Palmetto has CCI .22 LR for $4.99.
http://palmettostatearmory.com/
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Gun Master
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Still Too Expensive .22 Ammo
That's $.10 per rd., plus shipping. I didn't bother to find out the shipping cost.
That's $.10 per rd., plus shipping. I didn't bother to find out the shipping cost.
sniper69
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They must have a bunch as it has been in stock there for a few days. Plus they limit it to 20 boxes per order....... Strange thing is another company had it in stock for the same price and it sold out fast. Still for 10 cents a round I would rather buy mini mags. 
Pointshoot
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There's a new sporting goods chainstore within easy driving distance from me, Sportsmans Warehouse. Went there last week and they had lots of what I was looking for - CCI standard velocity 22LR. A sign was out saying you could only buy 3 boxes of any one chambering, so I got the 22 and some 38 Special and 9mm. But I was thinking 'Great ! These guys have some buying power & it looks like the struggle to find a steady supply of .22 is over ! " I went back there yesterday - - - and the shelves were completely empty of 22LR Looked in several other gunshops and sporting goods store in the same town and they were out too. I was able to score a box of 338 Lapua match ammo. The shop sold it to me at their cost (without the shipping since it came as part of their regular order). I won't be buying another box of that stuff very soon, or I'll go broke. (They've got a couple more boxes left & it'll probably sit there for a very long time from what the guy said.) I was in the process of getting set up to handload it . . . then SandyHook hit. . . . . . . Oh well.
" I went back there yesterday - - - and the shelves were completely empty of 22LR Looked in several other gunshops and sporting goods store in the same town and they were out too. I was able to score a box of 338 Lapua match ammo. The shop sold it to me at their cost (without the shipping since it came as part of their regular order). I won't be buying another box of that stuff very soon, or I'll go broke. (They've got a couple more boxes left & it'll probably sit there for a very long time from what the guy said.) I was in the process of getting set up to handload it . . . then SandyHook hit. . . . . . . Oh well.Gun Master
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Current Specifics, Price per Rd., etc.
I am asking that we give current info on the above. "A brick" can mean differing amounts. Why not say 555, or 500, etc. ? Price per round is the final goal.
If there is any confusion, check out posting # 1, as it began, please.
Thanks.
I am asking that we give current info on the above. "A brick" can mean differing amounts. Why not say 555, or 500, etc. ? Price per round is the final goal.
If there is any confusion, check out posting # 1, as it began, please.
Thanks.
Gun Master
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Price .22 Ammo
Wow ! That's great ! We don't have Wally World, but do have Bass Pro, also Academy Sports. I plan to check them out. Thanks
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Been just under 4 weeks since Winchester M*22 made the last rounds @ Walmart - picked up another box this morning (1K rds. @ $50.87 before tax).
I've gotten lazy - someone actually beat me to the store this morning (think this fellow was there last time) - I arrived @ 6:50am.
Gal came by, asked what we were waiting for, got on the radio, and told us no 22 came in last night - we both gave her the evil eye, and asked her a few questions. Figured I'd wait for the regular dept. employee to open the register to make sure - while waiting I whipped out the old PT-2L and checked out the ammo case behind the counter.
Well whaddya know - I happened to spy a cardboard case sticking out just far enough to read the last few numbers on the case, and it matched the numbers on a case of M*22 ammo. Someone had:
1. Left the M*22 in the shipping box (only ammo behind the glass case still in the shipping box).
2. Had shoved it as far as they could to the left, so all but an inch or so was visible (hidden where the front counter met the rear ammo case).
The other fellow went looking for the gal that had just left and told us "no 22 came in last night" - couldn't find her, but we did get someone with keys to sell us "no 22 ammo".
The games continue...
Actually, this was my second choice this morning - went I went to bed last night, my preferred store showed M*22 in stock, but I checked again this morning before I left and it didn't make it to 7am.
Knew I probably wouldn't get anything, but the next Walmart was only 20 miles down the road, so I hit them also. Just missed the M*22, but did enjoy listening to the customers / indignant department manager (MY department is a tight ship!).
I couldn't resist - I told her I had been in this store a number of times when the inventory tripped, only to be told "no ammo", then get home and watch the inventory go down, down, down, gone.
'Course, she immediately took offense at my "suggestion", and I was automatically put on her ignore list.
I had just heard her tell one fellow "if you call me the night before, I'll hold a box for you"...huh?
So much for running a "tight ship", and following corporate policy...
Anywho - after telling us what a tight ship she ran, she proceeded to tell how she had found 22 stashed in the clothing department, on top of and behind pieces of equipment, etc.
I've gotten lazy - someone actually beat me to the store this morning (think this fellow was there last time) - I arrived @ 6:50am.
Gal came by, asked what we were waiting for, got on the radio, and told us no 22 came in last night - we both gave her the evil eye, and asked her a few questions. Figured I'd wait for the regular dept. employee to open the register to make sure - while waiting I whipped out the old PT-2L and checked out the ammo case behind the counter.
Well whaddya know - I happened to spy a cardboard case sticking out just far enough to read the last few numbers on the case, and it matched the numbers on a case of M*22 ammo. Someone had:
1. Left the M*22 in the shipping box (only ammo behind the glass case still in the shipping box).
2. Had shoved it as far as they could to the left, so all but an inch or so was visible (hidden where the front counter met the rear ammo case).
The other fellow went looking for the gal that had just left and told us "no 22 came in last night" - couldn't find her, but we did get someone with keys to sell us "no 22 ammo".
The games continue...
Actually, this was my second choice this morning - went I went to bed last night, my preferred store showed M*22 in stock, but I checked again this morning before I left and it didn't make it to 7am.
Knew I probably wouldn't get anything, but the next Walmart was only 20 miles down the road, so I hit them also. Just missed the M*22, but did enjoy listening to the customers / indignant department manager (MY department is a tight ship!).
I couldn't resist - I told her I had been in this store a number of times when the inventory tripped, only to be told "no ammo", then get home and watch the inventory go down, down, down, gone.
'Course, she immediately took offense at my "suggestion", and I was automatically put on her ignore list.
I had just heard her tell one fellow "if you call me the night before, I'll hold a box for you"...huh?
So much for running a "tight ship", and following corporate policy...
Anywho - after telling us what a tight ship she ran, she proceeded to tell how she had found 22 stashed in the clothing department, on top of and behind pieces of equipment, etc.
Fergot to add...
I got an e-mail from Dicks Sporting Goods yesterday - they showed (walk-ins only) 2k rds. of Winchester M*22 in a Plano ammo "can" (had Winchester's name / logo embossed on the plastic can) for $129.99.
Not too shabby - you're paying around $25 for the plastic can, but even so that works out to around .064995 / rd. (Walmart's PPR is .05087).
I printed the ad out and headed 2 miles up the road to Dick's (the only chain sporting goods store in my town) to see if they had ever seen this ammo in the store - guy said the pix I showed him was the first time he'd seen it.
Told the fellow shopper @ Walmart this morning this tale, and he said he just saw the 2K M*22 in Plano box at a gun show for $300.
Don't know that I'll ever run across any, but I'd probably spring for that deal @ Dick's since M*22 is my favorite round for my various 22 rifles (15-22, ARX-160, Colt M4 Carbine).
Just thought I'd let you folks know the M*22 / Plano combo is apparently now out in the wild!
I got an e-mail from Dicks Sporting Goods yesterday - they showed (walk-ins only) 2k rds. of Winchester M*22 in a Plano ammo "can" (had Winchester's name / logo embossed on the plastic can) for $129.99.
Not too shabby - you're paying around $25 for the plastic can, but even so that works out to around .064995 / rd. (Walmart's PPR is .05087).
I printed the ad out and headed 2 miles up the road to Dick's (the only chain sporting goods store in my town) to see if they had ever seen this ammo in the store - guy said the pix I showed him was the first time he'd seen it.
Told the fellow shopper @ Walmart this morning this tale, and he said he just saw the 2K M*22 in Plano box at a gun show for $300.
Don't know that I'll ever run across any, but I'd probably spring for that deal @ Dick's since M*22 is my favorite round for my various 22 rifles (15-22, ARX-160, Colt M4 Carbine).
Just thought I'd let you folks know the M*22 / Plano combo is apparently now out in the wild!
22-rimfire
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There's a new sporting goods chainstore within easy driving distance from me, Sportsmans Warehouse. Went there last week and they had lots of what I was looking for - CCI standard velocity 22LR. A sign was out saying you could only buy 3 boxes of any one chambering, so I got the 22 and some 38 Special and 9mm. But I was thinking 'Great ! These guys have some buying power & it looks like the struggle to find a steady supply of .22 is over !
I was in Sportsman Warehouse and they guy mentioned they had 50K yesterday. All sold out in one day. He said, that really isn't that much 22 ammo for a store and I agree. This was back a month or so ago.
All of this is true but not that hard to do, especially on a turret press like I use. The repetition really does help. I've pulled cases out because the powder throw looked light only to realize it was only off by 2 grains. I could actually SEE that difference. You can feel it in the handle if something went wrong, you can see it if the round is too short or long. Loading pistol ammo is very easy if you follow the rules. Match grade rifle ammo is a whole other animal and take a lot more care but from the start I've been able to load ammo that shoots one hole groups fairly regularly once I figure out what my gun likes. I'm not saying its good to be careless but you really do have to do something rather stupid to much it up bad enough to damage your weapon or hurt yourself reloading pistol ammo. Starting out with a progressive press in the beginning without learning the basics on a single stage or turret press isn't what I would term really smart.
Gun Master
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WalMart Policies
How long is WalMart going to take before they start to effectuate changes in their management ? Probably when sales start to drop.
Or perhaps most of the gullible customers will continue to buy, in which case, it will be "business as usual".
They are not going to get my money, until they demonstratively change !
Thanks for your diligence . As for the WalMart mgr.'s statements, I'd play a broken record (CD, tape, etc.) saying, "Yeah, right ......Yeah, right ....Uh huh," etc. !Been just under 4 weeks since Winchester M*22 made the last rounds @ Walmart - picked up another box this morning (1K rds. @ $50.87 before tax).
I've gotten lazy - someone actually beat me to the store this morning (think this fellow was there last time) - I arrived @ 6:50am.
Gal came by, asked what we were waiting for, got on the radio, and told us no 22 came in last night - we both gave her the evil eye, and asked her a few questions. Figured I'd wait for the regular dept. employee to open the register to make sure - while waiting I whipped out the old PT-2L and checked out the ammo case behind the counter.
Well whaddya know - I happened to spy a cardboard case sticking out just far enough to read the last few numbers on the case, and it matched the numbers on a case of M*22 ammo. Someone had:
1. Left the M*22 in the shipping box (only ammo behind the glass case still in the shipping box).
2. Had shoved it as far as they could to the left, so all but an inch or so was visible (hidden where the front counter met the rear ammo case).
The other fellow went looking for the gal that had just left and told us "no 22 came in last night" - couldn't find her, but we did get someone with keys to sell us "no 22 ammo".
The games continue...
Actually, this was my second choice this morning - went I went to bed last night, my preferred store showed M*22 in stock, but I checked again this morning before I left and it didn't make it to 7am.
Knew I probably wouldn't get anything, but the next Walmart was only 20 miles down the road, so I hit them also. Just missed the M*22, but did enjoy listening to the customers / indignant department manager (MY department is a tight ship!).
I couldn't resist - I told her I had been in this store a number of times when the inventory tripped, only to be told "no ammo", then get home and watch the inventory go down, down, down, gone.
'Course, she immediately took offense at my "suggestion", and I was automatically put on her ignore list.
I had just heard her tell one fellow "if you call me the night before, I'll hold a box for you"...huh?
So much for running a "tight ship", and following corporate policy...
Anywho - after telling us what a tight ship she ran, she proceeded to tell how she had found 22 stashed in the clothing department, on top of and behind pieces of equipment, etc.
How long is WalMart going to take before they start to effectuate changes in their management ? Probably when sales start to drop.
Or perhaps most of the gullible customers will continue to buy, in which case, it will be "business as usual".
They are not going to get my money, until they demonstratively change !
Yes, but alot of people do it. An overcharge of really fast powder in a small case will blow up a gun. Everyone wants to start with TiteGroup instead of something more reasonable.
I do get a little tired (real quick) when Walmart employees tell me "you can't believe the website". There are 50 different sites folks are using, most of which are useless to me - I go directly to Walmart's site to get my info.
I'd say the site "I can't believe" has been correct about 90% of the time I know of. Some of the hard case stores (where I'm regularly told no ammo) I check when home and watch inventory go down, no doubt as it's being sold.
The particular store that had the M*22 still in the shipping case, but shoved as far in the dark corner as they could get it is one of the more dependable stores. I figure a few heads have rolled - this is probably why the ammo was in the case and not outright hidden. Some employee was going to hide / hold for his buddies, but wanted to maintain plausible deniability - hey, I did put it in the ammo case (but did all I could to keep it hidden without breaking company policy).
The local customer and I had a good discussion 'bout practices in local stores.
Apparently the grumpy old white guy that loved to beat you over the head, preaching he hadn't seen any 22 in ages is now gone at one store, so maybe the ammo games will stop (at least for a while).
The store I reported on a few weeks ago where I ran into another grumpy old white guy working the counter (first time I've met him), the local told me calls all his buddies when the ammo arrives.
Nuttin' wrong with that, but this was the guy that told me you could only buy 1 box of ammo. When I pointed to the (multiple) signs on the ammo case stating 3 boxes per day, it was like talking to a wall. I asked him when the policy changed, and he swore it was always that way. I told him I know that ain't so, 'cuz I bought 3 boxes of 22 in this store just last week. He threw up his hands and walked away, stating I ain't gonna argue! (a good thing for him, as there is no argument).
I got him to page the top dog in the store, but after waiting too long, I got on my cell phone and called the front desk and told them I had been waiting quite a while for a manager to come by - he arrived shortly, and when I told him the fellow refused to sell me more than 1 box, the manager told him to sell him 3 boxes, as that's the company policy.
I guess it was another case of a grumpy old white guy not wanting to outright break company policy by hiding the ammo (at least is was on the shelf, but he may not have put it there) but hoping you would be happy with your 1 box and go away until his buddies arrived?
JTHunter
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Keep it up Blur!
I haven't seen any .22 in the two WMs near here in almost two years.
FYI - being Illinois, neither of these stores have had real firearms for over 10 years.
I haven't seen any .22 in the two WMs near here in almost two years.
FYI - being Illinois, neither of these stores have had real firearms for over 10 years.
illinoisburt
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Bass Pro Shops in Bolingbrook IL has around 30 boxes of Winchester 22LR HP 222 rounds $13 in stock as of 5pm today - limit 1 per customer. 20 or so boxes each of Eley and CCI match rounds for $11 per 50. Had probably 50 boxes of CCI 22LR shotshell. 1 bucket of Remington Golden 22LR HP 1400 rounds for $60.
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cat_IT_guy
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Very unusual to see any .22lr at the local WMs as well. I have checked before work, after work, and even over lunch with no success. Scored a few boxes of WMRs the other week, but no LRs.
Last 22lr I scored was at Gander Mountain.... I lucked out happened to get there about 5 mins before they rolled out the rimfire ammo display. I knew something was up because a large (by gander mtn standards) crowd was basically just standing around. All convened on the 22 cart as soon as the employee left it. It was a small cart, only a few thousand rounds on the whole table and limited to 100rds per person. I grabbed 1 box of 50 rounds of .22lr Remington subsonic and 1 box of CCI maximags.
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Species: 22is longrifleis
Extinction Date: Early 21st Century
The .22 Long Rifle round, aka 22LR, was one of the most popular rounds of the 20th and early 21st century. Like other rounds of that era, it included a small cast lead projectile activated by a propellant known as gunpowder. Although no where near as powerful as today's fusion cartridges, it was popular due to its low recoil and cheap cost (approx 4 cents, (.03 Zoltars) per round). The round disappeared after a vicious cycle of panic buying drove up the cost in secondary markets and emptied the storehouses of the hunter-gatherers. The only remaining rounds are found in museums and in a private collection in southwestern Indiana.
splattergun
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won the lottery today
A coworker stopped in m office today at about lunch time and told me a LGS had some 22LR. I dropped what I was doing and headed 'out for lunch'.
I managed to get one of the one-per-customer boxes of 500 American Eagle for 24.99. 30 minutes later another coworker reported they were sold out and he missed out. He darn near cried.
A coworker stopped in m office today at about lunch time and told me a LGS had some 22LR. I dropped what I was doing and headed 'out for lunch'.
I managed to get one of the one-per-customer boxes of 500 American Eagle for 24.99. 30 minutes later another coworker reported they were sold out and he missed out. He darn near cried.
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Fossilized Ammonite
Sic semper caveat emptor .
Species: 22is longrifleis
Extinction Date: Early 21st Century
The .22 Long Rifle round, aka 22LR, was one of the most popular rounds of the 20th and early 21st century. Like other rounds of that era, it included a small cast lead projectile activated by a propellant known as gunpowder. Although no where near as powerful as today's fusion cartridges, it was popular due to its low recoil and cheap cost (approx 4 cents, (.03 Zoltars) per round). The round disappeared after a vicious cycle of panic buying drove up the cost in secondary markets and emptied the storehouses of the hunter-gatherers. The only remaining rounds are found in museums and in a private collection in southwestern Indiana.
RetiredUSNChief
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Awesome!
Assuming the going rate is $50 a brick (for ease of calculations), that means you can turn this over for a cool $1,000!
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