are 22's still worth it?

[jakebb44]

Picked up my 15-22 a month ago which is my first gun. Within a week I had bought 2500 rounds of .22 and had it shipped to my door at around 6-7 c a round. Awesome gun and great money saver if you go with 22. Shooting .223 is a lot of fun too, but I enjoy going out and putting 400-500 rounds down range which gets expensive if you are not shooting .22

[Merc1138]

i would rather shoot my $.18 per round 7.62X54R than $.15 .22LR.. besides one 7.62X54R from my 1954.4 T53 is louder than a brick of .22LR fired at same time.
even can shoot my SKS cheaper (7.62X39) than AR15 .223

If you're buying bulk .22lr at 15 cents a round, you're overpaying. If you're buying match .22lr at 15 cents a round, I have to wonder how that compares to the 7.62x54r at 18 cents.

As far as one round of 7.62x54r being louder than an entire brick of .22lr, so?

[postal]

Common Merc... You know the difference between match grade and junk milsurp- that was intellectually dishonest..

[Merc1138]

Common Merc... You know the difference between match grade and junk milsurp- that was intellectually dishonest..

It wasn't dishonest, so much as making a point while leaving out a couple of details

People obviously have different goals when it comes to shooting. You don't need match ammo to hit soda cans at 100 yards, some people are more interested in making tiny holes in paper. But if you're going to make a cost comparison like jakebb44 did, you should really state the goal considering the drastic differences. Although considering the next portion of the statement involves the cost to noise ratio...

[jpkar]

I shot more .22 and have more rim fire rifles than center fire. Shooting steel 4"x4" targets at 300 yards to good challenging fun! Get the .22 !

didn't realize they can shoot that far, how bad are your groupings at that range?

oh yeah, still worth it!

[johnthomas]

I bought a remington 597 semi auto and a marlin xt22 bolt action the last couple of months. I find 22lr ammo at dicks and walmart once in a while. I don't have much on hand right now. 8000 or so. Maybe the 22 ammo will loosen up a little now over the next few months, I'll be able to restock the ammo safe. I have about 10 different calibers right now, 223 is in the future.

[Dinosaur Jr]

I bought a remington 597 semi auto and a marlin xt22 bolt action the last couple of months. I find 22lr ammo at dicks and walmart once in a while. I don't have much on hand right now. 8000 or so. Maybe the 22 ammo will loosen up a little now over the next few months, I'll be able to restock the ammo safe. I have about 10 different calibers right now, 223 is in the future.

I thought I was hoardy with a couple of bricks?

[postal]

It wasn't dishonest, so much as making a point while leaving out a couple of details

People obviously have different goals when it comes to shooting. You don't need match ammo to hit soda cans at 100 yards, some people are more interested in making tiny holes in paper. But if you're going to make a cost comparison like jakebb44 did, you should really state the goal considering the drastic differences. Although considering the next portion of the statement involves the cost to noise ratio...

[BroncoBob]

Love my 22's

[johnthomas]

I thought I was hoardy?

I look at it this way, if someone else is there to buy 22 ammo to shoot, I let them go first, if they are there to buy and make a buck, I will get what I can to prevent that. I used to keep a few hundred rounds because I knew I could buy it on the way or at the range. At least, with what I have on tap now, I know I can shoot for a couple of months without wondering if the meager supply in stores will dry up.

[golfish]

.22lrs are way more fun than shooting .223/5.56. Cost has nothing to do with it.

Your are correct, sir, its hard to beat the fun we have shooting the 22's.


My 11 year old son and I have fun with both calibers, the 22's are a little easier to load up and more of a challenging to shoot. The two AR's we have shoot flat out to 200 yards and kind of get boring after a hundred rounds or so, the 22's are a little more of a test.


We took out the new 10/22 last Sat along with the Henry H001. They Henry is a much more accurate gun then the Ruger and IMO, a lot more fun to shoot.

OP, if you keep an eye on the "Deals, sales and coupons" forum here you will be able to find some ammo. I've bought 4k+ in the last month @ pre panic price.

[vintagearms]

i would rather shoot my $.18 per round 7.62X54R than $.15 .22LR.. besides one 7.62X54R from my 1954.4 T53 is louder than a brick of .22LR fired at same time.
even can shoot my SKS cheaper (7.62X39) than AR15 .223

Your .22 ammo figure is way off. It can be had for about .06-.10 a round. Interesting you measure fun factor by how loud the report is. I'd rather hit what Im aiming at.