.22 lr ammo availability improving?

[czshooter]

I was just at Alamo Pawn in West Covina and they said they just received a large shipment. They had 1400 round bucket of 22LR for $139. Price might be an issue.

[crufflers]

^^^^
$7 a pound ?

[crufflers]

Probably about 4000 rounds depending on bullet weights... not even a case.
found the weights below on interwebs.

Maybe worth $200-$250

RifleCalibers

.22 LR
Remington Golden 36gr PHP
Rounds per pound: 133.33
Weight per 100 rounds (lbs): 0.75

.223/5.56X45
(milsurp) British Radway Green SS109 63gr
Rounds per pound: 37.21
Weight per 100 rounds (lbs): 2.69

30-30 Winchester (a.k.a. .30WCF)
Winchester Silvertip 170gr flat nose
Rounds per pound: 20.28
Weight per 100 rounds (lbs): 4.92

.243Whinchester
75gr Hornady V-max Handloads
Rounds per pound: 22.22
Weight per 100 rounds (lbs): 4.5

.308 Winchester
Remington UMC 150gr FMJ
Rounds per pound: 19.05
Weight per 100 rounds (lbs): 5.25

.308 Winchester
168gr BTHP Match Bullet
Rounds per pound: 18.67
Weight per 100 rounds (lbs): 5.35

[RawHP]

I have about 30 pounds of loose .22lr. What's a fair price per pound? There's no way I'm hand counting!

As a general rule, I"d say roughly the same price as steak depending on what you have. Regular plinking should cost a little more than top round. Target grade is somewhere between choice ribeye to choice filet mignon, depending on the brand. Match grade is somewhere between prime filet and Kobi beef.

Even thunderbolts cost more than top round now, even though they're only worth as much as hamburger, with the pink slime additive.

[DysfunctionalVet]

I have about 30 pounds of loose .22lr. What's a fair price per pound? There's no way I'm hand counting!

[crufflers]

All pawn in Solvang has buckets for $219.99.

Golden Bullet Bucket O's ?

That's almost 16 cents a round - robbery. Even at a fair price which would be $90-$100 delivered, the 525 packs are a better buy. Just get three 525's and you have 1575 rounds. Buckets are a measly 1400. Golden Bullets are the budget mini-mag in my guns. If they cost more than .06 I'll just get the real thing.

[LynnJr]

Exactly

[davefromca]

All pawn in Solvang has buckets for $219.99.

[LynnJr]

The price from the manufacturers hasn't changed.
The gougers at the smaller shops are simply taking advantage of the supply. My one local shop is asking $85 for 500 rounds of plinking ammo. I have never been back and will never recommend them to anyone.

[nickel plate]

Yesterday, Walmart in Visalia had Winchester 555 rnds 36 gr HP 1280 FPS for $30.18 tax included. <.055 per round, best price I've found in several years.
It was their last box in the ammo cabinet.

[skeleman63]

Big 5 rancho bernardo has mini mags at $9.99 hundred. same as winchester x

same at the Big5 by my house but the Winchester Super X were $12.99/100

[watevers1]

running out of golden bullets

[digger2]

Big 5 rancho bernardo has mini mags at $9.99 hundred. same as winchester x

[milesmutt]

CCI SV $35 per brick, 10 brick limit, Palmetto. Bought 3 and shipping was $15, so $40 per brick delivered.

OOS now.

[BluNorthern]

Seems to be loosening up a little. I've been able to find .22 from time to time, still with limits to amount that can be bought though.

Was at the Chico gun show yesterday, vendors are still gouging. I bought some CCI mini mags for just over $8/100 and there were Remington buckets for $99 at Sportsman's Warehouse last week. At the gun show they were asking $18 for the CCI, $159 for the Rem buckets.

I just laughed.