Weaponry; Discussion of Rights and Responsibilities

[cginok]

Originally Posted by bowlinggreen

To respond to the OP, I doubt it is the government "rationing" ammo, but the companies. The reason being they don't want "ammo scalpers" buying it all up and then selling it elsewhere at higher prices.

I have to say, taking a look around, I am shocked at what 22 ammo costs these days. $5.00 a box? Christ. I haven't shot a gun for many years, but I remember back in the late 80s you could buy a whole BRICK of 500 for $9.99 - and that was the usual price, not the sale price.

I see there is some kind of 17 caliber "super magnum rimfire" for sale these days too - at $17.99 per box of 50. Who the hell pays that kind of money for a small game gun? If you were reloading, you could probably reload some of the centerfire 22s over and over for a fair bit less than what you pay for a dinky throw-away caliber like that.

I also don't see why anyone would hoard 22 ammo. That stuff is not tightly sealed like centerfire ammo. Unless you store it just right it will go sour over time.

Around here people will buy a brick of 22 ammo for like $20. They get them either online or out of state. Then try and sell it on Facebook groups for $10 a box. There being 10 boxes in each brick, that's $100 for the brick. They're making $80 dollars profit per brick.