I lucked up on .22's

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I have been running seriously low on .22's. I sponsor Boyscouts too, so it has been frustrating. I was online when I got the notification from Midway USA that Federal American Egalitarian 40gr. high velocity was in stock in 5000 round cases. I ended up paying $223 shipped. Tracking has it about halfway to my house, so I will see it by the end of the week if nothing happens.

Just a reminder to keep notifications on for Midway USA. But you need to be online to get the order. It sold out in 3 minutes.
 
Got three 555s of Win hp at Farm and Fleet yesterday at $28 per. First of anything other than some Eley club I've seen in over a year. Also saw today in Craigslist that some "enterprising" individual had Win 555s for sale at $45/box. Jerk. I bought mine to shoot.
Also lucked onto a 100 ct box of 9mm at about $30. That's for the Glock. Beretta/39/Kahr all get fed reloads.
I had seriously thought that no one was ever going to get 22s again. (in my few years left)
 
Glad you lucked up, i passed on the american eagle because i ordered the 525 federal packs from them last night. Today after they charged my account, they put my order on hold and canceled it saying they had oversold inventory. So i now have to wait to be credited, missed the other 22, and still got no ammo. Oh well.
 
V8stang289, that happened to a friend of mine. These have already moved over 600 miles and are supposed to be at my house on Thursday. I called to make sure the order went through after talking to my buddy. They gave me a tracking number and told me they were boxed and on their way...
 
personally, i have been considering trading off my rimfires. if i can not even buy ammo, why own them? this rimfire "shortage" stinks.
 
You aren't kidding. I have a lot of rimfires though. Plus I donate 3000-5000 rounds a year to our local Boyscouts year round (and 4-H in the summer). If I didn't have so many rimfires (15 or so) I would be done with them.
 
LOL, it is almost the truth. I waited 6 months to find these... They will be gone in no time once the Boyscouts start shooting. But if I can help one kid learn safety and help them get and interest in firearms it is worth every penny.
 
I haven't been able to score a brick in ages. I did sell one of for $30 to a guy who thought I was nuts for selling it that "cheap". At the time I figured 22 would be back on the shelves. Silly me...

I just picked up a Marlin 60 tonight, but I'm not sure how long it'll stay in the safe. By the time I get to give it to my boy 22 might be extinct.
 
Had maybe a dozen of the 555s and the same of 333s. I took three rather than four so someone else could get one more. Giving one each to my two boys. They were putting quite a variety on the shelf....223, 9mm, 45, 12ga.
 
Did we all learn our lesson this time? I had forgotten about the eight boxes of 500+ .22lr that I had gotten in 2010 and secreted in the bottom of one my totes where I keep my reloading supplies (think I was hiding it from my girlfriend, now fiancee, at the time so i didn't look like a gun nut). Then the panic hit and the five unopened boxes I had left plus over a thousand loose rounds in plastic bags I had laying about made it clear I could outlast the panic for a couple of years.

So when things calm down, make sure you have at least ten 500+ round bricks sitting tucked away for the next panic so your shooting isn't interrupted and you're not paying jacked up profiteer prices. Now I'm going to get enough reloading supplies for all my Centerfire calibers for at least 5,000 rds (yes even the .44 magnum) sans brass casings but I'm going to get at least two thousand virgin casings from starline for each pistol caliber (except .454 Casull I'll only get a thousand), not to mention all the factory ammo I have stashed away.

When it calms down folks, stock up so when the next panic comes, it'll hopefully be all that much shorter when the flippers aren't finding as large a demand as they were hoping for.
 
MagnumDweeb said:
So when things calm down, make sure you have at least ten 500+ round bricks sitting tucked away for the next panic so your shooting isn't interrupted and you're not paying jacked up profiteer prices.
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Everyone agrees. And that's exactly why the shortage continues. Everyone is trying to build their hoard, not just buy what they're going to immediately shoot. All the .22s are going into people's closets. And just when those people hit their original target of stockpile, then they go to the store and see empty shelves, and decide they'd better keep building the stash. We're doing this to ourselves.
 
Mid South Shooters Supply has Norma Tactical 22LR 40 grn in stock. A bit more in price than average stuff, I have 2000 rounds on the way to use in my HS HD Military pistol.Just checked their site and it is listed as in stock.
 
The UPS guy dropped off my 5K rounds of brass plated gold today. Remember, it's only hoarding if your widow ends up selling it at a yard sale to finance a "Single Seniors" cruise.
 
I was online when I got the notification from Midway USA that Federal American Egalitarian 40gr. high velocity was in stock in 5000 round cases.
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Congrats. I got the same notice, but Y'all were too fast for me. :)

Remember, it's only hoarding if your widow ends up selling it at a yard sale to finance a "Single Seniors" cruise.
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That's right.
 
Count your blessings you live in a Free State - starting today in Socialist NY we can't buy ammo online - unless we go thru a ffl.
Face to face only.
Gotta luv our Lefty Lib poor excuse for a Governor Cuomo. Him and Hillary won't be happy until the get all the guns and ammo....:fire:
Time to relocate:banghead:
 
dalv, my only advice is get far away from that place. The antis can keep CA,NY,MA, & CT. I honestly think New York has had enough gun owners to get this overturned, I just think it will take time. I just wish I had Bloombergs money. I would have commercials on everyday on stories of how guns save lives.
 
ATLDave said:
Everyone agrees. And that's exactly why the shortage continues. Everyone is trying to build their hoard, not just buy what they're going to immediately shoot. All the .22s are going into people's closets. And just when those people hit their original target of stockpile, then they go to the store and see empty shelves, and decide they'd better keep building the stash. We're doing this to ourselves.
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I would be more than happy to go store to store buying all the 22lr but I can't. You see there is nothing on the shelf to buy. Nothing is coming in. No 22lr at all. Zero. Nada. Lots of dust though but no 22lr. Heck brass cased 9mm is hard to buy locally again.
 
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