Is .22 RF Finally Coming Back Now?

[alismith]

Went to Wally World and picked up 3-100 rnd. boxes of .22 RF. Was in the same Wally World last week and picked up 3-50 rnd. boxes of .22 Mag. They still had about 12 boxes left when I bought mine. A friend called about 2 weeks ago and said he bought 3-333 rnd. boxes at a different Wally World.

It seems as though the drought on .22's is starting to go away.

Is anyone else seeing more .22's coming in now?

[ltorlo64]

I have found some at Dick's but not at the WalMart by my house.

[Hatedbysheeple]

picked up a 1400 rnd tub at gander mountain 6 month ago, think I paid $70, I was just glad to see it, but it kills me considering I was paying $98 for 1000rnds of wolf 10 years ago.

[Schuetzenman]

I have hand almost no luck at Wall mart. A local gun shop and a new Gander MT. that opened in a near by town I have been able to find federal Auto Match and some CCI Std. Velocity. The CCI works perfectly in my 22-45 lite with suppressor on it.

[rci2950]

the F is going on down there. We got tons of it here.

[Schuetzenman]

the F is going on down there. We got tons of it here.

The Sandy Hook Elementary school massacre in CT sparked a panic buy that over 2 years later still has .22 LR in short supply. Ironically the caliber used to kill the children, (.223 / 5.56 mm) is readily available.

[Helen Keller]

been mountains of .22lr at every store here since last february.

[Schuetzenman]

been mountains of .22lr at every store here since last february.

I wish there was around here. No let up in my region of GA.

[l921428x]

What Schuetz said. None here either and I live prolly 20 miles south of him.
My Wallyworld still has signs up limiting the amount you can buy, but that doesn't matter.
They never have ANY.

[NAPOTS]

still rarely see it around here just south of the state of jefferson ;-)

[Full Otto]

Comes in at Walmart and gone same day haven't seen it. Was at Dicks in Lafayette today and didn't see any but have been hearing it's always on the shelf as close as Ft Wayne plenty in Ohio too
People seem to be hoarding or flipping it around here. A guy was here Sat and said he happened on three bricks recently at Walmart.
He was going to buy it and the guy behind the counter said those were the last three and he was buying them
Frustrating

[skorpion]

Comes in at Walmart and gone same day haven't seen it. Was at Dicks in Lafayette today and didn't see any but have been hearing it's always on the shelf as close as Ft Wayne plenty in Ohio too
People seem to be hoarding or flipping it around here. A guy was here Sat and said he happened on three bricks recently at Walmart.
He was going to buy it and the guy behind the counter said those were the last three and he was buying them
Frustrating
Same thing here in Eastern OH. I spoke with a Wal-Mart employee a few months back who said the same people continue to come in and snatch up all .22 LR before it even hits the shelf because they have the shipping schedule down to a science.

Yesterday I bought .22LR for the first time in years at a local gun shop. They had 500r bricks of 40-grain Aguila for $41, both lead and copper. I bought the last box of copper.

[Helen Keller]

I generally shoot 200-300 rounds each time im out with my 22/45 pac-lite with the can on it .

normal prices are $19 for a 300-325 pack and $36-39 for a 500 pack.

[O.S.O.K.]

IF I had the money right now, I'd probably be picking up some to replace what I've shot over the last couple of years... I interviewed for a good job today and it went excellent! So, maybe I'll be able to take care of this...

As it is, I'm still well stocked from my last stock-up efforts when I paid $12/500. So I got nothing to bitch about lol.

[Schuetzenman]

IF I had the money right now, I'd probably be picking up some to replace what I've shot over the last couple of years... I interviewed for a good job today and it went excellent! So, maybe I'll be able to take care of this...

As it is, I'm still well stocked from my last stock-up efforts when I paid $12/500. So I got nothing to bitch about lol.

Good look on the job hunt. I hope it works out for you.

[O.S.O.K.]

Good look on the job hunt. I hope it works out for you.

Thank you brother. I need this to happen and it really sounds like something I would enjoy. Kind of a man's sales job - heavy equipment sales.

[alismith]

Picked up 300 more rnds. of .22 Short yesterday. That makes 600 rnds. of shorts in the past two weeks. Was talking to another customer and he said this was the first time he's seen any shorts in over a year.

Hopefully, .22's are slowly making a comeback in my area. It's looking better now.

[alismith]

Just picked up a 1,000 rnd. box of Winchester M-22 ammo at WallyWorld the other day for $50. First time I've ever seen a box of 1,000. Didn't know it was sold in 1,000 rnd. packs.

Going shooting this weekend, with a couple of friends, and see if we can empty this box.

[imanaknut]

I almost cried the last time I bought a case (5000 rounds) of CCI Blazer for $140 shipped as the time before that I paid $90 shipped. Sometimes memories are a bad thing, like remembering complaining when .22LR went from $5 a brick (500 rounds) to $6 per. Or when Sellier & Bellot .223 went from $120 per case of 1000 to $140 and then $160 in just a couple of months. Or the price wars for 9mm at our local very large (at that time) fun show brought the price of Sellier & Bellot to $90 per case. Of Wolf 7.62x39 for $80, etc, etc, etc.

Can't seem to wrap my brain around a 500 round brick of .22LR for $30 plus. Like I said, wish I was much younger so I wouldn't know of nor remember "those were the days".

[rci2950]

It's all relative though. My father likes to bring up how lee enfields were $8 at the hardware store for a brand new one when he was a teen. They are $500 now.

[ltorlo64]

Just picked up a 1,000 rnd. box of Winchester M-22 ammo at WallyWorld the other day for $50. First time I've ever seen a box of 1,000. Didn't know it was sold in 1,000 rnd. packs.

Going shooting this weekend, with a couple of friends, and see if we can empty this box.

I'll do my best to help!

[ltorlo64]

Went to WalMart last week and they had an empty box of .22 LR. It was the first sign of .22 LR even being available at that WalMart in over 2 years. I take that as a good sign.

[alismith]

I'll do my best to help!

No Problem. ;)

[Helen Keller]

How 'hot' is the M-22 ?




i'd be down for 1000 rounds for $50 ... but that means going to tard-mart.

[alismith]

How 'hot' is the M-22 ?




i'd be down for 1000 rounds for $50 ... but that means going to tard-mart.

On the box is states muzzle velocity is a consistent 1255 FPS. It's black, copper-plated round nose.

[Sherman]

Can't seem to wrap my brain around a 500 round brick of .22LR for $30 plus. Like I said, wish I was much younger so I wouldn't know of nor remember "those were the days".

Same here. Know what the prices were before Sandy Hook.......I just can't get myself to pay 30 for 500. I would for $15. Maybe after the election, the prices will plummet.

[Schuetzenman]

I am occassionally finding it, but it run 8 cents a round up to 11 cents a round.

[Helen Keller]

it's down to around $29-34 per 500 around here.


i only ever shoot my pac-lite anymore so a 500rd box lasts awhile cause i get sick of loading those ruger magazines.

[skorpion]

it's down to around $29-34 per 500 around here.


i only ever shoot my pac-lite anymore so a 500rd box lasts awhile cause i get sick of loading those ruger magazines.
Same here - ever since the panic I haven't shot much .22, but when I have it's been out of a Remington single-shot bolt-action. I may bust out the semi-autos and repeaters again now that I can at least buy a brick or two at the gun shops.

[NAPOTS]

Same here - ever since the panic I haven't shot much .22, but when I have it's been out of a Remington single-shot bolt-action. I may bust out the semi-autos and repeaters again now that I can at least buy a brick or two at the gun shops.

I couldn't find any at the local walmarts here this weekend. It still tends to be scarce. I do have a decent supply though. Since I mainly shoot my bolt action now days it tends to last.

[alismith]

Yesterday, while at a local Wally World, I saw the clerk unloading his cart of ammo and putting it onto the shelves. I asked if they had gotten any .22's in and he said, yes. He scrounged around and found it. It was a sealed box of two 1,000 rnd. Winchester M-22 boxes, just like I bought a while back.

I, only, had enough money for one of the boxes, so I bought that.

I've noticed that Wally World seems to be getting in bulk-sized boxes instead of the usual, small 50 rnd. boxes (unless it's CCI's).

Still, they must sell these quickly, as they never have any displayed on the shelves. They only ones I've seen, rarely, on the shelves are either 22 Shorts, 22 Mags, or 22 bird shot....none of the LR.

Around here, I guess you have to catch them as they unload their pallets or you don't get them...

p.s. I've had no issues with the M-22's at all. They work equally well in revolvers or semi-autos.

[Schuetzenman]

Haven't seen any in 9 months maybe at Wally World. I do see them at Gander Mt. in the next town over. Not cheap, but they are there.

[Partisan1983]

Haven't seen descent priced .22 here in years....I am not gonna buy any time soon....seems like a scam too me..

[alismith]

I think the trend of panic buying is starting to slow down a little. Went to Wallyworld today and they had about 10 boxes of Winchester SuperX .22LR, 100 packs for $8.37 each. Kind of high priced, but I told the clerk I'd take some and he asked how many I wanted. I told him I thought you could only get 3 at a time and he said they've been on the shelf for 3 days (he figured the price scared buyers away). Told me I could have as many as I wanted so I bought 5 boxes.

I may have paid too much, but if Hitlery gets elected, I'll be super glad I did buy them when I did. If they're still there in a few days, I may pick up some more.

Haven't seen many .22 LR these past few weeks, so I jumped when I had the chance.

[Schuetzenman]

I think the trend of panic buying is starting to slow down a little. Went to Wallyworld today and they had about 10 boxes of Winchester SuperX .22LR, 100 packs for $8.37 each. Kind of high priced, but I told the clerk I'd take some and he asked how many I wanted. I told him I thought you could only get 3 at a time and he said they've been on the shelf for 3 days (he figured the price scared buyers away). Told me I could have as many as I wanted so I bought 5 boxes.

I may have paid too much, but if Hitlery gets elected, I'll be super glad I did buy them when I did. If they're still there in a few days, I may pick up some more.

Haven't seen many .22 LR these past few weeks, so I jumped when I had the chance.

Honestly it's tough to find any .22 lr under a dime a round anymore. The cheapest I've found is the Federal Auto Match and it seems to be one of the least accurate rounds from Federal. I'me paying 7.38 cents a round sales tax included. Given the scarce nature of .22 LR I get the Atuo Match simply because something is better than nothing. The days of 5 cent a shot .22 LR ammo I think are gone for all time.

[alismith]

It's still hit or miss around here. But, it appears to be slowly coming back. Picked up 150 rnds, of .22 Mag last week, and 200 rnds. of shorts tonight. The shelves at Wally World are full of all kinds of center fire ammo.

[ltorlo64]

There was .22LR at the local WalMart for the first time in over 3 years last week. There were a few hundred round in the case an no line waiting to purchase. Now if the price would come back down a little. Of course, the way things are going Clinton will be elected and on November 9th everything will be gone again. Bother that I am sort of restricted in purchases as I am getting ready to move back across country again and the movers won't take ammo. It is hazardous, you know.

[O.S.O.K.]

Yep. If you're in need of .22LR, I suggest that you get it now... because it'll be OOS again very soon as people panic before the election. www.ammoseek.com

[alismith]

Just got back from a different WallyWorld and they had 20 boxes of CCI .22 MiniMag (50 rnds.) still on the shelves. Usually, all of their .22's are gone by mid-morning, so I considered myself lucky to run across this when I did. I picked up 2 boxes.

It's a good thing I have guns that will shoot any type of .22 RF that I come across.

My favorites are a .22 Ruger convertible and a Taurus Circuit Judge .22 with two cylinders for LR or Mag.

[Helen Keller]

got 2 500rd boxes of cci blazer today for $29 each. one for me and one for my dad.

[Schuetzenman]

got 2 500rd boxes of cci blazer today for $29 each. one for me and one for my dad.

Lucky bastard. Last ones I've seen around here were $49 each.

[alismith]

Went back to the same WallyWorld I went to yesterday and no one had bought any of the MiniMags I saw yesterday, so I bought 2 more boxes. I'll keep checking on that store until either I buy all of them or someone else does. I guess not many people are in the market for .22 Mags.

There was a time when .22 Mags were nonexistent, so I'll stock up while I can.

[Helen Keller]

22 mag is everywhere here now. $11-13 a box.

[alismith]

22 mag is everywhere here now. $11-13 a box.

Mine were $13, too.

[alismith]

Went back to the same WallyWorld, today, and they had received a new shipment since yesterday. I bought 6 boxes of CCI .22's. (The usual sign limiting a customer to 3 boxes was gone and I asked the manager if that still applied and he told me I could have as many boxes as I wanted.)

I picked up another box of MiniMags, 3 boxes of Hollow Point Stingers, a box of Standard Velocity and a box of Quiet-22. I didn't bother with the Shorts as I already have enough of them right now. The Quiet-22 is something I haven't seen before, so I bought that one for grins and giggles to see what they'll do.

Anyhow, I may go back tomorrow and see what's left.

[Helen Keller]

i get the cci low noise 710 fps for shooting my pistol really really quiet, doesnt cycle even with the can but it's less noise than a staple gun.

[alismith]

i get the cci low noise 710 fps for shooting my pistol really really quiet, doesnt cycle even with the can but it's less noise than a staple gun.

How would they compare to the noise level of a CB Cap?

[O.S.O.K.]

Well anyone that's waited to stock up.... I sure wouldn't wait any longer!! http://www.ammoseek.com

And I'm guessing that the CCI quiet is actually just the CB's renamed. CB stands for conical bullet which doesn't speak to the reduced load IMHO.

[alismith]

Picked up 6 boxes of .22 LR at Wally World today and the clerk said that they no longer are limiting customers to 3 boxes as .22's are coming in pretty regularly now.

Anyone else noticing a steady supply of .22 LR's now?

[NAPOTS]

still high and dry at my walmart

[FunkyPertwee]

Picked up 6 boxes of .22 LR at Wally World today and the clerk said that they no longer are limiting customers to 3 boxes as .22's are coming in pretty regularly now.

Anyone else noticing a steady supply of .22 LR's now?


I might finally get back into rimfire. I've been wanting a Ruger Take-down in stainless with some of those 25 rounders, and a M&P-22 compact. Also the new Ruger Mark IV hunter model looks really appealing to me.

[alismith]

I might finally get back into rimfire. I've been wanting a Ruger Take-down in stainless with some of those 25 rounders, and a M&P-22 compact. Also the new Ruger Mark IV hunter model looks really appealing to me.

Have you given any thought to a Beretta Neos? They are slick little pistols and the mags are inexpensive and easy to get. Accurate, too.

[rci2950]

Have you given any thought to a Beretta Neos? They are slick little pistols and the mags are inexpensive and easy to get. Accurate, too.

I was thinking about getting one of those. I don't have a .22 pistol and I was considering the browning buckmark and this Neos. The neos looks to be the better and less expensive pistol.

[alismith]

I was thinking about getting one of those. I don't have a .22 pistol and I was considering the browning buckmark and this Neos. The neos looks to be the better and less expensive pistol.

I have no problems with mine. It's comfortable, accurate, and reliable.

[FunkyPertwee]

Have you given any thought to a Beretta Neos? They are slick little pistols and the mags are inexpensive and easy to get. Accurate, too.


My uncle has one and likes it. I held it and thought it felt quality.

I like the M&P-22 compact for a 22 that feels like a normal handgun, and I've always like the Ruger Mark series as a target pistol for their funky 1970's appearance. I have a mark 2 22/45 target model and think a mark 4 would be a good upgrade to have in addition to it.

[alismith]

My uncle has one and likes it. I held it and thought it felt quality.

I like the M&P-22 compact for a 22 that feels like a normal handgun, and I've always like the Ruger Mark series as a target pistol for their funky 1970's appearance. I have a mark 2 22/45 target model and think a mark 4 would be a good upgrade to have in addition to it.

I have a Ruger Mk1 and love it. It's everything a .22 pistol should be. It's the one I qualified with for my CCW. (Didn't have the Neos then, or I would have used that one.)

[FunkyPertwee]

I have a Ruger Mk1 and love it. It's everything a .22 pistol should be. It's the one I qualified with for my CCW. (Didn't have the Neos then, or I would have used that one.)


Check out the upgrades they did for the mark 4. Once all of the options for Mark 3 models are available in mark 4 configuration, I think it will be the perfect .22 target style pistol.

Here is a Hickok45 video on the hunter model mark 4:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HjsMSToXO60&t=10s

[alismith]

For the past 3-4 weeks, I've seen no .22 LR in any of the WallyWorlds's around here. They have plenty of .22 WMR, but no LR.

I asked the clerk, yesterday, if .22 LR's were still coming in and he said they used to get 2-3 shipments a week, but he hasn't seen any LR in about a month.

I wonder why it's getting scarce up this time?

[ltorlo64]

Have you given any thought to a Beretta Neos? They are slick little pistols and the mags are inexpensive and easy to get. Accurate, too.

The only Neo I have shot is yours and I am thinking about getting one now. I was not to impressed with it but it shoots very well and makes me look like I know what I am doing. I liked it much better than the Ruger Mk III.

[alismith]

Just scored a 1,000 rnd. box of Winchester .22 LR's today. This is the first I've seen in about a month now. They only had two boxes on the shelf, now they have one left.

Wasn't looking for any, but with them starting to get scarce again, I figured I should buy it, JIC.