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  • Specularius

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    My teenage son wanted to shoot some yesterday. I found several of these in the ammo cabinet. Sure wish it was still like this today!
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    paddle007

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    Your pic reminded me I have an old box of 22lr. No price on it but you can bet it was way cheaper than todays prices.
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    340six

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    TG&Y and K-Mart were the ones I got my 22lr as a young man.
    I do still have 26,000 rnds of surplus 22lr bought 40,000 at 90 a case of 5000. Everyone said I was silly. I may be silly but I have AMMO. It is packed for the long term.
    25,000 plus of the Wal-Mart Federal 550 boxes at 13.97 till they hit 17.97. Piles of CCI Mini Mags.
    Win 22 Mag Dana Point at $ 4.99
     

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    cajun 22

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    340 Those are military training rounds. You can tell by the contract number on the box. They are Remington standard velocity. I did like you and bought 5 cases at $75 shipped to my door, a few years ago, pre obummer scare, from Military Surplus, if I remember correct.

    Should have bought 10.
     

    340six

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    340 Those are military training rounds. You can tell by the contract number on the box. They are Remington standard velocity. I did like you and bought 5 cases at $75 shipped to my door, a few years ago, pre obummer scare, from Military Surplus, if I remember correct.

    Should have bought 10.

    Yes they are. They have extra meat on the bullet for use in AR 22lr conversions.
    I bought some Win at 75 plus,ship prior to the Rem shown.
    The ticket was 2013 and the Rem was 90 plus ship.
    I fave,away lots,of both to guys who took kids and also friends as gifts.
    And when we had the last 22lr shortages they were pissed I would not share.
    It is,Standard Vol. And shoots,well in all my Ruger MK pistols, Colt ACE that needs Standard Vol. Before I started getting jtg I was,shooting Match Standard,Vol bricks in the Colt. It us just as good.
    And is,like a 22 Sniper in my dads old Remington 513T
    We laugh when the news has on 5 or 6 guns and 1000 to 2000 rounds on the news like that person is a crazy person.
    And my neibors mention it to us. Did ya,see all the guns and ammo that man had on the news?:boink:
     

    Akajun

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    More ammo porn. I'm getting old and almost forgot about these. 58 years and counting.
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    Wasn't that long ago they were still issuing it on the Line at Camp Perry for leg matches, I think 1994 was the last year it was issued. Still could buy it from the CMP not that long ago.
     

    jkingrph

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    I still have a couple of cartons of Winchester, SUper x, I think stashed away. Bought it at one of the tire/auto supply places about 25-30 years ago for less than $10 per carton. I always watched for sales and bought it for that, and that was high compared to what dad and I got a box for back in the late 50's
     
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    Magdump

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    I still have bricks of Remington Thunderbolt with the green Walmart price labels on each box. They were $.97 each.
    Sports unlimited was a good place to get my 44mag HP ammo back then. 50 rounds for 19.99 was a good deal.
     

    SouthernUnderGod

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    My first.22 ammo was really cheap. I grew up in Shreveport in the 60’s. The Caddo Sheriff conducted a junior rifle program during the summer. My parents would drop me off in the morning and pick me up in the afternoon. I wanted to go every day. For one dollar, you got the daily camp fee, payment toward the cost of your earned NRA badges and awards, the use of a pretty good bolt action .22 rifle, lunch, a Coke and a full box of .22 ammo.

    I started going when I was eight. If you were 12, or finished the .22 program (earned all the badges) you could do the shotgun program.

    I also remember some stores that sold ammo by the round. If you only wanted six, you could buy just six.


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