.22 Teaser in Oklahoma

Gun Watch ^ | 17 October, 2014 | Dean Weingarten

[marktwain]

I was traveling South on Highway 75 in Atoka, Oklahoma, when I saw the sign pictured above.   I couldn't resist stopping and finding out if it were true.  I have been saying that  the ammunition bubble was going to pop, and I have been seeing a bit more .22 ammunition available than a few months ago.

The sign was for  The Pawn Ticket, and it was open.

Once inside, I was informed that they had run out of .22 ammunition the day before.   They were selling it for $85 a brick (500 rounds) or $10 for a box of 50.   Those prices are a bit high.   I have seen .22 ammo in a gun store in Yuma, Arizona, for $3.19 a box of 50 just a month ago.

The shop has only been open for a year.   They had a nice selection of used guns, but I had miles to go and commitments to keep.

About twice as many guns were stored in a more secure room.  A customer posed for the photo.

I wish them the best of luck.   Starting a new business is never easy.

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[marktwain]

.22 ammunition may be becoming more common, but the Ebola situation is likely to keep the bubble from busting.

[samadams2000]

BUY ATK stock. They own the .22LR market.

[Husker24]

A BIT high?

[FlingWingFlyer]

I saw a similar sign here in northern Arizona the other day. I can’t remember which store it was.

[VerySadAmerican]

I bought 500 rounds a few years ago for less than twenty bucks.

[digger48]

I don’t care for Dicks Sporting Goods since they caved to the anti-scary looking gun crowd, but they recently had Remington .22s for $25/brick here in central IN. One per day per customer. Since I was working close, I hit it 3 days in a row

[samadams2000]

Still dirt cheap. They are spinning off divisions. The rocket group will probably be bought. Next buy point is a close over $142 is you want to wait. Then double up. $250 by end of next year. IMHO.

[waterhill]

I am proud to say that I will never have to buy .22 ammo again for as long as I live. Bought it about 10 years ago and my brain seems to think @ > 7 bucks a brick.

[Blood of Tyrants]

CCI is reportedly manufacturing 4 million rounds per day and can’t keep up with demand.

[Blood of Tyrants]

20 cents per round is astronomically high. You can get 5.56 NATO for 35 cents per round.

[backwoods-engineer]

Indeed. I can make .223 for 31 cents a round, with found brass, and the chinese stuff is cheaper than that.

[backwoods-engineer]

I mean the Russian 5.56 not Chinese.

[tomkat]

Local WM in central PA finally had some boxes of CCI x100 the other day @ $7.50 per.

[marktwain]

Nice report. Demand is finally starting to drop. When it crosses.

I worry that the Ebola situation will rekindle demand.

http://gunwatch.blogspot.com/2014/03/ammunition-availability-shortages-and.html

[VOR78]

$85 per 500? I can understand why they have 22lr.

The local Walmart has been getting a shipment almost once a week now. $24.97 for Winchester 555 packs.

[Lurker]

$85 a brick is really expensive. Before things went nuts I remember paying around $20 and would toss a couple in the cart every time I went to Cabelas. I managed to put back nearly 10,000 rounds that way.

[Blood of Tyrants]

You can get the Russian stuff for $0.22/rd.

http://ammoseek.com/ammo/223-remington

[marktwain]

“When it crosses.” Should be:

When demand drops below supply, prices will drop fast.

[bicyclerepair]

Last time at WM, there were 6 boxes left. And immediately after I asked for 3, someone was waiting for the last 3.

CCI 40gr 100 box x 3 $7/ea.

Outdoor world/Bass pro shops seems to have it whenever I go shooting there. Also do archery there on Fridays since women are free.