$30 for a box of 50 rounds of .22LR? You gotta be kidding me. This is not the new norm. I have several backorders for 500 round boxes for around that same price.
Then you’ve made the financial decsion to wait for the back orders. You’ve got yours, congrats. $30 isn’t much if you have no ammo or other chance to get some. The point is that there is ammo available, it is wildly overpriced, but it is available.
The only boxes of .22 LR I have seen in this part of Texas were at an out-of-the-way gun store. They had about 20 boxes of 50 for $5 a piece. I have two 550’s on back order from Bass Pro Shops from a gift card I received at Christmas. We will see if anything shows up.