Thunderbolt .22LR

[wrenchhead97]

Found some thunderbolt ammo while visiting my Mom in VA. $70 per 550... Worth it?


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[Joe357]

IMHO, it is priced high.

[Lumber_Jack]

No, that's double price

[Oh Shoot]

No, that's double price

 

I wouldn't pay 35 for Tbolt myself.

 

- OS

[Lumber_Jack]

Yeah, I paid $28 for 550 subsonic just to get some way back in the early panic. I'd take up underwater basket weaving before buying TB @ $70

[Oh Shoot]

Yeah, I paid $28 for 550 subsonic just to get some way back in the early panic. I'd take up underwater basket weaving before buying TB @ $70

 

I'll shoot it, generally goes bang reliably enough and doesn't seem to be wildly erratic with powder charge,  but it's the only round I've ever found that both my AR .22 and NEOS both don't like much at all, and even my 10/22's hiccup now and then with it. Really don't know why, it looks like exact same as say Blazer 40 gr leadheads, but something about it just has feeding probs.

 

Generally just relegate it to pump, bolt, and revolvers.

 

- OS

Edited November 28, 2014 by Oh Shoot

[Garufa]

Found some thunderbolt ammo while visiting my Mom in VA. $70 per 550... Worth it?


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No. 

[Randall53]

I saw much better prices than that at the gun show a couple of weekends ago. If that tells ya anything.

[wrenchhead97]

Cool. Thanks!


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[Luke E.]

Look at the CDNN website. It's still high but I believe they have it for $50-$55. You'd have to be itching to blow $70 to buy a brick of thunderbolt for that.

[tnhawk]

I'll shoot it, generally goes bang reliably enough and doesn't seem to be wildly erratic with powder charge,  but it's the only round I've ever found that both my AR .22 and NEOS both don't like much at all, and even my 10/22's hiccup now and then with it. Really don't know why, it looks like exact same as say Blazer 40 gr leadheads, but something about it just has feeding probs.

 

Generally just relegate it to pump, bolt, and revolvers.

 

- OS

It seems to have always worked well in my 10/22 and Henry rifles, but I would want to pay that high a price for it.

[Mike.357]

it used to be fair enough ammo.    Bought it since back in the 70's.    

 

Unless I had no other.22's and have not seen any other 22's anywhere I would not buy it.  That is way overpriced,

[wileecoyote]

My personal limit has been $40 per brick ($0.08 per round) delivered ever since the shortage started. I don't think any 22 LR is worth more than that, since you can buy more powerful and accurate centerfire cartridges for as little as $0.10-$0.15 per round, even cheaper if you reload (which I do).

I was lucky enough to get some 22 LR for around $0.05 per round several times in the past year or two, but I didn't mind stocking up at my top price either since I'm an instructor and teach a lot of kids and new shooters. But I'll never accept anything higher than $0.05 per round as "normal", and I haven't been buying for a while since I have enough for the short term and I want to help the market cool down.

[Guest BCR#1]

I have three 500 bricks and seven 500 bulk boxes in my ammo locker that I paid $26.21 OTD for each at the warehouse, so no, $75.00 is a total rip-off.

 

Bill