22 LR supply

[Davidg]

So when will the 22 LR supply catch up with demand? When will people have enough on their shelves that they stop buying the last box at Academy? I admit to being wrong on this one. I honestly thought that supply would have equalled demand by now. I've not seen a box of 22's at Walmart in over a year. They do get small quantities in occasionally, but it's wiped out by hoarders in minutes. Surely this will stop some day.....maybe.

 

[dantheman]

People are going to continue to snap up all reasonably priced .22 ammo for a long time to come . Count on it .

 

[Ferrara Fire]

I get .22lr in weekly. It is out there, people just buy it all up. In January I am going to a show, I will be able to order for the year. I should be able to get larger quantities, right now I am getting the scraps.

 

[Jack]

So when will the 22 LR supply catch up with demand? When will people have enough on their shelves that they stop buying the last box at Academy? I admit to being wrong on this one. I honestly thought that supply would have equalled demand by now. I've not seen a box of 22's at Walmart in over a year. They do get small quantities in occasionally, but it's wiped out by hoarders in minutes. Surely this will stop some day.....maybe.

Why do you assume the people snatching it up are hoarders? I'd be willing to bet that if a few boxes came in while you were there, they wouldn't last long, and I don't think you're a hoarder.

 

[Skiney]

IMHO WHY....!

I've not seen a box of 22's at Walmart in over a year. They do get small quantities in occasionally, but it's wiped out by hoarders in minutes. Surely this will stop some day.....maybe.

Thank Wally World management for dat:}

 

[Hattrick 22]

I get .22lr in weekly. It is out there, people just buy it all up. In January I am going to a show, I will be able to order for the year. I should be able to get larger quantities, right now I am getting the scraps.

Is there a way you can keep us in the loop on what you might be able to get pricing and such I would be in for a few thousand rounds.

 

[3fifty7]

" I didn't need any but I bought the limit because it was there. "

When people get over this.

 

[peterf225]

My dad buys it at Walmart quite often. But he buys it and sells to friends for what he paid and gives it as gifts. I got 2000 from him for Christmas and birthday.

 

[alpharic]

Why do you assume the people snatching it up are hoarders? I'd be willing to bet that if a few boxes came in while you were there, they wouldn't last long, and I don't think you're a hoarder.

He wasnt saying you were a hoarder, specifically, but if the shoe fits wear it. I can only assume if you take offense to this post, thay maybe you are a hoarder, because there are definitely some truth to the OP's post.

 

[Ferrara Fire]

Is there a way you can keep us in the loop on what you might be able to get pricing and such I would be in for a few thousand rounds.

We post everything we get in on our facebook page. Click on our logo below.

 

[CatCam]

Because the huge demand for 22LR and essentially it being off the shelves per say for the last year and for the foreseeable future, why are they not new startup companies to capitalize on the market?

I'm sure if China was allowed they would be importing the cr@p out of 22LR. I don't know what the quality would be??....I think NORINKO imported ammo in the 70's and 80's but then we banned it......stupid that we still have a ban on ammo when they make 97% of the stuff in WalMart - so what's ammo importation going to hurt for .22LR?

But I guess they would be called Burrets instead....!!!

 

[Jack]

He wasnt saying you were a hoarder, specifically, but if the shoe fits wear it. I can only assume if you take offense to this post, thay maybe you are a hoarder, because there are definitely some truth to the OP's post.

Actually, I don't own a single round of 22, nor anything chambered in it. No offense was taken on my part. I was simply trying to give him another perspective and make the point that maybe the people getting there first are tying to shoot it too.

BTW here is some subsonic 22, at $50 a brick.

http://www.mackspw.com/Item--i-GEMGSS22C

 

[flamatrix99]

Actually, I don't own a single round of 22, nor anything chambered in it. No offense was taken on my part. I was simply trying to give him another perspective and make the point that maybe the people getting there first are tying to shoot it too. Assumption is apparently code for not knowing what you're talking about.

BTW here is some subsonic 22, at $50 a brick.

http://www.mackspw.com/Item--i-GEMGSS22C

OUCH!

 

[Hattrick 22]

The dreaded Facebook looks like I'll just keep looking haha..

 

[alpharic]

Actually, I don't own a single round of 22, nor anything chambered in it. No offense was taken on my part. I was simply trying to give him another perspective and make the point that maybe the people getting there first are tying to shoot it too.

BTW here is some subsonic 22, at $50 a brick.

http://www.mackspw.com/Item--i-GEMGSS22C

Ok

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[largo44]

If any of you get the NRA Rifleman mag there is a good write up on Why we've had an ammo shortage---hits it on the head

 

[CatCam]

If any of you get the NRA Rifleman mag there is a good write up on Why we've had an ammo shortage---hits it on the head

cliffs notes?!!!

 

[petingrass]

I would guess its Because setting up the tooling and working out the supply chains takes time. Definitely months and probably the better part of a year.

I would imagine that the existing suppliers are gobbling up all the raw materials. I'd imagine that theyd prefer to sell large orders of primers to their existing customers than to sell small orders to the new guy.

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[sgt z]

There is a story on this in the NRA American Rifleman latest issue. There are more rimfire options these days also with a diverse selection from CB to magnums. Production lines I assume make quantities of one type for X-number of rounds and then set-up on a different variety. Manufacturers are slow to expand permanent production when the market is in perhaps a consumption bubble. Even if a line is making only .22LR, look at the varieties of that round that are offered, 60gr SSS to 29 gr hypervelocity from low-end blasting to match grade.
I think there will be a shift in cost to the consumer because the price willing to be paid is proving out a new pricing structure and manufacturers could just manipulate supply to cause price increases.

 

[BayouRat]

Here is the problem as I see it. As long as people are willing to pay a premium on Gun Broker and other auction sites. People are going to keep buying it up and selling it at higher prices. Basic Economics. Supply and Demand.

Two months ago my local Wally World finally started getting a decent supply back into stock. Three box max. purchase. I was able to buy three boxes on Wednesdays when they stocked the shelves. But last week the shelves went bare again. The clerk told me another employee was calling people (Friends and Family) when the truck came in and they were buying it as soon as it hit the shelves.