just got some of this subsonic rounds for $39.00/500. I have a Yankee Hill suppressor and five guns that it can screw on to.
http://www.aspenandvolare.com/attach...2&d=1401457188
Natcheze has 40g CCI 22lr IN STOCK!
http://www.natchezss.com/product.cfm...58&src=tpSlrHm
EMT, those didn't last long...lol!
They gone now! But, I sometimes don't login over the weekend. That's my own fault.
BTW, haven't been by Wally's or any LGS's for several weeks. So, no real update yet. My reasoning is that it's been so crappy, there's not much motivation to go and waste my time and raise my BP until I get some hard evidence they have something in stock and a good price. That goes for all calibers, not just 22...
I was at my favorite (no so local) gun shop on Friday. I was there to purchase a new 'heavy bbl Axis'. I asked the owner about .22lr and he had a bunch of bricks in the back room 'saved' for someone.
What surprised me was the $.... $20/500 round of American Eagle....... He did have a ton of primers and some powder I haven't seen in a while.....
ron
Twenty skins for 500 rounds?! That's a pipe dream these days! LOL!
No offense toward the owner, but, it's too bad he's one of those punks that saves ammo for people like that. I believe there's a new circle in hell being reserved for these types(the hoarders, gougers, scalpers, and 'my buddy bought it all already' folks). I would've spoke up and said, "I'm here, right now, in front of you with cash in hand. What makes your buddy any more important than me right now? I don't want it all, just a brick or two."
On another note, .40 ammo is becoming more available for me which is great, my Ruger is HUNGRY! And .30-06 ammo is there too, but spendy for the good stuff.
A guy here at work has Thunderbolts for $40 a brick. Tempting, but I'll pass. I like my lands to be lead free!
That's called private industry...he owns the business and can operate it the way he wants...I actually have no issue with this, I do business with a couple of businesses that treat me very well and would do the same for me because I am a high volume client. It's really no different than the airline frequent flier rewards systems. I actually appreciate a business that treats their loyal customers with loyalty in return.
Natcheze has 223 and 556 for $319/1000 while it lasts
Hi. Getting back to my lgs, I don't need the ammo now and neither does my boss, who own my private range. We just tell him to get us one or two of the bulk packs.
On this same subject. I went to a nearby Gander Mtn store Sunday. I asked the clerk my 'usual' question:
"Hi. I don't need any .22 lr, but are the folks still begging for it?"
He just rolled his eyes and said:
"The demand has NOT slowed one bit."
I picked up another plastic gun case and while looking around, I was overcome by all the ammo they had!
Not cheap. Lake City .223 was $599/K. But there was a LOT of it...
One other thing struck me....
NO powder, NO primers, and one lonely box of 30 cal bullets.... Lots of empty shelves in the reloading area......
ron
Anyone seeing the price decrease in their neck of the woods??? Things have settled slightly and most places are dropping prices a few bucks. Locally in KY, that is.
Still no major sign of truck loads of 22 though...
This bubble will burst eventually and the market will flood with supply in time! A tick can only get so fat before it quits sucking and falls off or POPS!
No end in sight for 22 anywhere....I have seen some good deals online (I don't really buy ammo in stores, online always beats them)....Natcheze had 223 for $318/1000...it lasted a day...and I did manage to pick up some more 9mm for $12/50 which allowed me to get back to my normal 9mm stockpile. I have piles of 9mm brass, but still haven't forced myself to reload much of it...LOL
I don't see 22lr ever getting back to normal for two reasons. 1 with a lead ban looming people will just horde more. 2 with so many ar platforms available that run more than 25 round magazines we are going through bricks of ammo not just boxes of 50 or 100. I run an ar 15-22 and I can't load it fast enough. Every one I shoot with runs 30 round mags and they shoot more than me. When I was a kid one or two boxes of 50 and I was in heaven. I picked up a ar15 the other day (556/223) and that will be my plinker plus I can shoot it a long way.
Well, this weekend, the local Dick's had Thunderbolts @ $24.99/500rnds. And they were STOCKED with it! Appeared as if there were one or two pallets that got delivered. I chose not to buy any since I'm going for quality over quantity when available.
Watch the online sites for it folks, I'm sure the resellers will be trying to flip it instead of getting a job...
I would have just bought some to shoot.
Yea....I caved and bought a box:(, just have to clean every time I shoot several from the ol 64.
These look brand spankin NEW though! Like they're fresh of the line to the store, maybe Remy has developed a better Thunderbolt and they won't lead up too bad. We'll see soon enough.
On the other hand, they had Win M22 2000rnd in ammo cans for $129.99. Apparently they sold out earlier in the day, and I didn't have the funds to afford them immediately.
The associate also told me he is starting to see a slight rebound in the ammo market, it's slow he says, but making a recovery. In fact, I asked about .40 ammo and prices. They were priced right, but not in my grain. On the shelf above though, they had 44mag! And boy was he surprised, as was I.
Already out of stock...LOL
I told ya to hurry! lol
I checked back just before noon EST, and it had already sold out! I figured it wouldn't last long there at that price, but MAN that was quick.
BTW, Palmetto has the same ammo, but it's twice the price and you still have to pay shipping
Went to the gunshow this past weekend. Obviously those guys still think it's 'acceptable' to ask for arms and legs in exchange for 22 ammo...
And some guns were marked up high, some not so much. There was one fella in particular that did have some 'off-the-wall' calibers that made me think of you guys in the Wildcat Section.
It was an informative experience to say the least. But, I didn't get anything more than an ammo can. :(
I got 500 rounds of 22 Match grade for $21.00 this weekend.
It's funny how quickly we exaggerate the past....on another discussion board I am on a guy swears the non-sale price for 22 "pre-scare" was $9.98/500.....I don't recall it being the cheap in many years, am I that far off? I remember 6 cents a round pre-scare was pretty normal, no? what do you all remember? I have 2 boxes of (500) Thunderbolts I bought right before the scare an they were $15.99 I thought....anyway, anyone remember better than me? LOL
In 1997 I was getting 500 rounds of CCI standard for $6.00 a brick. Before the run it was $37.00. Quite an increase over 10 - 11 years. Now I don't know I can't find any.
I can CLEARLY remember paying a quarter for 5 rounds of 22 at Boy Scout summer camps from 2004 and later, while shooting for Rifleman's Merit Badge and sometimes just going to the range to shoot for fun.
Was at a large chain sportings goods store in JaX, fL This AM
LOTS of different .22 LR. Also lots of .17 HMR.
There was an a-hole who brought in his family and friends to utilize the '2 / customer rule'.......
ron
Lots of 22LR and 17 HMR yesterday at Carter's Country. Still paying a higher price but not like on line at gun brokers and such.
Was at the local Cabelas today...they had a few boxes of 17HMR for $14 (2 box limit) and a few 50 round boxes Remington Hollow point 22's for $3.99 (also 2 box limit)....I passed on both...
I found some 22lr at a Field and Stream store about 2 weeks ago. I got 525 rnds for 25.00. Felt likebI won the lottery. Lol.
Last Thursday I went to Sportsmans at 8:50 am to see how many people were in line waiting for the store to open. Thursday is when they put their 22's out for sale. When I showed up there were about 25 people. By the time the doors opened there were at least 50. I'm one of them now and I can hardly live with myself but I did get 525 rounds for $25. Went to a lgs today and they had all kinds of 22's. Boxes of 525 for $41. Buckets of 1400 for $120. I passed but a lot of people didn't. Oh well.
I've seen plenty of 17HMR most everywhere I've been that sells ammo, usually without a limit on quantity. However, 22LR, 38, 357, occasionally 44, and 380, are still lost from the shelves. Even particular rifle rounds(30-06) are scarce. I'm trying to find what Savage suggests, Federal 168 grain Sierra Match King BTHP. I've seen it online, but I'd rather help out the local economy yet no one carries it.
I got a flyer from Gander yesterday. They have a Savage 22 auto on sale for around $200 with 650 rds of 'free' ammo. They also list CCI Mini-Mags (100 count) box with a limit of 5......
Seems things are getting better...?
ron
Went to WM yesterday evening. Pretty lack luster in all ammo categories, other than shotgun ammo and most popular "hunting" rifle rounds.
I go back quite a ways! Be 72 next month. When I was growing up, I used a .22 a lot. I bought boxes of 50 short for about 25 cents, longs for 35 cents, and long rifles for either 40 or 45 cents. This was back in the mid 1950s at little independently owned 'drive in' called Bennett's 7-11. Those were the good ol' days? Maybe. lol
I'm only 27, but I can remember buying ammo with my dad at certain gas stations outside of the city limits here. Of course, that won't happen now. I'd buy 50-100 rounds of 22LR and some sort of candy for less than $5.
Lately, my granddad has been telling stories of ammo prices too. He's 84-ish, I think. He now says, "Now you should understand why we always reloaded our shot shells when we shot trap and bird hunted. Right Nick?" I just nod my head and reply with, "Yes."
Great thread. I do think things are getting better. Finally (!!!) found some Hornady 17 HMR 15.5 gr NTX. I was one of the first guys around this neck of the woods to get a .17 HMR. I now have a bunch of rifles and several Taurus revolvers in this round....
(also the first guy to order a .17 WSM from my busy, LGS) Call me a dumb-butt or courageous, I'm just an old guy with too much disposable income (?) and a love for experimenting! ha ha
ron
You folks need to check Midway! They're advertising that they'll have ammo(22LR) on the 31st!
Cabelas in Dundee Michigan had a pile of 22LR today...Winchester 333 White box....500 rnd bricks of Blazers and a couple others....they were a hair over $.05/round...1 box over 100 rnd limit (thankfully my wife was with me ;) )...they also had 17HMR (couple different flavors) and was the "normal" price...no limit! First time I have seen 22 in any volume in ages...
I'm thinking the ammo situation is on the upswing, for the most part. But at the same time, I'm hearing from all over the country that there's still a 'shortage'.
I really think it's more of a regional thing now, than a nation-wide epidemic.
Scratch the Midway plug, 2nd post previous. They changed their website and it just says "Coming Soon", they even changed the quantity of ammo and took away a completely different ammo that was going to be "In Stock" today:(
http://gunssavelives.net/blog/an-ope...s-and-seekers/
This made me laugh, and also ashamed of the general public...
Stopped at Cabela's in Dundee, MI again on Wednesday....and they still had a variety of 333-500 rnd boxes...Blazers, Winchester and a few others....1 brick limit
Wait until people learn that since 2009, .22's are loaded with powder having a ten-year life.
Well, it's a good rumor anyway.