.22 ammo support group thread

[Flying Bones]

I sure am glad I loaded up when I did. I can't replenish the stock I'm shooting now. For those of you who manage to share, how many bricks/week are you shooting?

[Sig357]

The Federal Champion Blue box is Copper Plated Hollow Point @1280fps with a 3.4" drop @ 100 yds.. The Federal Red Box 550 rnds. is 1260fps with a 5.6" drop at 100 yds.

[Khram]

Is champion a copper washed hp at 1280fps like the 550's? it seems most Spikes owners like the 550's saying the Rem golden bullet hp bulk packs suck. I have an extra brick of Win xpert hv hp I may sell at cost to a spikes owner, I wonder if they will work in her gun? I doubt it being more of a truncated shape. I wonder if anyone is having luck with Win 333'as and Spikes?

[Sig357]

I have yet to score any of the blue box. I believe they are marked fed champion and are 525 rounds? The "red box" 550's are very rare to find in my area.

You are correct. The blue box is Federal Champion 525 rnds., and the red box Federal is 550 rnds.

My Spikes upper loves the Federal blue box bulk. Hopefully she runs the same with the red box. They are both 36 grains, but the velocities listed are different.

[Khram]

It's the 550 rnd bulk box. I have seen the Blue box, but the ones I got yesterday were red.

I have yet to score any of the blue box. I believe they are marked fed champion and are 525 rounds? The "red box" 550's are very rare to find in my area.

I've had slightly more luck with Win 333's,fed Lightning, and Winchester HV xpert. Have not found any of the Win white box non HV xpert stuff either.

[Sig357]

Red box? Do you mean lightning? Did they let you buy the whole 500rd brick or do they sell them in 50rd boxes like most Walmarts?

It's the 550 rnd bulk box. I have seen the Blue box, but the ones I got yesterday were red.

[Sig357]

Yes, but how do you know a gouger won't buy from you and then resell? To help prevent this we will need to check out past selling histories of potential buyers and maybe limit sales of 1-2 per person.

I will probably only offer 1 or 2 boxes at a time, but I see your point.

[Khram]

On a bright side, I'm starting to notice more ammo at the local shops but the hording or possibly a purchase for profit still seems to be around. I saw some ammo yesterday morning at the WM and posted here but seems that they were all picked up in less than a hour and many have missed out on the pickings.

How about if we pick up extra ammo and offer them up for sale "at cost" to the members to offset those scalpers on other board?

To start, I have three (3) spare boxes of Federal Auto Match (325rd) packs.
I'll offer them for $15 a box, one (1) per member. I think these were around $16 with tax couple of months ago at WM, correct me if I'm wrong.

PM me and you can pick it up at my work (Costa Mesa) between 6am-3pm M/F or at home (Mission Viejo) 5pm-9pm.

Just trying to help out the fellow CGunners.
Thanks

I'd love a fed auto match brick. may be able to meet in CM at your specified times, appreciate it!

I only have managed to score one of those bricks and I was looking for another to accuracy test some of my guns. Will PM

[Khram]

La Quinta Walmart had (4) boxes of Federal Bulk Red Box yesterday, until I purchased them. Sorry to clean them out guys, but everytime I go there the shelf is empty.

I am thinking of going back since they had 100 rnd boxes of .223 for $39.

Red box? Do you mean lightning? Did they let you buy the whole 500rd brick or do they sell them in 50rd boxes like most Walmarts?

[Khram]

I also agree with Yasushi's idea. I will pick up bulk packs whenever I can and offer them up for sale here at cost. Local pick up will be best to avoid shipping cost. Let's try to help each other out.

Yes, but how do you know a gouger won't buy from you and then resell? To help prevent this we will need to check out past selling histories of potential buyers and maybe limit sales of 1-2 per person.

I sometimes do this on my own, selling extra bricks of .22lr to friends and relatives at cost that I pick up. I like to leave some ammo for others wehn I find it at Walmart and I sometimes do, not always buying my limit. Sometimes I do buy my limit though and spread the wealth at my cost.

[Sig357]

I also agree with Yasushi's idea. I will pick up bulk packs whenever I can and offer them up for sale here at cost. Local pick up will be best to avoid shipping cost. Let's try to help each other out.

[oakland1067]

I like Yasushi's idea about helping out fellow CGer’s by paying it forward and putting the gougers out of business. It’s ridiculous charging $40 - 65+ for bulk packs. These people should be tarred, feathered and banned from listing. I get warm and tingly thinking about the day that I'll be able to walk into a WM and pick up ammo on the way to the range.

[Sig357]

La Quinta Walmart had (4) boxes of Federal Bulk Red Box yesterday, until I purchased them. Sorry to clean them out guys, but everytime I go there the shelf is empty.

I am thinking of going back since they had 100 rnd boxes of .223 for $39.

[yasushi]

On a bright side, I'm starting to notice more ammo at the local shops but the hording or possibly a purchase for profit still seems to be around. I saw some ammo yesterday morning at the WM and posted here but seems that they were all picked up in less than a hour and many have missed out on the pickings.

How about if we pick up extra ammo and offer them up for sale "at cost" to the members to offset those scalpers on other board?

To start, I have three (3) spare boxes of Federal Auto Match (325rd) packs.
I'll offer them for $15 a box, one (1) per member. I think these were around $16 with tax couple of months ago at WM, correct me if I'm wrong.

PM me and you can pick it up at my work (Costa Mesa) between 6am-3pm M/F or at home (Mission Viejo) 5pm-9pm.

Just trying to help out the fellow CGunners.
Thanks

[Shawn L]

WW in corona had fed value packs in stock. I only bought two boxes.