Most 22cal pellets are 3cents each and some are 5/6cents each especially the accurate ones. Yesterday I bought 1000 Rem match sm rifle primers for $28 and a pound of powder for $23. 1000 primers and half a pound of powder and lead that was free range pick up and I have 1000 25/20 for about $40. I have to buy pretty cheap pellets to beat that and they have neither the range, power or accuracy of the 25/20. Same goes for 22lr.