Anyone else soured on .22lr?

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One thing thats certain to sour lots of folks on .22lr is the fact that HORRIBLE magtech and armscor ammo at .08/rd is what passes for 'available' online. The loads that aren't horrible are still hoarded beyond production capacity, off the shelf before they arrive to the shelf, intercepted at the loading dock by Captain COPD
 
My 10 22 does not get the use it once got but it does get shot a little. My pistols get shot a little more. I still love my old 10 22 but some high cap mags are still unopened.
 
Thermactor said:
One thing thats certain to sour lots of folks on .22lr is the fact that HORRIBLE magtech and armscor ammo at .08/rd is what passes for 'available' online. The loads that aren't horrible are still hoarded beyond production capacity, off the shelf before they arrive to the shelf, intercepted at the loading dock by Captain COPD
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"Captain COPD"?

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease?

:confused:
 
I pretty much haven't been affected by the 22 shortage. Since I load almost all of my own centerfire ammunition very inexpensively I just don't bother with 22 much anymore. matter of fact, I can't really remember when I last fired a 22.
 
I only have one 22lr rifle that I used to teach my son the basics of shooting.

I have slowly graduated him to my 9mm and am seriously thinking of getting a carbine.

We don't shoot that much and I'd rather pay the "normal" higher price of 9mm than the scalped current price of 22LR. Out of the sheer stubborness / principle. I will not support the artificial deficit driven prices with my money.
 
I've been a 22 hater since I started. I find airsoft more fun and cheaper than a .22, and something I can do in my condo.

If I'm going to go to the range, I'm going to shoot something fun, and it aint gonna be a .22.
 
I've kind of semi given up on .22LR, too. I only have one .22LR, a Ruger MkI. It's okay but old and beat up. The sights really suck. It's a good shooter but not all that fun. The mag only holds 9 and is a thumb buster. It's impossible to get more mags, too. Any mags that say they're for the MkI are really later mags that you have to mod at home (probably some exist but I've not found any). And even then they don't work well in my gun.

And there doesn't seem to be much point in buying another one. It looked like the supply was improving but in the last six months I've seen .22LR in stores exactly twice. And at $.10 per round! It's cheaper to shoot 9mm if you reload.

I still have several thousand rounds but I'm not eager to burn it all up if it might take me years to get another couple thousand.
 
I still shoot it, but Im more disciplined with it than I once was. Used to be I'd think nothing of shooting a brick at the range, just plinking at cans, etc, because I know I could drive down to walmart and get another brick for $15 anytime I wanted. Now, I shoot usually only one or two 50 round boxes when I bring .22s.

Im not sure if I've soured, or just changed my behavior to accommodate. I will say I have zero interest in adding any more .22s to my stable at this time, as I know they wont get shot much.
 
I'll never be soured on the 22 per se. I'm soured on the idea that all that I can find, and seldom at that, is either second rate standard velocity stuff, crap stuff, or premium eley. I use premium in my CZ and like minimag hp in my Contender Carbine.
 
I will say I have zero interest in adding any more .22s to my stable at this time, as I know they wont get shot much.
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This. Not soured on .22, but this .
 
^^^^There's a lot of that thinking it seems lately with (apparently) many giving up and selling off their .22s. Since ammo is still not widely available locally, prices on used rimfires has tanked and THAT is why I'm taking advantage of the opportunity to add a few more to my safe. I may not get to shoot them much now but ammo will be available in the future and I'll have a few restored rifles ready to enjoy.
 
I entered the panic with just a few hundred .22LR, because it's always been so readily available. I've got somewhere around 8,000 rounds now, every one of them bought off the shelf at places like Walmart and Dicks.
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Definitely written by a retired person. So you're the guy who contributes to the problem, LOL. PS, most of us don't have the time or inclination to do what you did :)

I did what one gent recommended and bought slightly more expensive target ammo online (I think about $0.12 a round) . Problem is it sits in a box because I soured a bit on 22lr during this shortage. As a reloader that 9mm doesn't cost any more to shoot than good target 22lr. I don't have varmints or a .22 rifle for what it's worth.
 
As others mentioned the love of 22 ain't there either. I used them in Bullseye pistol with a conversion on a 45 acp. Can't shoot one handed anymore because of tendonitis in my elbow.

The one thing the converted 22 pistol with a red dot sight is really good at is hitting a 6" steel plate at 50' with rapidfire and almost no misses. Can't say that about me with my centerfires, red dot or not :)
 
chiltech500 said:
Definitely written by a retired person. So you're the guy who contributes to the problem, LOL. PS, most of us don't have the time or inclination to do what you did :)

I did what one gent recommended and bought slightly more expensive target ammo online (I think about $0.12 a round) . Problem is it sits in a box because I soured a bit on 22lr during this shortage. As a reloader that 9mm doesn't cost any more to shoot than good target 22lr. I don't have varmints or a .22 rifle for what it's worth.
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Yep. I sure do have plenty of time on my hands to chase down all that .22, what with working 12 hour shifts, 7 days a week and all. :)

I'm still a working stiff, like most everybody else. I just do my .22 shopping concurrently with any other shopping I do, and pick it up whenever I run across it. No extra running about required.

:)
 
I don't think I'll ever tire of .22RF, even though I presently have 2 (count em-2!) weapons in that caliber I've never shot. It is simply more fun than any other caliber, AFAIC. Sometimes, cheap enough to blast through magazine after magazine at near full-auto rate, if you've a mind to, or sit quietly, taking your time with every shot to make it count, with a bolt-action. I've done both many times, the former makes you spend a bit, the latter can make you feel you're shooting for free, and the groups can be amazing. All the days cares seem to float away. In reality, most of my range trips are somewhere in-between these.

Today, though, I'm getting real tired of seeing the Sorry we have no 22 ammo at this time sign at Walmart each and every time I go in there for something else, because of the same people waiting there for every shipment. And yes that last part has been confirmed.
 
I must have heard a thousand times in the last few years, "it's just .22 ammo, what's the deal?" For some reason it has become the most popular caliber on the planet. I understand that it is an economical training round and there are thousands of guns chambered for it but it shouldn't be in that much demand. Just my opinion. Back in 2009 there was a shortage that was over by 2011. I stocked up at that point so I wouldn't run out again and I haven't since.
 
Jim NE said:
What's your opinion? Anyone else soured on .22lr?
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In a word ... No
Variety is the spice of life and while I'm faithful to my wife that does not extend to my firearms ;)

I bought 2 cases of 5,000 rounds back in '10 and even after that I'd still pick up a brick or two a month when I was at Wallyworld, Dicks or my LGS and I still pick up a brick or two of sub-sonic when I can find it, even though it's $50 a brick now. So the shortage hasn't affected me too much, this picture contains only 22lr rimfires ... yes, variety ... So no, I'm not soured on 22lr. This pic is several years old so I think I need to take a new one as I think I'm up to 30 or 31 now most notably I've added several 10-22's and others with threaded barrels since I've acquired a 22 suppressor, none of which are pictured.

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I know it's not an option for everyone but a .22 suppressor has removed any souring of mine. I can't recommend it enough.
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Ditto. In fact the only .22LR shooting I'm doing these days is out of a suppressed rifle or pistol. Beyond that, regular .22 blasting isn't fun. Beyond very limited small game hunting, the only reason I bothered with the lil' .22 in years past was because it was cheap and plentiful. Neither of the last two are really true these days.
 
I think the ammo manufacturers are trying to drive the price of 22lr up by restricting the supply. It was so much cheaper than any other ammo for ever. Maybe they see this as their chance to raise the price. They will probably start producing more once they think it has been long enough that they think we are used to the new higher price.
 
Cokeman said:
I think the ammo manufacturers are trying to drive the price of 22lr up by restricting the supply. It was so much cheaper than any other ammo for ever. Maybe they see this as their chance to raise the price. They will probably start producing more once they think it has been long enough that they think we are used to the new higher price.
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If that's the plan, then it sure isn't working very well.

Retail prices haven't been affected at all, or very little, in the major retail ammunition outlets.

If they WERE raising prices, the way supply and demand SHOULD work, then the shortage would have been incredibly short lived.
 
Still the cheapest funnest thing to shoot for me. I grew up on .22 so it's probably a big reason. Yeah the shortage was miserable for me too but the shortage is getting better. When this shortage is gone and everything is back to normal I'm going to hoard, yes I'm using the word hoard, about 5 years worth.
 
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