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.