That's idiotic. Even during the panic, Glock mags were among the first pistol mags to reappear. They're made in such huge quantities that I knew the supply would catch up to the demand eventually.
It's enjoyable watching the 22 Neckbeards panic.
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That's idiotic. Even during the panic, Glock mags were among the first pistol mags to reappear. They're made in such huge quantities that I knew the supply would catch up to the demand eventually.
Darn it. You had to take it all.... :-) Wisconsin, these parts, don't get the love.
My wife brought home a slip of paper with a list of ammo and prices. Some guy at work said his brother has a great deal on HTF ammo so get it now! 22lr at higher prices than I just found online. He's a neckbeard from Ark.
My local (rural) WM still has no .22LR.
From where I sit, the "Neck Beards" were just a bunch of fictional scapegoat characters who magically cornered the market and resold .22 LR at three times it was worth. Damn near everyone who panicked and bought everything in sight was them selves by definition a "Neck Beard", even if they did not flip it.
Upon reflection, if anyone ever looked, you would have seen a disturbing trend that very many, brick and mortar gun shops put their .22 LR inventory for sale on-line at inflated prices instead of selling it to their regular customers (even then, they held some back for $75 per brick).
It is simple math: Domestic manufacturers can only produce about 8 million rounds per day. They claim they are working 24/7. That is bull shit. Machines need down time for maintenance and calibration, workers need rest, and raw materials must be available for production. Just one hiccup, and the line stops.
At 8 Million rounds produced per day, that amounts to about 16,000 five hundred round bricks per day. If all that production per day went to just WalMart, each store would only get four 500 round bricks per day.
That number gets even more confused, because not all .22 LR comes in tidy 500 round boxes. Today we have a mind numbing assortment of 50, 100, 222, 225, 300, 325, 333, 375, 500, 525, and 555 count boxes of ammo. Then, there is the whopper of a 1,400 round bucket of bullets and a 1,600 count plastic ammo box.
Other retailers like Academy, Dick's, Gander Mountain, Cabela's, and Bass Pro also have orders for .22 LR.
There is no way Wally will get their full allocation, because they pay the least. That is why their shelves are always empty.
On the other hand, Academy, Bass Pro, Gander Mountain, and LGS's do get their shipments, and we have to pay more to play these days.
Factor in the established on-line vendors like Midway USA, Graf & Sons, Target Sports, Palmetto State, among many others, and the domestic supply is woefully insufficient.
I've scratched my itch for .22 LR by paying the same price for high quality Norma USA Tac-22, SK Standard Plus, and Wolf Match Target that costs the same as domestically produced bulk "blaster" ammo.
The ammo is out there, you just have to adjust to a "new normal" and discover that the high quality ammo we never considered is now competitive to high priced American bulk.
$75 for a box of 525 Winchester or $58 for a box of 500 Norma Tac-22?
Be well.
Upon reflection, if anyone ever looked, you would have seen a disturbing trend that very many, brick and mortar gun shops put their .22 LR inventory for sale on-line at inflated prices instead of selling it to their regular customers (even then, they held some back for $75 per brick).
It is simple math: Domestic manufacturers can only produce about 8 million rounds per day. They claim they are working 24/7. That is bull shit. Machines need down time for maintenance and calibration, workers need rest, and raw materials must be available for production. Just one hiccup, and the line stops.
At 8 Million rounds produced per day, that amounts to about 16,000 five hundred round bricks per day. If all that production per day went to just WalMart, each store would only get four 500 round bricks per day.
That number gets even more confused, because not all .22 LR comes in tidy 500 round boxes. Today we have a mind numbing assortment of 50, 100, 222, 225, 300, 325, 333, 375, 500, 525, and 555 count boxes of ammo. Then, there is the whopper of a 1,400 round bucket of bullets and a 1,600 count plastic ammo box.
Other retailers like Academy, Dick's, Gander Mountain, Cabela's, and Bass Pro also have orders for .22 LR.
There is no way Wally will get their full allocation, because they pay the least. That is why their shelves are always empty.
On the other hand, Academy, Bass Pro, Gander Mountain, and LGS's do get their shipments, and we have to pay more to play these days.
Factor in the established on-line vendors like Midway USA, Graf & Sons, Target Sports, Palmetto State, among many others, and the domestic supply is woefully insufficient.
I've scratched my itch for .22 LR by paying the same price for high quality Norma USA Tac-22, SK Standard Plus, and Wolf Match Target that costs the same as domestically produced bulk "blaster" ammo.
The ammo is out there, you just have to adjust to a "new normal" and discover that the high quality ammo we never considered is now competitive to high priced American bulk.
$75 for a box of 525 Winchester or $58 for a box of 500 Norma Tac-22?
Be well.
I want to tell y'all something.
While I appreciate accuracy from a gun/ammo combination, I respect the tissue damage aspect even more.
I grew up with guns that had a purpose. Varmint and predator control being the #1.
.22 lr or a shotgun handled most all of it. Sure, we hunted. Mostly dove and quail for sport, coyote and bobcat for some stash cash from the fur buyers.
The 1st gun I bought for myself was a 10-22. Around 1977 or so. Plain as they came.
I got a brick of ammo. Not hollow points. Dad always bought hollow points.
I plinked around with it. Had some fun with the rapid fire a 10-22 can deliver.
One evening a possum camu up on the porch and was feasting on cat food frpm the bowl. I eased the door open and at about 1' I plugged the varmint in the boiler room. It turned nonchalantly and started walking away. I steadily pumped it's carcass full of lead while it ambled off the porch and around the corner of the house.
I've never kept anything but hollow points in my .22s since.
When I stock up on rimfire, a remington golden bullet beats a eley match for me.
While I appreciate accuracy from a gun/ammo combination, I respect the tissue damage aspect even more.
I grew up with guns that had a purpose. Varmint and predator control being the #1.
.22 lr or a shotgun handled most all of it. Sure, we hunted. Mostly dove and quail for sport, coyote and bobcat for some stash cash from the fur buyers.
The 1st gun I bought for myself was a 10-22. Around 1977 or so. Plain as they came.
I got a brick of ammo. Not hollow points. Dad always bought hollow points.
I plinked around with it. Had some fun with the rapid fire a 10-22 can deliver.
One evening a possum camu up on the porch and was feasting on cat food frpm the bowl. I eased the door open and at about 1' I plugged the varmint in the boiler room. It turned nonchalantly and started walking away. I steadily pumped it's carcass full of lead while it ambled off the porch and around the corner of the house.
I've never kept anything but hollow points in my .22s since.
When I stock up on rimfire, a remington golden bullet beats a eley match for me.
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Confirmed Neckbeard Sighting:
Seen first hand at the show in Midland today.
500 round loose pack Remington Thunderbolt - $75.00
50 round Aguila Colibri (yes, the same box we can pick up at just about any Academy for $5.99 a box) - $25.00
Very nicely and in a low voice so that those around me wouldn't hear I told him that I'm not looking for .22 ammo and I know it's none of my business what he choses to ask for his personal property but just a heads up, both Academys have the same stuff in stock and have for a while for $5.99.
He said 'well, I gotta get out of em what auh got in em plus they got them limits over there at them Academys.' (No they don't)
Meanwhile the fat hairy thing sitting next to him who I assume was his wife stared at me like I was Satan on earth.
When I walked off I heard the fat hairy thing say loudly 'What a fucking asshole'.
I was very polite, quiet and non-confrontational.
The neckbeards exist. I met one face to face today.
Seen first hand at the show in Midland today.
500 round loose pack Remington Thunderbolt - $75.00
50 round Aguila Colibri (yes, the same box we can pick up at just about any Academy for $5.99 a box) - $25.00
Very nicely and in a low voice so that those around me wouldn't hear I told him that I'm not looking for .22 ammo and I know it's none of my business what he choses to ask for his personal property but just a heads up, both Academys have the same stuff in stock and have for a while for $5.99.
He said 'well, I gotta get out of em what auh got in em plus they got them limits over there at them Academys.' (No they don't)
Meanwhile the fat hairy thing sitting next to him who I assume was his wife stared at me like I was Satan on earth.
When I walked off I heard the fat hairy thing say loudly 'What a fucking asshole'.
I was very polite, quiet and non-confrontational.
The neckbeards exist. I met one face to face today.
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Yup, almost got fooled by them once..............................
I love when people look at me like I'm Satan! Especially ignorant assholes.
At the absolute height of the .22LR drought I never paid more than $.1 per round.
RWS (RUAG Ammotech GmbH) is good ammunition, the company dates back to 1865 and is a direct descendant of Alfred Nobel & Co. I bought a 1000 rounds of 40gr. Target Rifle from Sportsman's Guide for 95.00 and shoot it from my Ruger MkIII and my Lee Enfield .22 Mk IV* WWI training rifle. It's very accurate stuff.
RWS (RUAG Ammotech GmbH) is good ammunition, the company dates back to 1865 and is a direct descendant of Alfred Nobel & Co. I bought a 1000 rounds of 40gr. Target Rifle from Sportsman's Guide for 95.00 and shoot it from my Ruger MkIII and my Lee Enfield .22 Mk IV* WWI training rifle. It's very accurate stuff.
Since I can never find them after I shoot, I don't reload 32. I've been shooting RWS 32 for long while. I first bought because they were cheap. But they are very accurate. Found some 9's cheap and bought a few of those too. Good ammo.
RWS is very good ammo.
Norma is too.
The Neckbeards are alive and well in my AO.
They've pretty much confined themselves to Wal-Mart these days thankfully.
There are about 6 of them who work as a tag team on the two local Wal-Marts. The stores are about 10 minute drive apart.
Two or three go to one, the other two or three to the other.
When the ammo comes out they call each other and then race back/forth to the opposite Wal-Mart and scarf up all the .22 they can.
One of them then goes to the Academy and camps out until they open.
Norma is too.
The Neckbeards are alive and well in my AO.
They've pretty much confined themselves to Wal-Mart these days thankfully.
There are about 6 of them who work as a tag team on the two local Wal-Marts. The stores are about 10 minute drive apart.
Two or three go to one, the other two or three to the other.
When the ammo comes out they call each other and then race back/forth to the opposite Wal-Mart and scarf up all the .22 they can.
One of them then goes to the Academy and camps out until they open.
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