yup i can load 38 specials with cast for less then what there selling 22s for these days.Quote:
Originally Posted by btroj
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yup i can load 38 specials with cast for less then what there selling 22s for these days.Quote:
Originally Posted by btroj
Stopped on local shop in our area yesterday. He had all sorts of primers, more powder than I'd seen for a while. Got a jar of HP-38 and said it looked like he was about back to normal. He said he'd be back to normal when he had .22 rim fire on the shelf. Nobody is cleaning him out on shipment day, he can't get any in! Unique powder is also hard to find here.
Ain't that the truth and to ad insult to injury most of those complaining about 22 hoarders hoard lead and tin.Quote:
Originally Posted by 762 shooter
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These ^^^ look to be the Federal copper washed ones I like so much:
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These appear to be Winchester's, which by the price must be like a 1,000 round box or bucket??? :
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And last, but not least, I think these are CCI MiniMags??? :
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Hope that helps somebody here...again, let your fingers do the walking... Call the Walmart customer service and ask them to punch those numbers in.
I've found the easiest way to find 22lr ammo is to bring up my local swap and sell internet site and see the nice people asking at least 3 times what they paid for it. You can spot the Walmart buyers pretty quickly when they have quantities divisible by 3, as the stores around me impose a 3 box per customer limit.
1 local ad has 2 boxes of Federal Premium (325ct) asking $75. He goes on to states in his ad that he isn't trying to make a killing, he's only trying to recoup some of his money. Hmmmm $37.50 per box for what sells for $13.97 at Walmart.
What's 3x the price between friends? <=I'm on my phone otherwise I would turn the font purple.Quote:
Originally Posted by novalty
I for one, am getting rid of everything i have that shoots 22 rimfire.... There is no wall mart here.... And there is none available.... I am working on the stocks right now and when they are done, i am selling them off... If i cant reload it, i dont want it...
In your location I can completely understand your reasoning.Quote:
Originally Posted by AlaskanGuy
I don't think that I'll get rid of my 22 rim fire's just yet. But I can still scrounge ammo at decent prices. But still, I'll hang on to them. They ain't eating anything unless I'm shooting them.
Nothing quite fills the 22 niche like a 22LR.
Right between pellets and mouse fart 38 specials.
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Not Wal*Mart, but it is ammunition.
http://www.gunbot.net/ammo/rimfire/22lr/
I have a Handi Rifle in .38 special that has become my new age .22 rifle. And a BIG box of boolits......I don't even look for .22's anymore.
In northern Nevada all the stores can't seem to get any .22 LR in stock. I went to an auction house a couple weeks ago and they had a few bricks of .22 LR. They went for $65/brick, then people paid a 10% buyers fee on top of that.
All well and good to say "just shoot 38 specials for less", but that would mean I need to buy at least 2 pistols and a rifle for my kids, and at that they would have to share. And I'm not sure my son is able to shoot 38's right now. Moving a kid up to a larger caliber before they are ready is a good way to create a flinch. Been there, done that. So I guess we will just shoot matches until my current stock runs out, assuming the current madness continues that long. Just because you can do something doesn't mean you should, this being directed to the people who think buying all you can, even if you don't need it, is the American way. I respectfully disagree.
I've been able to buy 22 here from a local guy at not too inflated prices. I haven't checked with him in a couple months though. I haven't needed any. I've got 3-4 value packs to shoot up. 22 RF is what the wife practices with and I get to enjoy plinking with it when I'm shooting with her.
I agree, not the best idea for everyone to just swap over to a 38 from a 22.
The one thing that you guys fail to miss with the horder label, is that has anyone notice how MANY new guns are chambered for 22lr? Heck there is even a Glock 22LR conversion kit. The shortage may be enhanced by the 'horders' i.e. resellers, but there are a LOT more folks with handguns and rifles shooting 22s than 5 yrs ago. Don't think for one minute the guys making the rounds aren't pumping it out as fast as they can.
and BTW, my Walmarts are pretty bare all around. The Academy has almost every round BUT 22LR and 243 Win rounds.
You are correct. Remember just several months ago, handguns were as scarce as hen's teeth on the store shelves. There was news article after article about how many new gun owners there were after the scare.Quote:
Originally Posted by Handloader109
I was at an Academy a few weeks ago. I looked over their selection of ammo while there. They had a lot but after looking at the prices, I wasn't surprised.
Good news!!! I know this is an old thread, but I wanted to give some good news. This a.m. I walked into my local gun shop here in NW Georgia and for the first time in over 3 years he has 22 LR ammo on the shelf! Federal "Game Shock" 36 gr HP's. He tells me "things are finally starting to loosen up" and he will likely be able to keep stock on hand of Remington and Federal 22's. Best thing for me was $4 out the door for a box of 50 with no quantity limit! :grin:
FWIW, here, the local one gets them in on eihter Tue. or Thu., and if you're not there at the right time, they're sold out. They're not that cheap, either, and I just prefer to lay in more supplies, because as has been said, by casting, I can shoot .357's and others cheaper than I can .22 LR. Makes it harder to train the grandboys, though. If this is the toughest thing we face in our near future, I'll be surprised .... and relieved!
You can reload .22lrQuote:
Originally Posted by bangerjim
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