After election hope

[trout25red]

Is there a chance, after the election results, that I might be able to scoop up some .22lr off of a shelf at will? Or, will I still have to dream about kicking in the teeth of those who stand in line to grab the ammo right off the trucks while others have to work so that they can re-sell it at their LGS or online auction?

 

[Jack]

No.

 

[Ritten]

No.

+1

Just by starting this thread you're still feeding the madness.

 

[LaBelle]

Only upon the occasion whence porcine mammals genetically establish levitational abilities.

 

[PPBart]

...those who stand in line to grab the ammo right off the trucks...

I find it hard to believe that it is still so hard to find .22LR! Every other caliber seems to be in plentiful supply, so is there really that much market for .22LR? And where is that market?

 

[Ritten]

And where is that market?

It is a bulk ammo with prices in the budget of low and medium income NEW recreational shooters who think the more they have, the better. After the events of the last three years that is a pretty big and growing demographic.

 

[jjoker16]

It is a bulk ammo with prices in the budget of low and medium income NEW recreational shooters who think the more they have, the better. After the events of the last three years that is a pretty big and growing demographic.

Most logical explanation for 22 shortage I have heard.

 

[PPBart]

...that is a pretty big and growing demographic.

So, why aren't the manufacturers ramping up production to take advantage of the market?

 

[Ritten]

So, why aren't the manufacturers ramping up production to take advantage of the market?

Ummm....they are. Where's your information coming from that they aren't??

http://www.americanrifleman.org/articles/why-weve-had-ammunition-shortage

 

[trout25red]

Now you are just blaming the victim.

 

[Lyle Savant]

I see .22 ammo every time I go to a Sporting Goods Store. I thought the hysteria was over until 2016.

 

[PPBart]

Ummm....they are. Where's your information coming from that they aren't??

http://www.americanrifleman.org/articles/why-weve-had-ammunition-shortage

Just the anecdotal observation that the shelves (for .22LR) are still empty every time I check... and the 11-month old article you cite doesn't really provide much current info, either, does it? Sure, (for example) it does say that "Remington Arms Co. announced that it will spend $32 million to expand its Remington Ammunition Plant in Lonoke, Ark. The expansion includes the construction of a new building, which is projected to be in operation by the second quarter of 2014." I'd be curious to see if that expansion was actually done, and if it is actually now in operation?

The article also rosily reports that "the crisis is diminishing as ammunition manufacturers catch up with demand." And it does seem that for other calibers that is the case, but maybe there's still some issues with .22LR?

 

[john17427]

Only upon the occasion whence porcine mammals genetically establish levitational abilities.

Well said!

 

[petingrass]

Academy has been having 50 round boxes with a limit of two. better than nothing

 

[petingrass]

Just the anecdotal observation that the shelves (for .22LR) are still empty every time I check... and the 11-month old article you cite doesn't really provide much current info, either, does it? Sure, (for example) it does say that "Remington Arms Co. announced that it will spend $32 million to expand its Remington Ammunition Plant in Lonoke, Ark. The expansion includes the construction of a new building, which is projected to be in operation by the second quarter of 2014." I'd be curious to see if that expansion was actually done, and if it is actually now in operation?

The article also rosily reports that "the crisis is diminishing as ammunition manufacturers catch up with demand." And it does seem that for other calibers that is the case, but maybe there's still some issues with .22LR?

Profit margins are narrower on 22 I would imagine. That's the case with most low-cost goods.