another "where the hell is the 22.lr" thread

[indyk]

Stood in the line today with the wife this morning wondering why is this "shortage" still going on?
Are larger chain stores getting top pickins?
While the Meijers, Rual kings, and walmarts get a box a month?
Is it getting stocked while the hoarders/resellers are still doin their thing?

This is nuts right after my purchase " the last two boxes" I saw at least 70 + people walk away in frustration.
What the hell is still going on?

 

[VERT]

Stood in the line today with the wife this morning wondering why is this "shortage" still going on?

You just answered your own question. If people stopped standing in line then it would be on the shelf. Once it is on the shelf people would stop standing in line. I am not criticizing, if I saw 22 on the shelf I would buy it too.

 

[GodFearinGunTotin]

I wonder how much of the 22LR that's been purchased the last couple of years will ever be shot.

 

[VERT]

I wonder how much of the 22LR that's been purchased the last couple of years will ever be shot.

A lot of it will be thrown away or sold at estate sells some day.

 

[GodFearinGunTotin]

A lot of it will be thrown away or sold at estate sells some day.

Kinda what I figure too.

 

[357 Terms]

It must be a regional thing, up here in the north we are well stocked, and have been for quite some time now.

..and not just .22, everything seems to be back in good numbers. We have 9mm Blazer brass 50ct for 10.99, 50ct boxes of Aguilla HV .22 for 3.99, 20ct .223 Independence for 5.99, plenty on hand!

 

[snafu21]

Set to show only in stock, set the price you want to pay, leave a tab open, and an alarm will alert you when some is available. You have to be quick though so having accounts at the usual places will help.

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[gundoc111]

Try Find 22LR Ammo in stock at lowest prices | WikiArms AmmoEngine.

 

[Joe G]

 

[IndyGunworks]

I just bought two bulk packs at walmart.... they had several more still on the shelf.

 

[ryan3030]

.22 has been available for a long time....if you want to pay $.10/rd for it.

 

[Dead Duck]

Last Walmart I checked on, had a sign up saying "No 22lr Ammo". But when I talked to the sales guy, he personally was hording 20,000 rounds of CCI Mini-Mag CPRN himself. This is what my rifle prefers. Hmmmm

 

[jss1956]

It must be a regional thing, up here in the north we are well stocked, and have been for quite some time now.

..and not just .22, everything seems to be back in good numbers. We have 9mm Blazer brass 50ct for 10.99, 50ct boxes of Aguilla HV .22 for 3.99, 20ct .223 Independence for 5.99, plenty on hand!

OK so I travel for a living and here is the results of my search for the elusive 22LR in the last 6-weeks:

Denver, CO
Local Wal Mart: Got any 22LR? "No in the last 2-weeks"
Large Gun Shop: "We got some, if you buy a rifle. Otherwise we got nothing".
Small Gun Shop: "Nothing since October"
Another Small Gun Shop: Ha Ha Ha Ha! Are you serious?

Racine, WI
Large Gun Shop: "We get 10-12 bricks about every week or two. Even at 1-per-customer they are gone in less than 30-min"
Dicks: "Got nothing since last week". Gone in 10-min.
Wal-Mart: Sign says "No 22LR"

Vidalia, GA
Gun Shop: " Son, I can't get enough for me personally, let alone sell any"
Another gun shop: Usually get some 50 0r 100 pack CCI. They are gone as soon as someone with a cell phone gets out the door"

St Louis, MO
Wal Mart: "Nothing this week"
Gun Shop: No 22LR. Wish I had a truckload. I would retire"

Eastern Indiana
Gun Shop: "I ordered 20 pallets of 22LR over 2-years ago. They sent me the whole batch all at once! We were quiet as H#^l about receiving it. Sold 20 pallets @ 6 bricks per case and 60 cases per pallet in less than 30-days. Even had a 3 box limit. Figured the shortage would be over by now".

Louisville, Ky
Ammo Distributer: "I can't get 22lr and I've been in the business for 15 years. I get a cursing at shows and angry folks. I hear this will last for another year or two".

Rapid City, SD
Gun Shop: Rep for ATK? We are building a new plant in TN. It will be dedicated to 22LR and a few others and will be running by next summer. This is a good thing. On the downside, it will be 1-2 years before we will see the end of the current 22LR shortage. Folks are simply hoarding everything we make or reselling and raping the fools who buy it. If folks would simply screw their heads back on right this would end quickly. It will take a while for production to meet demand.


I guess I haven't found the right region.

 

[Cameramonkey]

It must be a regional thing, up here in the north we are well stocked, and have been for quite some time now.

..and not just .22, everything seems to be back in good numbers. We have 9mm Blazer brass 50ct for 10.99, 50ct boxes of Aguilla HV .22 for 3.99, 20ct .223 Independence for 5.99, plenty on hand!

Seen it on the shelf in good numbers in Columbus, OH. Yeah, its not practical for us here, but it does seem to be location driven.

 

[A 7.62 Exodus]

I can't find the article, so i'm sorry I cant source what I'm about to say, and it may crush some hopes and dreams.

I remember reading an article last year that interviewed a higher up for a major ammunition company. Federal I think. His exact words were along the lines of, "Our reserves were drained, and it will take anywhere from 3-5 to replenish our stocks, and fulfill the amount of order's we've received.

People often overlook this feature. They just assume that the companies manufacture and ship straight from there. Many of these large companies have reserves of ammo for situations like this. Priority number one, refill those reserves

 

[Expat]

I know now that I will want to add many tens of thousands more .22 rounds once they are back available. I never dreamed a shortage would last this long.

 

[ErickW]

In stock right now at PSA, if you want to pay.

 

[indyjohn]

A buddy of mine (INGO member) was at the Greenfield Gander Mtn (I know, right?) They had in his words A LOT left of Federal Auto Match left to sell when he and his wife bought two boxes each at 11:30 this morning. They paid under $0.07 per round. I didn't bother to drive over to the Greenwood Gander (8 minutes away) since my experience with them is they're sold out before the line makes it all the way through the store back to the gun counter.

 

[Trigger Time]

A buddy of mine (INGO member) was at the Greenfield Gander Mtn (I know, right?) They had in his words A LOT left of Federal Auto Match left to sell when he and his wife bought two boxes each at 11:30 this morning. They paid under $0.07 per round. I didn't bother to drive over to the Greenwood Gander (8 minutes away) since my experience with them is they're sold out before the line makes it all the way through the store back to the gun counter.

I've never seen the idiots that wait in line at the walmart but if I did id know what douch bags look like. At least the ones up front.

 

[12bee]

I wonder if the mfg process for ammo has also gone to the one piece flow system like other companies have.