.22 LR Price of Settled Market

[wv109323]

What do you think the price of CCI Std. Velocity will be when the current crisis settles down? Assuming that the market reaches pre-Sandy Hook conditions where will the price be?
Now the price is at 7 + cents a piece.

[wlc]

What few 100 round boxes of CCI standard velocity I've seen in the past 6 months to a year have been about what they were before all this idiocy started. LGS had some CCI green tag about 2 months ago that were real close to what they had been pre-craziness along with some fed 50 boxes at about $2/50. I would hazard a guess that if and when supply catches back u the cost on 22 ammo will be real close to pre prices. I don't figure we will ever again see $10-$12 bulk packs though.

[shdwlkr]

I am betting that the new cost will be at least 15% higher than before this stupidness began. So I am betting the cheap 22lr will be around .03 each and the better quality stuff around a .05 each, the stuff I shoot when I can find it is has remained in the .06-.09 range so don't think things will be much different when things settle down if that happens before the next real election in 2016 and depending on who wins things good get much more complicated.
You must remember the liberal socialists don't like individuals to have the ability to resist in any form. Think firearms, food, living anything, they want all to bow down to them for everything in life, which is really just being a slave to the master in this case the central government whatever that might look like one day

[Jeff Michel]

It may be contingent on the cost of raw materials, coppers at it's lowest price in six years. It would have an impact as brass would be one of the biggest expense for the cartridge. But you asked "when the current crisis settles down" it's going to take a long time for the market to become "saturated" with .22 ammo. Until then it's getting bought up as fasts as it can be placed on the shelves the price will stay elevated. The government doesn't regulate the price of ammunition, the demand for ammunition will.
When the pipeline is full and the raw materials cost are low or at the same level as before the poo hit the fan, the price of the finished item will be similar as before.

[mold maker]

When the saturation point is reached, the Mfgs will scale back production to hold the price at a new normal.
First there is overdue maintenance, and the need to get all calibers back up to par in the pipeline.
To do otherwise would be foolish on their part.
The price of everything else has gone up by a percentage, and for us to expect otherwise, for ammo, is a pipe dream.

[smkummer]

It appears for now, the new norm for bulk is about .05 each. That is retail at the bigger establishments. Who knows, if everyone bought enough, it could be a cycle and the price drops even lower as shelves stay stocked and manufactures don't want inventory to build up at distributors. I can dream right?

[376Steyr]

Look at what we paying pre-shortage, then add a chunk for several years worth of currency inflation. I'd say expect to pay a nickel a shot in the foreseeable future. In my area, the local dealer that charges 10 cents each for bulk pack is able to keep stuff on the shelves, so that seems to be an upper boundary.

By my very rough calculations, if everybody bought only 100 rounds per year for each .22 they own, that would account for the entire .22 production in the USA. It doesn't take too much panic buying, "hoarding" and "scalping" to mess up the distribution.

[shooterg]

Ganders in Charlottesville was selling nasty but cheap Remington TBolts for $2.25 a box this past weekend, 5 box limit though.
I saw a lot of .22 at the last show, but the guys there are still asking $45-$50 a brick.

[Garyshome]

"When the saturation point is reached, the Mfgs will scale back production to hold the price at a new normal.
First there is overdue maintenance, and the need to get all calibers back up to par in the pipeline.
To do otherwise would be foolish on their part.
The price of everything else has gone up by a percentage, and for us to expect otherwise, for ammo, is a pipe dream."

Yes!

[OptimusPanda]

A couple days ago I went to a show and saw a table with several bulk packs of 22 on it for $40 each. Over the course of 2 or 3 hours I saw it slowly disappearing, so clearly someone wanted it at that price but not many considering the number of people there...

[snowwolfe]

I been paying between $40 and $45 a brick for CCI SV over the course of the last year. Its what my S&W 41 loves the most. The small price increase doesn't bother me much, afterall if you spread it over 500 shots its a pretty small price to pay to be able to shoot one of my favorite pistols.

[Love Life]

I've been buying match ammo for what others are paying for standard. I don't shoot the stuff, but the kids will have it stacked deep when they begin to take a bigger interest in the shooting sports. I expect the new normal for a 500 rd brick to be between $27-$35.00.

[pull the trigger]

I still do not see 22 ammo for sale here. At any price. I still can not imagine where it all is.

[Love Life]

It is getting bought up.

[Tackleberry41]

I havent seen much of a rise in non gun show/gouging price. Little gun shop near me gets it in, and doesn't jack it up. So when they do have it, it is normal price. $8/100 for the CCI subsonic stuff I like, which was what it was before the shortage. Paid $23 not long ago for a bulk pack of 525 rem. Often they only have a box or 2, other times a selection. From what I have seen all the extra price we see is added on by the sellers not distributors or manufacturer.

Some want to say its a conspiracy. But I have seen some math put forward that broke down to at current production levels, all the new shooters, it came to about a brick per shooter per year. But how many of us just buy a brick a year, so a shortage when some go and buy everything on the shelf, or those waiting for it to come off the truck at wal mart. I see it at the shows, but often they wont even put a price on it, you have to ask, which means I dont want to pay them what they want.

[xacex]

I had to sell some of my 525 brick today to pay for powder. Put em up at a ridiculous price of 50$ because my powder "1680" is hard to find, and I have to pay the stupid tax for not having bought enough. Offered a straight across trade for a few days and no one wanted to do a trade so I listed it for what I might have to pay for the powder, actually 70$ if I have to get it on gunbroker. Well, after a few hours of abuse someone came in and wanted it all, now. I took off 20$ for taking away my stress of having to sell the damn boxes for over 22$ everyone else wanted to pay, and were pissed because I was not selling. Listen, if you see it on the shelf for that price buy it. If you didn't, and it comes up when no one else want to sell it don't expect it to be 22$.In economics it is called market pricing. If you are a friend, or family you have received boxes of the stuff just for asking, but Joe shmoe off the street has to have something I want, or pay the difference. Nothing in life is free, or certain but death and taxes.