Are rimfires immune to the panic frenzy?

[Excelsior]

Never really shot that much .22 before, buying just what I needed, and now with other ammo prices skyrocketing, I decided to buy more as I would be shooting that more. So sorry I didn't buy more .22 a month ago sensai.

You should be sad that you're part of the panic buying. That's OK, some never learn.

[Excelsior]

Time will tell.

It already has...

The politicos make noise and the people respond by buying-up every gun and round of ammo they can find. THAT'S what's driving prices up.

[ShooterDK]

You should be sad that you're part of the panic buying. That's OK, some never learn.

[atraweek]

hopefully they don't ban the German made semi auto .22lr HKMp5 and HK416...love mine

I love my 416 too. However, when they do come around and tell me how "evil" my gun looks, I'm going to strip the thing down and show them the real barrel.

The only place, and I mean only place I've seen decent .22lr ammo in the Inland Empire lately was at the COTW Gun Show in Ontario today. But the ammo lines were brutal, and shortages were coming up fairly early in the afternoon. Quite the message was being sent today. I'd like to see how things go tomorrow.

I have one box of 555 Winchesters sitting around. I'm almost afraid to go to the range and waste ammo now. I might just sit at the bench and make "pew-pew!" sounds all day.

[DasBoost]

You should be sad that you're part of the panic buying. That's OK, some never learn.

Thanks...

[Excelsior]

Thanks...

You must be very proud...

[DasBoost]

You must be very proud...

Says the guy telling me I should be ashamed for buying ammo. Thanks, Internet Tough Guy.

[land locked]

Who cares how much ammo people buy at any given time? Well besides politicians in California......

[ShooterStymie]

.22lr is not immune to frenzy, nor is anything else. I think it is more buffered from frenzy because it is normally affordable for the average person. It's not that hard to for most people to throw down $20-30 on a brick during normal times. So, when panic firearmageddon hits, people look in their closets and and see a few thousand rounds of .22lr and feel like they can wait out the panic (at least that's how I feel).

On the other hand, it would be quite a bit more costly, and to the average buyer more noticeable, to stock up on several thousand rounds of 9mm, .45 or .223. $500 or $1k in ammo on the shelves could instead be spent on something else so instead of a few thousand rounds of ammo people get an iPad or flatscreen. Then, when a panic hits, they look to their shelves, see nothing and are desperate.

I think a secondary factor is that in a panic situation, people are more interested in ammo that will be useful in that situation. In other words, .22lr is great and cheap for plinking and practicing, but .45 is better when zombies show up on your doorstep.

So, .22lr isn't immune to frenzy buying, but it's buffered on both the supply side and the demand side, so any run-up isn't as drastic in the beginning. If shortages persist over a long period though...all bets are off.

[ShooterStymie]

.22lr is not immune to frenzy, nor is anything else. I think it is more buffered from frenzy because it is normally affordable for the average person. It's not that hard to for most people to throw down $20-30 on a brick during normal times. So, when panic firearmageddon hits, people look in their closets and and see a few thousand rounds of .22lr and feel like they can wait out the panic (at least that's how I feel).

On the other hand, it would be quite a bit more costly, and to the average buyer more noticeable, to stock up on several thousand rounds of 9mm, .45 or .223. $500 or $1k in ammo on the shelves could instead be spent on something else so instead of a few thousand rounds of ammo people get an iPad or flatscreen. Then, when a panic hits, they look to their shelves, see nothing and are desperate.

I think a secondary factor is that in a panic situation, people are more interested in ammo that will be useful in that situation. In other words, .22lr is great and cheap for plinking and practicing, but .45 is better when zombies show up on your doorstep.

So, .22lr isn't immune to frenzy buying, but it's buffered on both the supply side and the demand side, so any run-up isn't as drastic in the beginning. If shortages persist over a long period though...all bets are off.

[tanakasan]

I love my 416 too. However, when they do come around and tell me how "evil" my gun looks, I'm going to strip the thing down and show them the real barrel.

The only place, and I mean only place I've seen decent .22lr ammo in the Inland Empire lately was at the COTW Gun Show in Ontario today. But the ammo lines were brutal, and shortages were coming up fairly early in the afternoon. Quite the message was being sent today. I'd like to see how things go tomorrow.

I have one box of 555 Winchesters sitting around. I'm almost afraid to go to the range and waste ammo now. I might just sit at the bench and make "pew-pew!" sounds all day.

LOL!

Robert

[denpython]

good one !!

[Prosperi-Tees]

I have not had a chance to go to the stores but after this past weekend shooting a buddies 22 I am wanting to get a 10/22 for the family cause it was so much fun. Do the stores have em in stock as far as you guys know?

[smittty]

I have not had a chance to go to the stores but after this past weekend shooting a buddies 22 I am wanting to get a 10/22 for the family cause it was so much fun. Do the stores have em in stock as far as you guys know?

Only way to find out is go to your nearest gun store and find out. Mine has a few in stock and I bought a compact model last week just because I liked it. While I was there a young couple came in asking for a 10/22 take-down but they were sold out of those. I'd have bought one too if they had it. Big 5 had them advertised on sale last week.

[wc12]

I thought I was crazy when I started hoarding 22 ammo's 2 years ago. I ended up buying 2 1/2 cases of cci and federal from Dunn's. I won't even mention how much I got each case for free shipping, people might cringe on how cheap they were. I still have two cases left, ok, ok, maybe 19 bricks. But this lead me to a question of how long is the shelf life on these little boogers? I had 9mm ammo that were 20 years old that shoot just fine.