.22 LR ammo hoarding debate

[talisman]

You guys are against Capitalism? Thanks a lot, Obama.

[racrguy]

There's one asshole that snakes everything the Walmart has, and sells it at the flea market on 377.

We should go to the metroplex, buy an assload of ammo and try to put that guy out of business, or break his kneecaps for creating an artificial shortage.

[shumpertdavid]

Where is the member that worked at Academy. How about hooking us up with the dates and times these shipments hit the shelf.

<-----I am a ammo hoarder. When it is hard to find, I dig in deeper and try harder.

That was BlackGT, he part times there from time to time during the holiday season. His last day was a week or 2 ago.

[Pokulski-Blatz]

This is starting to get abnormal. However, after a big gun scare, ammo dries up, people go to the store for the first time in their life and can't buy ammo at all. This scares them, and you get a 1-2 year span of those people stock piling based on their recent experience. This one is lasting longer than any I can remember. .22LR is different in that it can't be reloaded, it's the cheapest ammo there is, and it's the most popular caliber. Those two combined causes a much higher demand than any other.

The thing that baffles me is that I don't hardly see people shooting .22 at all.

[Mr_Fiux]

I don't remember .22LR being this big of a problem back in '08-09.

It wasn't. That was the most abundant caliber. Really weird the reverse this time. But I guess they figured out that the most shot caliber albeit cheap could still see a 100% return on investment, because even still it would be cheaper to shoot than say 5.56 or even 5.45 hence why the price of that is still high. I remember before the shooting a box of 525 round value packs would sell off at 15 a box. I even left a box almost full in Oregon by a shooting spot before the shooting.

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[KBScobravert]

I think these people getting to the stores as soon as the ammo hits the shelf are like unicorns. There is a conspiracy here somewhere. Either that or closets all over America are beaming with .22lr ammo.

[racrguy]

One thing you also have to remember, profits are higher on larger caliber rounds, so why make $5 producing .22 when you can make $10 making 9mm/40/45.

[Craizie]

One thing you also have to remember, profits are higher on larger caliber rounds, so why make $5 producing .22 when you can make $10 making 9mm/40/45.

I pointed this out a few months back and was quickly told that I didn't know what the fuck I was talking about.

[YALE]

I pointed this out a few months back and was quickly told that I didn't know what the fuck I was talking about.

It's an easy assumption to make, and all things being equal, it would most likely be true, but everyone that makes rimfire ammo is running 24/7, and some of them, like CCI, are adding machines. The industry got caught with its pants down, this time. I personally blame the Discovery Channel. The stupid people that watch shit like Doomsday Preppers are too suggestible, so when some asshole says, "get a bajillion .22's," they go out and get everything they can lay hands on. It's ridiculous.

[rainman64]

There's one asshole that snakes everything the Walmart has, and sells it at the flea market on 377.

That is what I have heard from several of the Wal Mart employee's but I did manage a few 225 rd boxes on Friday, wish I could have gotten more.

[Gtracer]

I pointed this out a few months back and was quickly told that I didn't know what the fuck I was talking about.

You don't know what the fuck you're talking about

[Machx2]

I won't buy any markup crap. I need some 22 lr, but not bad enough to over pay for it.

[YALE]

That is what I have heard from several of the Wal Mart employee's but I did manage a few 225 rd boxes on Friday, wish I could have gotten more.

He probably sold everything today by lunch, too.

[Jose]

Went to Elm Fork this afternoon with my nephews to shoot my 10/22. I swear half of the rifles on the 25/50 yard range were .22's (with the guy shooting next to us had a Tavor). Anyway I have forgotten how fun it was to shoot a .22 rifle. Definitely need to get more range time with my nephews and the 10/22.

Hit me up and I'll sell you a brick for what I have in it.

Incoming PM.

Cabela's will send it to the store for free too so you can avoid the shipping. I'm only a few miles from the one in Allen so I order a brick whenever I see it available online.

That's good to know, I'll have to keep an eye open for it now.

[MrSS]

Just at wal Mart on eastchase they have .22mag get it while you can.