My local Walmarts are always out of stock because the employees buy and resell online instead of putting on the shelves. There is a shortage.
Son works at “Shoot Straight”. There is definitely a shortage of 22 ammo. A friend visiting from Kentucky was visiting South Florida. He can’t get any at home and son’s store has some but can’t get a lot!
The Wal-Mart in Lexington, VA had an empty shelf where the 22 normally sits. The price tag, however, indicated that the quantity of bullets in the box was 40 not 50. So like ice cream and coffee, manufacturers and retailers just sell us less stuff than we’re used to. No half gallon containers of ice cream and no one pound cans of coffee.