supranatural 66 Posted February 18, 2014 It seems every time I check on 22 ammo the cheap stuff was just sold out 4 hours ago etc. what is the secret to getting some of those $35 bricks? Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
blksheep 466 Posted February 18, 2014 Dicks. Early. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
magnawing 5 Posted February 18, 2014 Time machine??? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bry@n 195 Posted February 18, 2014 Id tell you but it's a secret. Lol. J/k. I think it's all about luck and being in the constant state of looking for 22lr Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Steve_G 51 Posted February 18, 2014 Only one way Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jm1827 284 Posted February 18, 2014 I also keep checking the LGS, especially Cheyenne and when I am working in PA Tanners, and Heritage Guild when I am in Branchburg or RY. Cheyenne had bricks for $35 last weekend, looked like they had quite a few. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
intercooler 41 Posted February 18, 2014 update scanner on firefox Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tj462nj 32 Posted February 18, 2014 .22/scoring/cheap all don't go together when talking bout .22 ammo Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
millsan1 3 Posted February 18, 2014 http://www.slickguns.com/deal/97853 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RecessedFilter 222 Posted February 18, 2014 The secret? Start shooting other calibers! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NYMetsFan86 9 Posted February 18, 2014 watch slickguns like a hawk as well as midway usa backorders Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sosa9999 5 Posted February 18, 2014 http://www.gunbot.net/ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NYMetsFan86 9 Posted February 18, 2014 gunbot works but i prefer ammoseek.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NicePants 58 Posted February 18, 2014 It's sad that we now consider $35 to be cheap for a brick of .22. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
vmastro87 0 Posted February 18, 2014 It's sad that we now consider $35 to be cheap for a brick of .22. +1 i remember when they were $12 at cabelas not that long ago. black friday, $20 a brick at dicks. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NJSigfan 218 Posted February 18, 2014 It's definitely not getting easier or cheap. Heritage had bricks if Remington standar velocity for 44 and something called yellow jacket for 50. Even the counter guy said its crazy to pay those prices. Unfortunately it's not the LGS it's the manufactures. Thankfully I've been able to score a few thousand rounds for an average for .06 cents. Mostly fed bulk packs but at least it's something Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maintenanceguy 509 Posted February 18, 2014 Dicks has the best prices I've seen - if you can find it. I check my local dicks once a week and I have a list of ammo I'll take. If no 22, I'll get something else on my list. However, their price on 45 colt just nearly doubled this month so their ammo prices might be coming in line with everyone else's. Some Dicks are better than others - I have 3 within 20 miles of here and one always has far more ammo than the others two. (the gayest sentence I've ever written) I have bought quite a bit of ammo by following gunbot.net but there are often quantity limits which drives the shipping price per box way, way up. I find a deal that's worth buying every couple of months and check gunbot at lease every day. I don't shoot much this time of year so I'm buying faster than I'm shooting. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Clintoon Eastwood 2 Posted February 18, 2014 The secret? Start shooting other calibers! the best answer. Also subscribe to slickguns and put it on my alert, plus subscribe/follow hot deals section in this forum Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NotJust22s 10 Posted February 18, 2014 Vigilance Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mustang69 503 Posted February 19, 2014 Get to a Walmart in PA as soon as they open in the morning... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DSD1026 48 Posted February 19, 2014 Gunbot/Ammoseek/NJGF Deals... be on all of them all the time, and when something pops up for $25/box (which isnt all that often), jump on it immediately.. have your FID on file to those places that require it ahead of time so you dont miss out.. and have your CC number in your hand so you can check out quickly before it goes OOS before you complete the order.. heh honestly, its hit or miss.. my fathers been looking for 22 for a while now and he's never by his computer when i text him about an in stock 'deal', so he still misses out Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cmor1701d 0 Posted February 20, 2014 I picked up several thousand rounds at .10-.11 per round, but down to just few thousand rounds. I'm not on here often enough to grab some when a member posts a deal. Always OOS by the time I see it. Hopefully prices will come down for a bit, but with summer around the corner the youth camps and Boy Scouts will be getting most of it again. Then again it's all if us who grab it as soon as it appears that continues the shortage and high prices. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Krdshrk 3,872 Posted February 20, 2014 When I find decent deals (usually posted here or via gunbot/ammoseek/etc).... I buy. I have a good stockpile. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mipafox 438 Posted February 20, 2014 Start threads asking people to post pics of their rimfire stockpiles. Then check the geocode in the pics. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wooly bugger 1 Posted February 20, 2014 Small shops in PA. You can buy a few boxes at a time in many shops. The other way is to encourage everyone to stop panic buying. I can understand in the case of MSRs or pistols, but .22? Completely irrational. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ogfarmer 138 Posted February 20, 2014 http://www.fieldandstream.com/blogs/gun-nuts/2014/02/rimfire-ammo-shortage-continues?src=SOC&dom=fb February 20, 2014 Rimfire Ammo Shortage Continues By Phil Bourjaily While supplies of centerfire and shotgun ammo seem to be catching up to — or maybe we’ve just reached the new normal — rimfire ammo remains scarce. And it goes fast when it does make it to dealers. A friend of mine is on the waiting list for .17 Mach 2 at several online ammo retailers. The other day he received an e-mail at 4:05 from MidwayUSA telling him the Mach 2 was back in stock. By the time he logged on at 4:10, it was sold out. It literally didn’t last five minutes before it was all gone. I asked an ammo industry insider about the rimfire shortage at SHOT. He was honest with me. “Everybody is loading rimfire as fast as they can with the machines they have,” he said. “The problem is, the margins on rimfire are so low it doesn’t make sense to invest in new equipment and expand production. We’ll catch up eventually.” His best guess? Ammo makers hope to be caught up sometime later this year. What I want to know is where this ammo is all going. Are people shooting it, are they hoarding it or speculating? What I do know is that it’s not good for the shooting sports when the ammunition that’s traditionally the cheapest, easiest to find, and most fun to shoot is in short supply. Truth is I don't think they'll ever catch up. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jrfly3006 42 Posted February 20, 2014 Start threads asking people to post pics of their rimfire stockpiles. Then check the geocode in the pics. you're naughty... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mipafox 438 Posted February 20, 2014 I asked an ammo industry insider about the rimfire shortage at SHOT. He was honest with me. “Everybody is loading rimfire as fast as they can with the machines they have,” he said. “The problem is, the margins on rimfire are so low it doesn’t make sense to invest in new equipment and expand production. We’ll catch up eventually.” When a $15 brick of ammo is selling for $25-$50, somebody in the chain is happy with the margins. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Krdshrk 3,872 Posted February 20, 2014 Start threads asking people to post pics of their rimfire stockpiles. Then check the geocode in the pics. Pfft I turn that off. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NYMetsFan86 9 Posted February 24, 2014 .22 golden bullets (for the haters lol) in stock at cabelas. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites