.22 LR ammo

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10-12-2020, 07:01 PM
richhodg66

.22 LR ammo

I don't really shoot all that much of it so haven't really been looking, but kinda figured we were back to it being unobtainable. Just went to get some little things at Orscheln's (similar to a Tractor Supply or Atwoods for those not from the Midwest) and they had a lot of the Aguila copper washed bulleted stuff, $39.90 a brick. It was up at the register to appeal to impulse buyers kind of like candy. So I bought a brick, jut because it's good to have some around.

Primers seem to be harder to find than .22 LR ammo this time around. The last time it was rimfire ammo, the time before that it was pocket pistol ammo, .380 and such. Don't understand why it's different stuff each time.
10-12-2020, 07:37 PM
BigAlofPa.

Last time 17hmr was plentiful . Now it's not as much. Strang how these shortages can go.
10-12-2020, 07:47 PM
HATCH

this is the reason people put stuff away for the winter.
Farmers put hay in the barn to feed their animals.
Hunters put meat in the freezers.

If we get past this craziness then I suggest that some of yall that purchase primers only when your low start buying them in small amounts to build up your stockpile. Same with 22lr ammo, 5.56 ammo.

True story, my Friend Wayne called me today and said he finally purchased the rifle he had been dreaming over for over a year.
Originally the rifle was $1400 but he was able to pick the rifle up today on sale for $820 out the door.
I huge discount on the original price.
I asked him what caliber the rifle was in. 6.5 PCR.
I asked what the heck is that?? He explained. I asked him how much ammo did he buy. None.
So he has a expensive stick. I looked up ammo and if you can find it, its basically $2 a shot.
Even brass is over $1.
They don't need to take away guns if they make the ammo expensive
10-12-2020, 07:57 PM
richhodg66

Had to look up what a 6.5 PRC is. Pretty obscure, made from brass from another one I didn't even know of .300 Ruger Compact Magnum (?)

Yeah, he didn't do himself any favors even if he's a handloader.

I don't shoot that much .22 LR, really have enough to keep me going a while at the rate I shoot, but I like to have some around and never know when I might get a whim to shoot my .22s more.
10-12-2020, 10:50 PM
dtknowles

Some of us are prepared for the day when you can't by ammo of any type.:?
10-13-2020, 01:36 AM
Bazoo

I'm not great on primers, maybe 6 months to a year depending. Maybe 3-4 years on 22s if I get an itchy trigger finger. I've been stocking up some, but starting over 5 years ago has made it tough to get all the extra.
10-13-2020, 01:49 AM
reddog81

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Originally Posted by richhodg66

Primers seem to be harder to find than .22 LR ammo this time around. The last time it was rimfire ammo, the time before that it was pocket pistol ammo, .380 and such. Don't understand why it's different stuff each time.

Everyone is still sitting on a sizable stash of .22 from the last panic. Literally every shooter I know accumulated much more .22 ammo than they’d shoot in a couple years.
10-13-2020, 02:22 AM
Idaho45guy

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Originally Posted by richhodg66

Had to look up what a 6.5 PRC is. Pretty obscure, made from brass from another one I didn't even know of .300 Ruger Compact Magnum (?)

Yeah, he didn't do himself any favors even if he's a handloader.

Must be a regional thing.

My brother has a Christensen Arms Ridgeline in 6.5 PRC. I was just at the LGS today looking at rifles and they had at least a dozen different rifles chambered in it. Plenty of ammo on the shelf as well. The other hot cartridge out here in elk country is the 300 PRC.

Ironically, this same LGS does not stock anything in .450 Bushmaster, nor do they sell ammo for it. When I asked if they had ammo for it, the guy behind the counter had never heard of it. It's all the rage in the Midwest, South, and Texas.

This is the group my brother got at 600 yds using his 6.5 PRC...

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10-13-2020, 02:26 AM
Idaho45guy

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Originally Posted by reddog81

Everyone is still sitting on a sizable stash of .22 from the last panic. Literally every shooter I know accumulated much more .22 ammo than they’d shoot in a couple years.

Yeah, I stocked up on .22 after the last panic and haven't shot a .22 in over a year. I have enough .22 ammo to last me a decade or more.

I have enough powder and bullets to last at least a couple of years, but primers... Hopefully they become available again in a year or so.
10-13-2020, 02:52 AM
monkey wrangler

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Originally Posted by Idaho45guy

Yeah, I stocked up on .22 after the last panic and haven't shot a .22 in over a year. I have enough .22 ammo to last me a decade or more.

I have enough powder and bullets to last at least a couple of years, but primers... Hopefully they become available again in a year or so.

I was in Salt lake city last year and ammo was so plentiful at one store they had pallets of the stuff. Even had .223 in half barrels never seen that anywhere else. They had federal 22LR bricks for 18.50$ I bought possibly a life time supply and I shoot a lot of 22LR. During the 22 shortage a couple years back 22 bricks around the house were 100$ if you could find them. I refused to buy any to reward the crooks selling it.

I knew that the election was going to screw up guns and ammo again so I bought plenty of lead, powder, and a decent stash of primers. I bought some brass for the calibers I reloaded at the time. But then I went and added a 300aac blackout upper and can't get brass for it unless I want to overpay for it. lesson learned I guess. Didn't expect the rioting and looting to push the liberals into buying guns all of a sudden either.
10-13-2020, 03:09 AM
Cargo

.22lr has been hit and miss in my area. When I do find it the supply is low but the prices haven't been jacked up so far.
10-13-2020, 04:16 AM
Traffer

I reload 22lr...I reload primers...I reload Berdan primed ammo. Make my own priming powder. I can laugh at the days to come.
10-13-2020, 07:12 AM
GhostHawk

I'll admit that I saw this one coming. And I saw that very few people were interested in .22mag.

So I have recently added 3 handguns in .22mag to my stable. And I have stashed about 3k rounds for them. I'm still buying .22 mag.

Handguns are in order of purchase.

Heritage Rough Rider .22lr/.22mag (bought 23 years ago, gave it to my daughter who is moving back to North Carolina)

Excel Accelerator .22mag semi auto, 10 shot magazines (ships with 2) Red Dot sight on top.

NAA Earl 5 shot hideaway revolver with 4" barrel. Most often heard comment " Its cute its so small" Yeah, if you think baby rattlesnakes are cute I guess.

Heritage Rough Rider 6.5" barrel cocobolo grips and adjustable sights. This one should be here in a day or 2.
I find I really miss the old one.

A lot of people complain .22mag is expensive. Compared against .22lr it is. However it is also much more capable round.
So if you compare it to what you would use if you did not have it. Like .30-30 ammo or 12 ga ammo it is IMO much more reasonably priced. It can still be found for .24 to .28 cents a round.
10-13-2020, 10:07 AM
alamogunr

I never quite ran out of .22 ammo during the last shortage. When it started becoming available at decent prices, I started loading up. I would say I've got way more than I'll ever use. OR, maybe not.

Regards primers, back before Obama was elected, I saw the writing on the wall and loaded up on both primers and powder. I had just retired and anticipated doing a lot of shooting. Turned out, due to circumstances, I shot less. I'm well stocked with both primers and powder. Now I'm old and not shooting as much, especially rifles, so I'm stocked up for all I'll ever need.
10-13-2020, 11:55 AM
brewer12345

I would not expect 22 to escape the frenzy. I have seen plenty of avid shooters comment that with loaded commercial ammo and/or primers in short supply, they will switch some or all of their shooting to 22. Doesn't take much of that to upend the 22 market.
10-13-2020, 01:53 PM
Handloader109

I hadn't been using much 22lr stuff over the years, but have bought a ruger precision and another plinker last year. And I've got 4 bricks. not a lot, but plenty for the amount I shoot of it. plenty of powder, I did stock up, but not nearly enough primers dang it. and I did know better.

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10-13-2020, 04:00 PM
OS OK

Just recently I picked up a MKII FVT to play with @ 50 yards.

https://i.imgur.com/46jRqLX.jpg

Unfortunately the 10 bricks of ammo I had stashed away for years was all bulk ammo & cheap 'sale priced' bricks and none of it shoots well for trying to make small groups....it's plinker stuff as plinking goes.

Before the shortage began this spring I did find some affordable .22lr that doesn't do too bad, the sub-sonic CCI is fair stuff.

https://i.imgur.com/cjkghwK.jpg

At least there's ways of making 'cheeeePo LR ammo' do a little better by either 'weight sorting' or 'measuring rim thickness' or a 'combination of both'...this way you can get some satisfaction and some decent practice, it's the practice that matters most anyway.
You can make your own 'Jig' to fit the calipers for easy 'rim measurements'...made from a .243Win case.

https://i.imgur.com/mCMnAHx.jpg https://i.imgur.com/VBLRnZX.jpg

or...if you can machine something, you can make a rim thickness block to measure with.

https://i.imgur.com/lw8YS9g.jpg

You can sort by any increments you want, all it takes is a little time. Being retired, I have plenty of time to Monkey'around in the rabbit'hole.

Or like I mentioned...sort by weight...the results are interesting and better overall than if you were shooting a mixed box of cheapo stuff alone.

https://i.imgur.com/yQzLYOE.jpg

Not very good stuff this 'American Eagle'...

https://i.imgur.com/mNvcBl5.jpg

But the fun is in the doing...50 yards with open sights or a peep system is very challenging especially with 70 year old eyes!
these above were rim thickness sorted...that didn't help much at all.

But there's lots of variables involved, like the type of target with open sights...those targets get pretty small at 50 yards so I have been trying lotz of targets...so, even with 'funky ammo' you can get some good trigger practice and have an enjoyable afternoon anyway.

https://i.imgur.com/CBh6PQX.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/uJp692b.jpg

I like the assortment of the above 'shoot-n-see' because you can repair them with the extra little spots and run the same target over-n-over. They come in...errr, I mean the ones I ordered were from 2" to 6".
10-14-2020, 01:11 AM
rockshooter

monkey wrangler- .330 BO brass is free around here, just need to shorten and size some of the .223 that seems to be lying everywhere.
Loren
10-14-2020, 02:42 AM
monadnock#5

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Originally Posted by rockshooter

monkey wrangler- .330 BO brass is free around here, just need to shorten and size some of the .223 that seems to be lying everywhere.
Loren

There's videos on YouTube that show how to do the conversion. A cheap cut off saw from HF and a jig from Ebay and you're off to the races.
10-15-2020, 01:17 AM
David2011

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Originally Posted by dtknowles

Some of us are prepared for the day when you can't by ammo of any type.:?

Yeah, I haven’t bought any factory loads other than rimfire for a very long time.
10-15-2020, 08:43 AM
monkey wrangler

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Originally Posted by rockshooter

monkey wrangler- .330 BO brass is free around here, just need to shorten and size some of the .223 that seems to be lying everywhere.
Loren

I guess I will have to shorten and form .223 like you have said. But brass is not easy to get where I live. Everyone is picking their brass now.
10-15-2020, 11:15 AM
JoeJames

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Originally Posted by David2011

Yeah, I haven’t bought any factory loads other than rimfire for a very long time.

I mentioned that yesterday. I think the last factory ammo I got was some HSM Cowboy action 44 Special. Not good at all in my New Model Blackhawk in 44 Special, but it is good Starline brass. I gave it away to a fellow who did not realize that you could shoot 44 Special in a 44 Magnum, and was complaining about getting beaten up by the Magnum. I told him "have fun and save me the brass".
10-15-2020, 11:27 AM
memtb

I’m in fair shape for all things shooting related. I started preparing for firearm/ammo/component shortages (politically caused or otherwise) before the Jimmy Carter administration. I got pretty serious with preparing in all aspects of life during the Carter Administration! memtb
10-15-2020, 03:32 PM
BigAlofPa.

Scored at walmart today. I went in for a brick of 17hmr. And they were well stocked with 22lr. Grabbed 3 bricks of federal 40 grain 1200 FPS too. For my older 22 rifles. And no price gouging.
10-16-2020, 03:17 AM
Traffer

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Originally Posted by BigAlofPa.

Scored at walmart today. I went in for a brick of 17hmr. And they were well stocked with 22lr. Grabbed 3 bricks of federal 40 grain 1200 FPS too. For my older 22 rifles. And no price gouging.

That's one thing good about Walmart...no gouging.
10-16-2020, 11:45 PM
samari46

OS OK how does that 22 rifle shoot?. Was looking for decent 22 to play with but haven't heard much about how they shoot. Frank