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Sighted in WalMart: 4.5 Cents per Round .22 Ammunition
Ammoland ^ | 29 November, 2015 | Dean Weingarten

Posted on 12/02/2015 6:53:20 AM PST by marktwain

22 in WalMart 4 Cents

A WalMart in North Dallas, Texas, just off the George W. Bush freeway and Marsh rd, consistently had 5 cent .22 ammunition when I visited my Daughter in October.  When I checked in late November, there wasn’t any more on the shelves.  I was disappointed, and believed that the .22 bubble was re-inflating.  I was gone for a couple of days, but checked out the display again on 29 November.

In October, a WalMart employee, who wished to remain anonymous, told me that the same people came in when .22 bulk packs were available and bought them all up.  They did not buy the 50 round boxes, because they were not worth their time, with a 3 boxes per day limit.  The bulk packs were bought up regularly.

Maybe the ammo resellers were on Thanksgiving vacation on the 29th of November. Maybe they noticed a slump in demand. I cannot be sure why, but there on the shelves were five boxes of Winchester copper-plated .22 LR, 333 round boxes for $14.97. This was late in the afternoon, about 4:30 p.m. WalMart restocks .22 ammuntion in the morning, I have been told.

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I am hearing more stories of the beginning of a saturated market. President Obama and the Democrats are keeping the .22 ammo bubble inflated, but it will not last forever.
1 posted on 12/02/2015 6:53:20 AM PST by marktwain
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Wow. I paid $7.95 for 50 rounds the other day.

I remember when I started stockpiling 22, I was paying $7.95 for 100 rounds. Just about $35 for 500 rounds.

But the Fed says there is no inflation.


2 posted on 12/02/2015 7:02:29 AM PST by Vermont Lt (I had student debt. It came from a bank. Not from the Govt.)
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To: marktwain

This is great news! Indeed, a hugh and series development.

I just hope an industry-wide price drop is in the near future.


3 posted on 12/02/2015 7:03:34 AM PST by Freemeorkillme
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To: Vermont Lt

I’ve got bricks of .22 ammo with a 13.99 price sticker on them.Bought pre-Obama.


4 posted on 12/02/2015 7:08:18 AM PST by Farmer Dean (stop worrying about what they want to do to you,start thinking about what you want to do to them)
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To: marktwain

Had given up checking the ammo case at Wallyworld, but think I better start looking again.


5 posted on 12/02/2015 7:08:46 AM PST by Made In The USA (Rap music: Soundtrack of the retarded.)
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To: Vermont Lt

I still have an unopened box of 450 purchased from K-Mart in Burlington years ago for $9.97.


6 posted on 12/02/2015 7:11:00 AM PST by GreyHoundSailor
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To: marktwain

I’ve got a couple parcels of Ag land that is now overrun with jack rabbits. If I can get my hands on some reasonably priced 22 ammo I can take care of the problem.


7 posted on 12/02/2015 7:15:16 AM PST by Kahuna
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To: Farmer Dean

As late as 2012, I purchased .22 LR, Federal Champion bulk pack, at less than 3 cents a round, on sale. It was priced at $9.99 for 325 rounds, but I had a coupon and got free shipping from Cabelas.


8 posted on 12/02/2015 7:17:49 AM PST by marktwain
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I bought my first box (50 rds) of .22 ammo back in 1962. It cost 45 cents in Carlsbad NM. I was 15 years old. Now I have to be 21 years old to get the same ammo.

Saw Winchester 50 rds for sale at Cabelas for 9.99 a box last week.

I will continue to use up my old Federal I bought twenty years ago.


9 posted on 12/02/2015 7:32:14 AM PST by Ruy Dias de Bivar
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Check Academy Sports too, if you have one. They’ve been recently getting in .22 also - at good prices. Usually limited to 2 small boxes or one bulk, however.


10 posted on 12/02/2015 7:35:13 AM PST by mykroar ("Never believe anything until it has been officially denied." - Otto von Bismarck)
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It's been quite a while since I checked the Wal-Mart near me, but while picking up a few items for my wife yesterday I swung by the sporting goods department.

They had a fairly decent selection of other handgun and rifle ammo as well as shotgun shells, but no .22LR at all. There probably are still some early morning resellers coming in and buying it up whenever some happens to become available.

Fortunately I still have an OK inventory from pre-Obama times.

11 posted on 12/02/2015 7:40:23 AM PST by deoetdoctrinae (Donate monthly and end FReepathons.)
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12 posted on 12/02/2015 7:43:45 AM PST by DJ MacWoW (The Fed Gov is not one ring to rule them all)
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To: marktwain

The fact that there has been a difficult time getting a very coveted product on the shelves in America for the past 6 years now is a sign of decline.


13 posted on 12/02/2015 7:48:27 AM PST by The Toll
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Not really. I read an article by an ammunition re-loader that explained the .22 situation. MONEY. My figures may be off somewhat but you can get the idea.

The manufacturing line for .22 costs approx. 5-6 million. They make approx. .001 cent per round and the machinery is .22 specific only. Now, the line for center fire cost the same, they make 10 times as much profit per round and can change the tooling for other calibers.

This is precisely why no new .22 ammo manufacturing have been built in the last 10 years and those existing have it are running 24/7 trying to get rid of the bubble. However, buyers like described in the OP is the reason it remains so high, they are artificially creating a shortage and re-selling at double their costs. They pay kick back to store employees for early notification and even some employees are laying back new shipments for big sales to their beneficial “customers”.

There is actually enough production to keep up with normal demand but until the straw buyers quit, prices will remain high.


14 posted on 12/02/2015 8:04:26 AM PST by biff
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but until the straw buyers quit, prices will remain high.

Or enough people stop buying from them...

15 posted on 12/02/2015 8:46:03 AM PST by grobdriver (Where is Wilson Blair when you need him?)
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To: biff

That is true, and that is why I sold off all of my guns (except one) that were chambered in .22. I have a few boxes of remington cyclonesfor it, that I bought years ago for something like $15 for a box of 525.

I switched up to guns chambered in .223, 9MM, .45, and other easily obtained military callibers.


16 posted on 12/02/2015 8:49:10 AM PST by factoryrat (We are the producers, the creators. Grow it, mine it, build it.)
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To: marktwain

Academy in Plano off the DNT and Parker on black friday had blazer 50rd boxes at 2.69 a box limit 500 rounds at 9am I bought 500 rds Friday and another 500 Saturday. My M4-22 and G2G 1911 will burn that in an afternoon at bullet trap.


17 posted on 12/02/2015 9:52:55 AM PST by JD_UTDallas ("Veni Vidi Vici")
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To: JD_UTDallas

Demand is slowly being saturated, but I believe that there are many new shooters. New manufacturing production is likely to be purchased at some point.


18 posted on 12/02/2015 10:03:55 AM PST by marktwain
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To: GreyHoundSailor

Its funny. My 22LR has had a much better return than my stocks, gold, and silver.

Go figure.


19 posted on 12/02/2015 10:22:55 AM PST by Vermont Lt (I had student debt. It came from a bank. Not from the Govt.)
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To: Freemeorkillme

LOL. That continues to be a great insider FREEPER joke!


20 posted on 12/02/2015 11:27:11 AM PST by ChinaGotTheGoodsOnClinton (Go Egypt on 0bama)
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