WHY are we hoarding 22lr?

[armenakadino]

I never hoarded 22lr but it is nice to have a few bricks always on hand since it cheap, easy to shoot and be used in many different rifles and pistols. This crazy has forced me get use of a few boxes of Remington 22lr that I would always avoid before due to it being so ****ty.

[crufflers]

All hoarders have their limits, as more and more people get their 2-3 cases they want the demand will cool off.

Ive got about 10 cases of .22 lr and I've stopped buying unless its a smoking deal. Count me out of the .22 lr panic for a while.

See, I told you 50,000 was enough

[morrcarr67]

I'm not hoarding. I just bought 5000 rounds and I'm only keeping 1500. The rest is going to friends and family.

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[dyson]

I'm not hoarding. I just bought 5000 rounds and I'm only keeping 1500. The rest is going to friends and family.

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I have to admit I comfortably do this as well, especially for friends just getting into it. Think they get spoiled how easy they get their first boxes of 22

[wild_weasel]

[dyson]

Ive paid 3 to 4X price to watch the 49ers beat the Packers in the playoffs last year. Not saying you should, just depends how much u want it. Having alternative calibers is always great, reason why i dont consolidate. I just find it interesting when people expect you to sell 22 at cost, dude i got a bunch of friends i could sell to at cost easy if need be. The expectation that people should give it to you for what you paid for it, just aint gonna happen unless supply changes

[Fishslayer]

The expectation that people should give it to you for what you paid for it, just aint gonna happen unless supply changes

Look at it more from "What will it cost to replace it?"

Sure, I've got bricks that cost $20 but the only semi reliable source I have right now is $35 a brick (last I looked)

Am I gonna sell 'em for $20/brick? Don't think so.

[Bobby Ricigliano]

I didn't realize until I started reorganizing my garage that I have about 8.5K of .22 ammo. During the 'panic' I jumped on the Cabelas and Midway deals as fast as I could. I think I bought 1 or 2 bricks via private party from CG'ers at somewhat inflated prices, but hey, that's capitalism. It is always nice to open an ammo can and find 4 bricks of the CCI AR rimfire ammo that you forgot all about.

[Packy14]

I'm down to <10,000 rounds.... I haven't found/been able to buy 1 round in 1.5 years.

[Packy14]

Look at it more from "What will it cost to replace it?"

Sure, I've got bricks that cost $20 but the only semi reliable source I have right now is $35 a brick (last I looked)

Am I gonna sell 'em for $20/brick? Don't think so.

completely true, purchase price and ability to repurchase are two different things entirely.

[lawboy]

Around here it is usually a term used by new people with little or no ammo to describe someone who has any number of rounds more than them.

Bingo! Winner, winner, chicken dinner!
Those lacking foresight or addicted to the illusion that the "system" will always provide what they need/want when they need/want it use the term "hoarders" to disparage those who love differently.
Kind of like conservatives using the term liberal as a slur, and liberals using the term conservative as a slur. Just meaningless nonsense that indicates one group's distaste for the other.

I will continue to keep many thousands of rounds on hand. Call me whatever you like, but I cannot hear you over the crack of my well-fed rifles! haha.

[morrcarr67]

I have to admit I comfortably do this as well, especially for friends just getting into it. Think they get spoiled how easy they get their first boxes of 22

Yeah, my cousin was holding off on getting a 22 because he couldn't get ammo.

He has 2 now

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[mark501w]

We're the8th largest economy in the world, when we get nervous everything drys up.

[morrcarr67]

We're the8th largest economy in the world, when we get nervous everything drys up.

We dropped? I thought we were the 6th largest.

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[small hole shooter]

Because we keep up with the news? Foresight? Planning? Looks better on our shelves than the empty shelves of you LGS? Buy in layers? Family & friends learning to shoot? When you need it you have it?