22 lr rifle shortage?

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It is odd that people buy guns when there is no ammo. My gun consignment sales have been going great. I have tried to get ammo for a friend's store for 6 months Nothing, nada, and this is from my wholesale distributors as well as Midway, Midsouth, Natchez and Chattanooga. Ammoseek has junk ammo listed at premium prices. Even components are skimpy. Looked for 6.5 Accubonds for 3 days nothing. There is stuff available online if you want to pay 3X retail prices. So glad that I stocked up on personal stuff.
 
I agree. I want a Ruger American Compact in .22 mag and they are nowhere to be found. I get Glocks, AR's and AK's, but bolt action rimfires leave me scratching my head. I guess companies might have shutdown certain lines to ramp up production for others......I am ready for all this madness to end...
CDNN had one a couple days ago.
 
I used to see my LGS routinely list used 10/22's in the $150-$200 range on their FB page and I always said "gee, I should try to sneak up there after work and grab one or two". I wish I took advantage at the time because I would have liked to have a couple project guns. Ya know, maybe let my wife and daughter in on the decisions on upgrades and parts, etc... that's the best way to understand your equipment is to work on it and have a hand in the finished product. I come to appreciate the guns I customize and make my own, I want them to feel that way too.

One things for sure. Next time I see a cheap 10/22 I'm grabbing it.
 
I agree. I want a Ruger American Compact in .22 mag and they are nowhere to be found. I get Glocks, AR's and AK's, but bolt action rimfires leave me scratching my head. I guess companies might have shutdown certain lines to ramp up production for others......I am ready for all this madness to end...

CDNN has some Ruger American Compact 22WMR for $299.99 as of today.
 
Not one single round of ANYTHING.

That's what I'm seeing as well, and it won't be long before it starts hitting the gun makers' bottom lines. It's a good thing for Glock, Smith, Ruger, et al that all these millions of new, first time gun buyers have already bought their guns, because if it were to happen like that right now, with the current ammo shortage, no one would be buying any guns at all. Gus and ammo are associative items; if you can't buy one, why buy the other?
 
That's what I'm seeing as well, and it won't be long before it starts hitting the gun makers' bottom lines. It's a good thing for Glock, Smith, Ruger, et al that all these millions of new, first time gun buyers have already bought their guns, because if it were to happen like that right now, with the current ammo shortage, no one would be buying any guns at all. Gus and ammo are associative items; if you can't buy one, why buy the other?
Agreed. New gun buyers would often ask me for caliber and gun advice, and I would give them the best answers I could based on numerous factors surrounding the individual's needs. Now it has become more complicated to give a good answer based on the ability of the buyer to be able to feed the thing. If I hadn't had a sufficient supply of soft point rifle ammunition on hand, I would be bumming ammunition from my friends or driving an hour to Pensacola (and hoping there was some ammo to buy there) right now just to deer hunt.
 
This surprises me, based on what I've read elsewhere. I can understand panic buying "self-defense" caliber guns, among both new & seasoned shooters. I can understand all kinds of ammo being hard to get, to feed those new and old shooters alike. But .22LR rifles? It seems strange. Those of us who have .22 rifles, just want ammo. It didn't occur to me that brand new gun owners, who are panic buying in 2020 would want a .22 rifle. Interesting...

Has there been a shortage of .22LR rifles throughout all of 2020? Or this is a recent shortage seeing how everything else is gone?
 
I bought a lot of 22 ammo after the 2008 shortage. As soon as it started being available I would buy a couple of bricks. Then one day I dug out all I had bought and found I had over 30,000 rounds of 22lr. I gave some to my sons but still have around 25,000 on hand. I don't buy it anymore. I leave it for others looking for ammo. I have a little over 5,000 22 mag rounds also.

I have several 22lr rifles so don't need anymore of those. The thing I need most is to get out and shoot some of what I have already.
 
I've got over 10,000 rounds stashed. Learned my lesson from last drought. Most of it is bulk. But do have many boxs of CCI stingers. It's amazing how heavy a 50 cal ammo can is full of the lowly 22 lr. Decent workout moving those cans. Good for farmers carry and the like.
 
I've spent some time the last few weeks looking for a 22 lr rifle in stores and online. Is it just me or is there a shortage of available options out there?

I get that there have been shortages of ammo, primers, and rimfire rounds, but 22 rifles as well?

How is the 22 rifle stock in your neck of the woods?
My neck of the woods almost always ends up being gunbroker because that's where I find the guns that interest me, and occasionally other online sellers. Right now, on GB alone, there are about 3,400 .22 LR rifles listed. And more show up every day.

Now, due to the impact of the Chinese virus and related fallout, many of them are priced far above what I'd give for them. I already have plenty x 4, though.
 
Saw a handful of 10/22s, in various configurations (including an M1 Carbine tribute) at my favorite gun store today. The rest of their long guns, except for some used ones, were on the back wall, and I didn't see what was back there, though I'd bet there were a few Henry rifles among them. In the used rack, there was one Winchester 190 and a couple of single-shots.

The last time this happened with .22 ammunition, I found the opposite to be true about the guns, at least, the used ones. The several I picked up were probably guns sold by owners who couldn't find enough ammunition to keep them interested in holding onto them.
 
Rifles and handguns at LGS.
No ammo though.
Reminds me....sales guy owes me for the stuff i dropped off last week ( a few hundred .22lr so they had stuff to go w gun sales )
 
Saw a handful of 10/22s, in various configurations (including an M1 Carbine tribute) at my favorite gun store today. The rest of their long guns, except for some used ones, were on the back wall, and I didn't see what was back there, though I'd bet there were a few Henry rifles among them. In the used rack, there was one Winchester 190 and a couple of single-shots.

The last time this happened with .22 ammunition, I found the opposite to be true about the guns, at least, the used ones. The several I picked up were probably guns sold by owners who couldn't find enough ammunition to keep them interested in holding onto them.

Scored my checkered 1022 fingergroove and a High Standard Sharpshooter when ammo was gone the time before. Old guys said screw it and sold em to shops...and the shops had no ammo.....bought at killer prices
 
That's what I'm seeing as well, and it won't be long before it starts hitting the gun makers' bottom lines. It's a good thing for Glock, Smith, Ruger, et al that all these millions of new, first time gun buyers have already bought their guns, because if it were to happen like that right now, with the current ammo shortage, no one would be buying any guns at all. Gus and ammo are associative items; if you can't buy one, why buy the other?
I know a few of the shops I've been to have a nice load of ammo behind the counter on the floor that's not for sale.........unless you buy a gun. But, I can definitely understand the logic of it. They gotta sell guns to stay in business and uts much harder to do that if you can't give them ammo to go with their new purchase.
 
I had made plans to meet my uncle and he was apparently running behind so I pulled into a parking lot to call him, I happened to pull over at the aptly named "Dicks" sporting goods. He was running 20 minutes behind so I decided to go in strictly to look at scopes and if I liked what I saw I would then buy elsewhere.

There was a guy in there buying a .22lr Rifle, can't remember the exact model, maybe a 597 something or other. The guy paid just over $300 for the gun and got pretty lousy service from the sales associate and when asked about any ammo to go with the gun he got a flat "nope". I wish I had been more familiar with the gun he was buying because I saw the same one a couple days later at a LGS New for $100 less. If I had known I would have chimed in. He would have saved a bundle and got some ammo from the LGS. I have had my go rounds with DSG in the past. Their political BS aside, their sales people, at this location treat customers like they are put out by you and treat you like crap. I won't buy anything there. It sucked to see somebody get gouged hard on a .22lr. I also happened to see the only box of centerfire rifle ammo on the shelf was .270win and it was $49.99. Federal, nothing fancy.

ETA: Also, while I was looking at scopes I had asked to look at the Vortex Diamondback from the display that was $289 IIRC, when he handed it to me it was a Crossfire, I told the associate that they had it placed in the wrong spot and he just told me he didn't have any diamondbacks then and put the crossfire back in the diamondback spot. I told him he put it back in the same spot and he just didn't seem to understand or care. Like what I said made no sense to him. I just shrugged and walked out of the store...
 
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It is odd that people buy guns when there is no ammo. My gun consignment sales have been going great. I have tried to get ammo for a friend's store for 6 months Nothing, nada, and this is from my wholesale distributors as well as Midway, Midsouth, Natchez and Chattanooga. Ammoseek has junk ammo listed at premium prices. Even components are skimpy. Looked for 6.5 Accubonds for 3 days nothing. There is stuff available online if you want to pay 3X retail prices. So glad that I stocked up on personal stuff.
It's a shame that ammo distributors and manufacturers 'seem' to be favoring online resellers instead or brick and mortar places. Particularly smaller LGS.
BUT, even tho the various ammo maker 'owners' have made videos about how hard they are trying..they DO sell to the places that have the biggest orders, for the most $..and maybe even sell at a higher $ to those places...too bad..ammo makers and distributors are forgetting their 'bread and butter' are store fronts, not some online place.
 
I've spent some time the last few weeks looking for a 22 lr rifle in stores and online. Is it just me or is there a shortage of available options out there?

I get that there have been shortages of ammo, primers, and rimfire rounds, but 22 rifles as well?

How is the 22 rifle stock in your neck of the woods?

Saw a really beautiful CZ bolt in .22. Also, a mini Mosin in .22. A couple of pumps (gallery guns) as well. And, I saw a few levers. Guess in my area pickins are good right now. Fulmer Bros in Wysocks, Burkes in Meshoppen, RJ Welch in Muncy are some of the gun shops where I saw these.
 
"[.22 rifles] sold by owners who couldn't find enough ammunition to keep them interested in holding onto them."

Ammo droughts don't last that long, or maybe I just take a long view.

Following the 1968 GCA when only brick-and-mortar FFL gun shops sold ammo and ammo sales had to be recorded in a dealer's ledger with make, caliber, quantity, name, address, TDL, etc, I developed a personal policy in .22 of buying cartons of 10 boxes, not boxes of 50 cartridges, and maintainng at least a five year supply for ordinary use.

.22 LR is made in Russia, India, Mexico, Canada, all over the world for private use, military training, etc. I'm surprised there is not more bootlegging than there is.
 
A couple years ago I brought out and we shot some pretty aged .22 Rimfire.
Late 1990's vintage CCI plaited hollow point.
The brass was aged to the point it cracked where the firing pin struck the case, venting gas back.
All of our boltaction .22's would vent gas back the face & eye.
Its disturbing to be concentraiting on your shot and fire, only to have the rifle spit in your eye.
Good thing we all wear eyeglasses.
Dont store .22 rimfire too long.
 
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I’ve got enough classic Ruger, Browning’s, and Remington’s .22 rimfire rifles in my safe to last the rest of my life and my children’s lives.

What shortage?
 
Year before last threads kept popping up with notifications of great ammo/reloading sales. Quality 22lr for .02 each and free shipping. SPP’s for $20k with no hazmat and free shipping. Many other gun related items as well. I was recovering from surgery with nothing better to do than read THR and shop on line. I’ve got cases of 22lr and SPP’s stuffed into every nook and cranny of my gun room. Was stacking the stuff so deep I was starting to feel a little embarrassed. NOT NOW! :)
 
This time things are worse than when Obama was in office. This is due to the increase of new gun owners buying guns for the first time. According to reports in the local news Nearly 7 million new buyers registered for licenses and background checks conducted. This happened since March. So you add the increase of new buyers with the populations already owning firearms the demand exceeds the supply. With the current atmosphere of civil unrest in this country the fear of many first time buyers this shortage is going to be around for a loooong time.
 
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