How much did ammo...

[RainDodger]

I have a brick (500 rounds) of Winchester Super-X .22LR with an $11.75 price written on it in black marker. It's kind of old....

 

[bannockburn]

I think my last, best .22LR buy was picking up several bricks of Wolf Match Target for $34.90 each. That was at a local gun show and quite a few years ago but I doubt I will ever come across a deal like that ever again.

 

[GBExpat]

For reference, when I was a kid requiring .22 ammo for our visits to my grandparents' farm during the '60s (where I now live) it would cost us, nominally, a penny/round; ~50¢/box.

Anyone have a link to one of those "inflation" computers that would tell us what that would translate to in 2014 money? It might be interesting to see how we are doing pricewise.

I had 3 bricks in the basement until recently. The "new" one (CCI) I gave to my one of my cousin's boy, so that he could keep shooting. He is 16 and that brick may be about the same age ... or even a bit older.

Yeah, since I discovered centerfire shooting (and reloading) I haven't done much with .22RF.

Of the 2 bricks remaining, one is Herter's branded and the other, Imperial (we knew it as a brand from J.M.Fields department store). The latter was almost certainly purchased in the late '60s and each 50/rd box sports a 59¢ price tag (Dad wouldn't buy a brick at List, so he probably got this on-sale for less). The Herter's is untagged and probably of the same age.

The Imperial states that it was MFD by Canadian Industries Limited of Montreal and says that it was "MADE IN CANADA FOR HERTER'S INC. ...".

 

[USSR]

I can't stand when I have a different philosophy than a politician and along comes some yahoo with the same disdain, but their reasoning is the parroting of some nut they heard on the radio. Usually their fears are skewed, baseless or just plain wrong. It hurts my position because now not only am I defending against the opposition, but now I'm having to distance myself from the yahoo while maintaining I believe I have a superior position.

If a man who graduated from a University with a degree in Engineering digs a hole based on what he learned in school, and a man who never attended college but grew up working with his hands digs an identical hole - is there a difference in regards to the hole?

Don

 

[illinoisburt]

Local Walmart hasn't changed the price much on thunderbolts. The price tag in the cabinet shows $13.97 for 500 round bricks. I was told by the clerk that they usually get stocked with 10 bricks every two weeks, but guys are always in line at the counter when the boxes are opened. Limit 2, gone immediately. I suggested they break down the bricks and sell by the box, was told the inventory system requires they be sold in the manner ordered/delivered (ie 10 boxes of 500 vs 100 boxes of 50). So in theory if you had a day off and wanted to camp out it is possible to get reasonably priced 22's.

As an aside does anyone else remember the high-speed, hi-volume rimfire competitions from the 90's? Lots of tricked out 10/22's with multiple 50-round mags. Had extended 25-round Marlin 60 tubes that could be pre-loaded and slid in place. Was not unusual to shoot a couple bricks in an afternoon. At the time could usually pick up American Eagle high-velocity bricks for $7.99, would go on sale for $4.99 occasionally (individual boxes marked 89 cents). Still have some bricks of wildcats that were purchased in 2006-2007 for $8.95 with individual boxes marked $1.29. August 2012 bought a brick of thunderbolts at local walmart for $12. Farm and Fleet had mountain of Remington cbee 22's in November 2012. Figured for $6.95/100 rounds could try them out - not as quiet at Super-Cobri's, but are hollow-points. Most recently I bought 22 was through a co-worker who went to the black Friday sale at Cabelas in Hammond. 525 golden 22 for $16. Was limited to two boxes per customer, said they had enough that it took a few hours to sell out.

 

[Field Tester]

If a man who graduated from a University with a degree in Engineering digs a hole based on what he learned in school, and a man who never attended college but grew up working with his hands digs an identical hole - is there a difference in regards to the hole?

Don

No. But if I don't like the hole because it poses a hazard to me and mine, but my neighbor hates the hole because it is black, then yes.

 

[Field Tester]

http://data.bls.gov/cgi-bin/cpicalc.pl

Here you go Expat. Depending on the actual year the worth today would be around $3.25 - $4.00 for $.50 back then. Of course I only used this Inflation Calculator. I'm not sure what other ones would give.

 

[Steve S.]

Yup, this web - not unlike the net in general - is a harbor for the dysfunctional and the psychos. You can't have a different gun, calibre, scope, brand preference, etc (much less other views) w/o somebody jumping down your throat. Most if the Bubbas get their info from the break room at work - the caveman thinking just amazes me!!!!!

 

[JohnBT]

"Extreme and uneducated view points"

I see, anyone who disagrees with your enlightened and superior reasoning is extreme and uneducated.

John

 

[Mohave-Tec]

Bubbas.

 

[Hullraiser]

I've gave up on finding ammo at Walmart a long time ago. My local gun ship usually had everything, even 22lr. $5.99 a box of 50 though.
And of course everyone knows a pound of lead weighs more than a pound of feathers.. Duh!!

 

[GBExpat]

http://data.bls.gov/cgi-bin/cpicalc.pl

Here you go Expat. Depending on the actual year the worth today would be around $3.25 - $4.00 for $.50 back then. Of course I only used this Inflation Calculator. I'm not sure what other ones would give.

Thanks, Field Tester!

It appears that what some of us consider to be outrageously high prices for .22RF ammo may not be quite as out-of-line as they appear on first blush.

 

[oneounceload]

yeah but now it really costs them, that whole fool and his money thing comes to mind.

Not if they have that extra disposable income to burn. I have a friend who shoot shotguns, AR's and a variety of other things and does not reload. he buys ammo by the PALLET, including metallic, and doesn't blink an eye. (He also spent over $65,000 on three shotguns in one year) Fool? Nope, because it did not affect his personal standard of living or lifestyle

 

[CraigC]

Hasn't been that long ago that a brick of 500 or bulk pack of 525-550rds was ten bucks or less. Then raw materials shot up and the price doubled. Then Obama got re-elected and Sandy Hook happened, people panicked like Chicken Little and you can't even find the stuff.

 

[Hullraiser]

Ran across a older #50 box of 22 magnums tonight. $6.25.sticker from hardware store

 

[280shooter]

I went to basspro last week, not one box of any kind of rim fire ,,I stop in the next day, only because I was going past.again, not one box any rim fire .i asked a guy behind the counter, when did they have any 22 rimfires,he said this morning,, ok, how much did they stock, he said 2 bricks,,, and the local Walmart are the same way, they say its the same guys coming in every morning and buying there 2 boxes of 50 rounds.so by 9 am,, all the ammo is sold.and forget about any hand gun ammo, bass pro the same,,

 

[Field Tester]

"Extreme and uneducated view points"

I see, anyone who disagrees with your enlightened and superior reasoning is extreme and uneducated.

John

Not at all. I don't quite think you fully grasp what I wrote. Perhaps taking another look may help.

 

[Field Tester]

Thanks, Field Tester!

It appears that what some of us consider to be outrageously high prices for .22RF ammo may not be quite as out-of-line as they appear on first blush.

Not a problem!
It's fun to see how the value of things change.
I also try to keep in mind how the supply and demand as well as the manufacturing process of items can also fluctuate the cost of an item.

 

[bracer]

In 1949 when I first started shooting prairie dogs a box, 50 ea of Remington 22 LR HP cost 45 cents. While growing up in farm and ranch there were plenty of critters to shoot so I was short on ammo and money most of the time. I d not waste ammo on shooting paper targets .The only time I now shoot paper targets is to check out the rifle, sites, or ammo. But there was a time when I shot four positions at fifty feet in the 60s when ammo cost 60 some cents per box. Since getting a 17 HM2 rifle Eley ammo was on sale for $ 3 something a box so I got a case . After getting a 17 HMR rifle Hornady ammo was around $ 6 per box so I got a case. The last time I got 22 rim fire ammo by the brick was when the Winchester 22 LR PP was around $ 15 for the ten boxes in a brick. I haven't purchased much rim fire ammo in recent years because I kept plenty on hand because I dident wont to run out of ammo like I did when I was a kid .