.22 LR Ammo

[BlueFin]

Thunderbolts? If they paid me .04/round I guess I could take some off their hands. No more than a brick though.

I have read some really horrible reviews about this ammo, but then there are also shooters that swear how they like it and is just like any other. It is still in the market, so people are still buying them. I bought 2 bricks, I guess i'll know soon how bad they are.

 

[Doctor_M]

It's cheap and it usually goes bang. I don't shoot it because I find it to be very dirty... but for an emergency stockpile, if nothing else is available, it will still put squirrels in the pot.

 

[BlueFin]

Academy Sports has American Eagle 50 Rd boxes for $2.49. Free shipping over $25. Pretty hard to beat. Also Winchester 555 round bricks for $28.99

Ordered 40 of the AE. This is good stuff especially for the price + free shipping.

Thanks for the tip.

 

[Blacksmith101]

I got that email too. I get the impression that its not 'Eley Standard' they simply relabeled. It says "ELEY in conjunction with the CMP developed an accurate round" which makes me think it yet another version of Eley that doesn't exactly match anything else. Or maybe it does. But its going to be a crapshoot as to whether it works well in your guns w/o trying it first.

It looks like the "ELEY CMP standard" is similar to the specs of Eley Contact brand except loaded with a 40 grain bullet instead of the Contact's 42 grain. The velocity is the same and the wax coating is the same.
http://www.eley.co.uk/ammunition

 

[lkenefic]

With any new match ammo, I'll buy a couple of hundred rounds and shoot for groups. If it works, then I'll buy a case...

 

[Pinecone]

I bet it works better than Thundercrap and if it doesn't work for you you can always sell it to your friends who either don't know about ammo testing or don't care about accuracy. Or a better idea just keep buying guns until you find one that likes the ammo.

That is really thinking outside the box.

 

[BossmanPJ]

Ordered 40 of the AE. This is good stuff especially for the price + free shipping.

Thanks for the tip.

It shoots great for plinking in all of my rifles. May have had one or two FTF in a couple thousand rounds of it.

 

[Uncle Duke]

I bet it works better than Thundercrap and if it doesn't work for you you can always sell it to your friends who either don't know about ammo testing or don't care about accuracy. Or a better idea just keep buying guns until you find one that likes the ammo.

And with these words spoken, in this the Year of Our Lord 2017, the Pinnacle of Brilliance has indeed truly been reached.

Few of us will ever begin to approach this level of profound wisdom. From this day forward, I shall refer to this member as Sensei.

"Buy guns until you find one that likes the ammo." Now that's some flat out funny shit right there!

 

[Blacksmith101]

And with these words spoken, in this the Year of Our Lord 2017, the Pinnacle of Brilliance has indeed truly been reached.

Few of us will ever begin to approach this level of profound wisdom. From this day forward, I shall refer to this member as Sensei.

"Buy guns until you find one that likes the ammo." Now that's some flat out funny shit right there!

Just living up to my reputation as a bad influence.

 

[Uncle Duke]

Just living up to my reputation as a bad influence.

Broke me up man! Of all the ways I've rationalized purchases over the years, I've never even come close to imagining this one!

Appreciate the grins!

 

[Doctor_M]

I have used that justification from a different vantage point. Had a nice holster once that didn't fit any of my revolvers, so I went on the search for a nice revolver that fit the holster. Made perfect sense to me.

 

[W2D]

Walmart at Jumpers Hole and Ritchie Hwy (Pasadena?) had Federal Automatch (325 rounds) for $14.84. They had a lot of .22 in the cabinet.


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[nerfherder]

Or a better idea just keep buying guns until you find one that likes the ammo.

I'm away from the forum for a while and come back to this sage wisdom. Brilliant, sir! Best quote I've seen in a long, long time!

 

[Reptile]

The new DSG in Ellicott City is well stocked with .22LR and has several promotions. You can get a 1400 round bucket of Remington 36 grain hollow points for $71.99. The shelf price is $89.99 minus 20%.

 

[W2D]

The new DSG in Ellicott City is well stocked with .22LR and has several promotions. You can get a 1400 round bucket of Remington 36 grain hollow points for $71.99. The shelf price is $89.99 minus 20%.

That’s $0.0514 per round.

I picked up some more Federal Automatch from Walmart. $14.84 for 325 is $0.046 per round.

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[Bisleyfan44]

Found some Fed 550s at a DE WalMart for 4.1 cpr tax free. Picked up 4.
I remember several cynical posters saying .22 was never gonna go below 6 cpr again so we may as well get used to it. Well, here we are.

 

[silver78]

Found some Fed 550s at a DE WalMart for 4.1 cpr tax free. Picked up 4.
I remember several cynical posters saying .22 was never gonna go below 6 cpr again so we may as well get used to it. Well, here we are.

I think it is possible that it will go even lower over time. Esp. the used ammo market. What happens in 3 - 5 years when many of our fellow gun owners who bought thousands of rounds during the panic realize they have waay more ammo than they need? They decide to sell it in the classifieds. I know this seems unthinkable to many of our active members here who shoot a lot but as a parent with two children I can assure you that many of us just don't have as much time for the range as we did before children. Life happens.

 

[MEGARMS]

I think it is possible that it will go even lower over time. Esp. the used ammo market. What happens in 3 - 5 years when many of our fellow gun owners who bought thousands of rounds during the panic realize they have waay more ammo than they need? They decide to sell it in the classifieds. I know this seems unthinkable to many of our active members here who shoot a lot but as a parent with two children I can assure you that many of us just don't have as much time for the range as we did before children. Life happens.

Selling ammo at a loss does not make a bit of sense, unless of course you need the money to eat or pay bills. Two things are for certain; there will always a future ammo shortage and the shelf life of ammo is great enough to make it to that next shortage.

 

[newmuzzleloader]

I think it is possible that it will go even lower over time. Esp. the used ammo market. What happens in 3 - 5 years when many of our fellow gun owners who bought thousands of rounds during the panic realize they have waay more ammo than they need? They decide to sell it in the classifieds. I know this seems unthinkable to many of our active members here who shoot a lot but as a parent with two children I can assure you that many of us just don't have as much time for the range as we did before children. Life happens.

The ONLY reason to sell your ammo stash is because you are in serious financial doo-doo. Kids grow up and should be taught how to shoot. And you NEVER know what the future may hold in regard to finding and purchasing ammo. My $.02

 

[Alea Jacta Est]

Ammo.... .22 in particular, is always a good investment. You truly can't go wrong. It's pretty much an investment. I suggest you treat it as a commodity and buy and hold (what you don't use). It will hold its value very well over time. Bonus is it's a hedge against evil and tyranny.

Even in good times it is treated as currency in some barter situations. Think how that might improve (in your favor) in bad times.

What's the downside?