CoalTrain49
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I have to laugh at this whole 22 LR shortage. If I had a 22 LR rifle right now I would sell it for whatever I could get and put the money into a 17 HMR.
If what the article states is true, and I believe it's pretty accurate, the price of 22 LR will be coming down hard soon.
In a few years 22 LR will become a pistol cartridge only for any new guns. The 17 HMR will take it's place as an inexpensive rimfire rifle cartridge. Prices will come down as more rifles and ammo are sold. I predict that they will eventually be much lower than current 22 LR prices.
I was at my LGS last week and they had a large stack of 17 HMR. All those hoarders and scalpers better start dumping some ammo soon because that inflated market isn't going to be there forever.
If what the article states is true, and I believe it's pretty accurate, the price of 22 LR will be coming down hard soon.
In a few years 22 LR will become a pistol cartridge only for any new guns. The 17 HMR will take it's place as an inexpensive rimfire rifle cartridge. Prices will come down as more rifles and ammo are sold. I predict that they will eventually be much lower than current 22 LR prices.
I was at my LGS last week and they had a large stack of 17 HMR. All those hoarders and scalpers better start dumping some ammo soon because that inflated market isn't going to be there forever.
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