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[leghog]

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[Inazone]

Some guns are picky about ammo, plain and simple, and .22LR autos are at the top of that list in my experience. I owned a Walther P22 that was reliable with everything except Golden Bullets, but it would literally vibrate itself apart over the course of a few hundred rounds. I also had the Walther G22 bullpup rifle, and it would have random but infrequent FTEs with just about anything, which I chalked up to mag issues. Now, I'm down to just an old Marlin 80 rifle and a Ruger SR22 pistol; the Marlin is problem-free, while the Ruger unfortunately has developed a taste for CCI and the discontinued (I think) Remington Viper hyper-velocity ammo.

 

[leghog]

The panic of 2013 wasn't the first, and it won't be the last. You avoid the panics by keeping 1-2 years of ammunition and/or loading components on hand. I was surprised by the number of OLD shooters caught off guard by the 2013 panic. Wasn't the first panic they witnessed. They should have learned their lesson. From what I can discern, they still haven't learned the lesson, even after 2013. Of course, many of those same people will complain that I'm a "hoarder" when I still shoot what I choose every week and they have no ammo and can't find any. Live and learn.

Words of wisdom right here. I don't shoot nearly as much as you all from the sound of it, but can only remember 1 or 2 stoppages in probably 2-3K rounds in my Ruger Mark 2. If I had 1 out of 100, I'd sell the gun, no matter what was at fault. Period.

14 December 2012: Sandy Hook shooting. Heard about it on the radio driving home from work. 15 December 2012: I ordered three cases of ammo on the internet (TargetSportsUSA and SGAmmo) and bought a case of large pistol and large rifle primers locally. Already had an open 8lb keg of W231 and an unopened 8lb bottle of H4895 powders. I vowed never again would I be in that position. I was surprised at the numbers of regular shooters who just sat idly hoping everything would be ok. Within a couple of months I sold two bricks of CCI Standard Velocity .22LR, six boxes (325 count) of Federal .22LR Auto Match Target I picked up at wallyworld in January 2013, and 100 9mm cartridges while waiting in a line at a gunshow. I used the proceeds to by a Ruger Standard at that same show. My son later bought a day pack and field clothes by selling at the same show run-of-the-mill steel 30 round AR magazines he never used and that were worth only $10-$12 each before the panic and for which he never paid a single cent. I even had my front porch repaired in trade for .22LR cartridges. Ammo and high capacity magazines were better than cold hard cash for awhile.

 

[leghog]

Some guns are picky about ammo, plain and simple, and .22LR autos are at the top of that list in my experience. I owned a Walther P22 that was reliable with everything except Golden Bullets, but it would literally vibrate itself apart over the course of a few hundred rounds. I also had the Walther G22 bullpup rifle, and it would have random but infrequent FTEs with just about anything, which I chalked up to mag issues. Now, I'm down to just an old Marlin 80 rifle and a Ruger SR22 pistol; the Marlin is problem-free, while the Ruger unfortunately has developed a taste for CCI and the discontinued (I think) Remington Viper hyper-velocity ammo.

The Ruger SR22 pistol is one of the most reliable .22LR pistols on the market. Ours reliably functions with almost any ammunition. Just a fantastic little pistol.

 

[BradT85]

I have pretty much stopped shooting .22lr. Not worth the hassel of dealing with all the flippers and hoarders.

Unfortunately your "keep 1-2 years of ammo on hand" isnt what people are doing with it.

 

[leghog]

I have pretty much stopped shooting .22lr. Not worth the hassel of dealing with all the flippers and hoarders.

Unfortunately your "keep 1-2 years of ammo on hand" isnt what people are doing with it.

Free market. I bought a Ruger Standard by selling .22LR cartridges. With the panic 14-18 months ago, that pistol came to my possession rather cheaply. Bottom line is for the VAST majority of Americans .22LR ammunition is not a necessity, and no one has to buy it. But many did just that when demand and prices were sky high and retail supply was very low. I love a free market economy. Even through the panic quality match .22LR ammo was always available. Still is all the time.

Nowadays, if you want .22LR cartridges, buy it retail and avoid the flippers. It's available, you just have to watch for it. A link to a bot was posted earlier in this thread. Use it. I suggest you buy it by the case.

 

[BradT85]

Free market. I bought a Ruger Standard by selling .22LR cartridges. With the panic 14-18 months ago, that pistol came to my possession rather cheaply. Bottom line is for the VAST majority of Americans .22LR ammunition is not a necessity, and no one has to buy it. But many did just that when demand and prices were sky high and retail supply was very low. I love a free market economy. Even through the panic quality match .22LR ammo was always available. Still is all the time.

Nowadays, if you want .22LR cartridges, buy it retail and avoid the flippers. It's available, you just have to watch for it. A link to a bot was posted earlier in this thread. Use it. I suggest you buy it by the case.

Im not arguing with you and I know what youre saying. I am well aware it is a free market. Like you said, its not a necessity and I'm not buying it.

People just need to chill out and quit panic buying it. If someone thinks they need 75 thousand rounds of it stashed away, more power to them.

 

[leghog]

If I'd have had the foresight, I'd have bought several cases of .22LR and 5.56X45mm and sold half for twice what I paid for it thereby getting much more ammunition for no out pocket cost. I'll do that the next panic, if I have the chance. If it doesn't work out/sell, it'll be no loss as I'll end up shooting it anyway.

 

[leghog]

Im not arguing with you and I know what youre saying. I am well aware it is a free market. Like you said, its not a necessity and I'm not buying it.

People just need to chill out and quit panic buying it. If someone thinks they need 75 thousand rounds of it stashed away, more power to them.

I bought a BRNO ZKM 468 from a guy with a pallet of CCI Standard Velocity in his garage. He bought it before the last panic. He'll never buy .22LR again. Neither will his grandkids for a long while after he's gone and they split up his rifles as heirlooms. He probably has three times the amount of cartridges you mention. He's retired. Loves to shoot and loves squirrel hunting. I hope to set myself up similarly (considering 20 cases --- 100,000 cartridges) before I retire in ten years or so. Inflation proof and panic proof. Live and learn.