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$200 For A Box of 22LR Ammo
AmmoLand ^ | Feb 26, 2013 | Major Van Harl USAF Ret

Posted on 02/26/2013 6:18:42 AM PST by EXCH54FE

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In time of real crisis I project a 50 round box of 22lr ammo will trade for the current value of an ounce of silver. So if silver is $200 an ounce that will make a 22lr bullet worth $4 a round. If you think I am off the mark go out and try to buy a box of 22lr ammo today. Today’s ammo crisis is not real, but there is no 22lr to be found and that is real.
1 posted on 02/26/2013 6:18:50 AM PST by EXCH54FE
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To: EXCH54FE

I reload all my centerfire ammo. (Of course, not 22lr)

But even with reloading, the individual componemts are getting harder to find.

I have about 12,000 rounds of 22 that I enjoy for plinking. Hopefully that will last until all this blows over.


2 posted on 02/26/2013 6:24:27 AM PST by envisio (Its on like Donkey Kong!!)
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To: EXCH54FE

I guess I was smart to buy thousands of rounds of 22lr years ago as I prepared to fight two counter revolutions.


3 posted on 02/26/2013 6:26:07 AM PST by y6162
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To: EXCH54FE

The ammo is out there, like the author says. (Local gun show had plenty). And it’s expensive. But I view it like cost-averaging a stock, I buy a bit every month. It’s not going to get cheaper anytime soon.


4 posted on 02/26/2013 6:29:10 AM PST by frankenMonkey (this space for rent)
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To: envisio

Just saw a vid of how CCI makes 22lr. It was pretty amazing.


6 posted on 02/26/2013 6:42:02 AM PST by MrB (The difference between a Humanist and a Satanist - the latter admits whom he's working for)
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To: EXCH54FE

I’m hanging on to what I have until this crap is over with.


7 posted on 02/26/2013 6:43:30 AM PST by TheRhinelander
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To: envisio

An article a while back stated the situation starkly:

This is not a society stocking up on arms and ammo because they fear confiscation,
this is a society preparing for war.


8 posted on 02/26/2013 6:46:10 AM PST by MrB (The difference between a Humanist and a Satanist - the latter admits whom he's working for)
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To: MrB

I’ve been searching for CCI Stingers since late November, to no avail. It’s like they stopped making them. I’d like to know who is finding any and where.


9 posted on 02/26/2013 6:46:31 AM PST by OB1kNOb (Liberty or tyranny. Pick one.)
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To: MrB

That’s exactly the ammo I can’t find !


10 posted on 02/26/2013 6:47:04 AM PST by vladimir998
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To: MrB

I paid $8.57/box of 100ea Min Mags Saturday. Purchase was rationed to one box per customer.


11 posted on 02/26/2013 6:47:52 AM PST by MachIV
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To: EXCH54FE

Ammo is the “Beanie Babies” of today and it may be that many of the people who specialized in buying Beanie Babies are involved in this too.

As far a cost goes for 22LR in an SHTF scenario, the cost of a box or a single round will be higher than even the author knows.

The main items in value during the SHTF will be food, ammo, medical supplies and sanitation supplies. A case of NeoSporin will be worth more than a skid of gold or silver.


12 posted on 02/26/2013 6:47:54 AM PST by buffaloguy
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To: envisio
I have about 12,000 rounds of 22 that I enjoy for plinking.

An arsenal!

13 posted on 02/26/2013 6:48:04 AM PST by Fido969
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How is the crisis not real? The demand far outstrips the supply and manufacturers cannot keep up. Sounds like a severe shortage/crisis to me.

Couple that with the government purchases of more than TWO BILLION rounds and you have manufacturers like Federal and Remington who cannot keep up or even come close.

Good thing for me, I have a Fleet Farm and Gander Mountain close by. I visit them both a couple times each week and I've had no problem replenishing. I just bought crap Remington Thunderbolt 22lr, 500 for $18. But, it's better than nothing and my Sig/GSG 1911-22 ate it just fine.

I often hear in news stories about the lunatics in mass shootings having "thousands of rounds of ammunition." BFD. I hope to have 10s of thousands as I head into 2014. When I'm sending 5000 downrange per year, 10000 is nice.

14 posted on 02/26/2013 6:49:01 AM PST by Solson (The Voters stole the election! And the establishment wants it back.)
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To: envisio
A friend will tell a friend who tells a friend; next thing I know I have 10 people wanting ammo from just one neighbor's word of mouth.

Speaking only for myself, that would be a cause for concern, OpSec-wise.

15 posted on 02/26/2013 6:50:07 AM PST by Bloody Sam Roberts (Here once the embattled farmers stood... And fired the shot heard round the world.)
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When the gun grabers loose their effort to take away guns, they WILL go after ammunition. I predict (I hope I’m wrong) that ammunition manufacture and sale to the general public will be OUTLAWED. You won’t need a gun if you can fire it.


16 posted on 02/26/2013 6:52:49 AM PST by DaveA37
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To: Bloody Sam Roberts

When the gun grabers loose their effort to take away guns, they WILL go after ammunition. I predict (I hope I’m wrong) that ammunition manufacture and sale to the general public will be OUTLAWED. You won’t need a gun if you can’t fire it.


17 posted on 02/26/2013 6:53:13 AM PST by DaveA37
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To: EXCH54FE

$200 a box?

That’s a far cry from when I was a kid back in the 60’s buying ammo for my Rem512. Seems I always bought shorts, cause they were cheaper than the long rifles. I think I was paying around 35 cents a box.


18 posted on 02/26/2013 6:55:54 AM PST by Elderberry (.)
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They will do it with required background checks and heavy taxes for each purchase. It will be done under the umbrella of oBama care, much like the heavy cigarette taxes.


19 posted on 02/26/2013 6:58:11 AM PST by wrench
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Maybe we need “anti hoarding laws” for ammunition, you know punish anyone who has thought ahead and bought ammo ahead of time....

I am being sarcastic here


20 posted on 02/26/2013 6:58:29 AM PST by GraceG
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