Scooter Report post Posted January 29, 2014 CJNAZ, the facilities and machines that crank out rimfire ammunition are completely different from what they use for centerfire cartridges. You cannot re-tool an industrial automated centerfire ammo press to produce rimfire cartridges. There's more to the process than the name that's written on the box. The particular brand of ammo you use may not actually be manufactured by that same company- there's lots of contracted work through smaller regional companies. rossislider's Remington rep might be right to a degree- but I don't think that centerfire production would affect anything but the available raw material pool (copper, brass and lead supply) But I digress... The .22lr shortage continues to plague the gun-world due to massive current demand and companies trying to fulfill backorders for the 2012-2013 craziness. Demand is ultimately the reason- whether it be hoarders, price gougers, etc. The demand for .22lr is unprecedented and it will take a few years to catch up with the backorders from the big ammo retailers while still keeping tabs on with current demand. Most rimfire ammunition manufacturers are still cranking at full tilt- and I think about it kind of like the national debt clock... for every batch produced they go deeper in the hole because demand is way higher than what they can possibly produce. It'll be like this for a while, get used to it. At least the markup in most big box stores hasn't gone too far, but it has increased significantly over pre-Newtown years. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Scooter Report post Posted January 29, 2014 ...and this won't help much http://www.winchester.com/library/news/Pages/s22lrt-recall.aspx Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DesertBull Report post Posted January 29, 2014 />Ammoseek.com Those prices on 22lr suck hairy man a$$. $40 for a box of CCI mini mag? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AZ8 Report post Posted January 30, 2014 Back in the day, I remember my dad taking me to Yellow Front and paying like .79 cents for a box of 22lr! Don't remember how many rounds, but remember riding in the back seat of our old '72 Mercury Marquis, admiring the shiny new bullets in that plastic box with the sliding lid! 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Edge Report post Posted January 30, 2014 When I was 10 or 11, my parents started putting me on the Greyhound From Tucson to Gage, NM to help the grandparents out. They put me to work around the ranch for .65 cents an hour. I'd board the bus in Tucson with one suitcase, a ,22 Remington and a brick of .22s. Within 2 weeks, I'd be bugging the old folks for a ride (72 miles roundtrip) into Deming for more ammo. My how times have changed. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CJNAZ Report post Posted January 30, 2014 My how the times have indeed changed. Back in the early 80's I was buying 22LR ammo from behind the counter at a 7-11 on the NW corner of Guadalupe & Alma School. Then driving South a few miles and hunting. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
firstcoueswas80 Report post Posted January 30, 2014 /> Ammoseek.com Those prices on 22lr suck hairy man a$$. $40 for a box of CCI mini mag? There are only so many things one can b!tch about.... One must choose, B!tching about not being able to find .22 ammo, or the prices. I don't control prices, neither did I say I support the sight. He asked where to find ammo, and I helped. And I don't know where you're getting $40 for CCI, as I am staring directly at a box on the site for $26/100. Not cheap, but not $40. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DesertBull Report post Posted January 30, 2014 CCI-Speer .22LR rimfire 40 3m45s 22 LR CCI Mini-Mag HV Target 40 Gr CPRN 100 Rnd M-ID: 0030 UPC: 076683000309 - 39.99 Well, I was not bitching at you....not sure why you take it so personal. I was only saying that the price for 22LR is ridiculous. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Scooter Report post Posted January 30, 2014 I guess what I'm saying is... you have to treat .22lr ammo like trying to get Garth Brooks tickets in the early 90's. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
joeeden Report post Posted January 30, 2014 My how the times have indeed changed. Back in the early 80's I was buying 22LR ammo from behind the counter at a 7-11 on the NW corner of Guadalupe & Alma School. Then driving South a few miles and hunting. Wasn't it the Yellow Front there? 7-11 on the SW corner. I just miss Yellow Front. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Seldom Drawn Report post Posted January 31, 2014 When I was 11 or 12 we would walk through town carrying are 22 lr's to go shoot rabbits,and in High school we would keep are guns on the gun racks in our trucks back window,times sure have changed. Wendt, It's almost impossible to find 22lr here in Flagstaff ,but if i find some cheap i will pick some up for you if you want. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
muledeerarea33? Report post Posted January 31, 2014 1999, high school. Got called to the principle office. He said "lets take a walk" we walked out to my truck in the school paring lot, hey says "do you know why we're here?" I respond no. He says "well, your rifles are exposed." He continues... If you don't want them stolen I recommend putting them behind your seat" that was it, no hassle or anything! He just gave sound advice. Man how times have changed and just a short period of time (15 years) 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
25-06 Report post Posted January 31, 2014 1999, high school. Got called to the principle office. He said "lets take a walk" we walked out to my truck in the school paring lot, hey says "do you know why we're here?" I respond no. He says "well, your rifles are exposed." He continues... If you don't want them stolen I recommend putting them behind your seat" that was it, no hassle or anything! He just gave sound advice. Man how times have changed and just a short period of time (15 years) Lucky you, you grew up in the sticks and had trucks. We had to get on our bikes and ride a bit before we could shoot.lol Dang city life...lol Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wendt Report post Posted January 31, 2014 Seldom Drawn that is a nice gesture!! That I will take you up on if you ever find any. I'm still looking. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sam Report post Posted January 31, 2014 1999, high school. Got called to the principle office. He said "lets take a walk" we walked out to my truck in the school paring lot, hey says "do you know why we're here?" I respond no. He says "well, your rifles are exposed." He continues... If you don't want them stolen I recommend putting them behind your seat" that was it, no hassle or anything! He just gave sound advice. Man how times have changed and just a short period of time (15 years) Senior year - 1986. At lunch, I was transferring my shotgun from my Jeep (no top) to my buddies truck to go on an afternoon Quail hunt. The security guard (we called him Sneaky) walked up and asked us what we were doing. We said we were going quail hunting.....he said good luck. The next day we got called into the office and we were given Saturday detention for ditching Physics and 7th hour hour. No mention of the guns.......of course we had a trap and skeet team and were allowed to reload on campus. And yes this was in Phoenix. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
