.22 available

[Mike.357]

I was surfing around and saw this.

 

Is it cheap?  No.

 

Is it available? Yes

 

I used my zip for shipping estimates and it came out to about a little over 11 cents a round shipped.  You also get an ammo can.

 

Is it cheap?  No.   But it is better than the cost of other plinking ammo.   Only about double what ,22 should cost.  But it is in stock.

 

A year or two down the road this stuff might be considered cheap.  Just thought I'd pass it along.

 

http://www.jgsales.com/22lr-s-b-38gr-lead-round-nose,-2000rds-loose-in-ammo-can.-p-70090.html

Edited June 17, 2014 by Mike.357

[rugerla1]

And you'll have 2000 rounds without having to waste time and gas going to stores hoping to get lucky and find a box of 50. I don't need it but thanks for the heads up for those that do.

[hipower]

Thanks, Mike. Your thoughts are in line with mine. I've been thinking about it just to pad my small supply.

 

But I've been able to get a few 500 round boxes recently. From David, and a few from Gander Mountain; so I'll have enough for a month or so. lol

 

It is a good alternative to all the running and screaming trying to find what you want a 50 box at a time.

[Jamie Jackson]

I currently don't have a need, but appreciate the head's up.

 

I have no idea what the "new normal" pricing on .22 will be...but this may well around that price mark.

 

 

Heck, I've had 1000 rounds of Wolf .22 on backorder from Graf's since Feb 2013. I'll leave it sit and see if it ever ships...

 

but .22 simply isn't something we can readily make for ourselves, so I'll have to move on some eventually. I hope I don't regret letting this one pass.

[tnguy]

Perhaps a good sign that supply is improving if nothing else. It's still in stock.

[Mike A]

I personally think the market is going to stabilize around $0.05 a round over the next couple years on the low end target stuff that was running ~$0.035 pre-panic (e.g., WWB).  If pressed, I can't justify why I think that and it may turn out to be wishful thinking.  My other pet theory is that the big boxes have been holding out.  They release just enough at reasonable prices to be able to claim that they're trying to help the consumer through this difficult time.  The big boxes don't want to be perceived to gouge and thus would be hesitant to flood the market at say ~$0.10 a round and risk long term backlash.  However, as the market stabilizes at say ~$0.05 a round they could release the flood gates and see almost a 50% return for sitting on their stock for a year or two.  I admit that this theory is based entirely on the economics (most capitalists would be willing to sit on a commodity for a year or two for a fairly safe 50% return).  I do not have any actual knowledge regarding such stockpiles.  I'll go change the tinfoil in my hat now :squint: