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Rimfire Firearms .22, .17 and other Rimfire Handguns and Rifles |
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At what price per round would you buy or stockpile .22LR?
22LR prices are still all over the place. At what price per round would you buy 1,000 rounds? At what price would you buy 10K rounds?
I've been buying from private parties for around $.07 per round and so far have picked up maybe 5,000K rounds. Just curious if anyone found better pricing out there from a retail shop. I'm sure if you find 22LR ammo for 5 cents or cheaper, you'd probably end up buying it yourself. |
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22 does not stock pile not age well vs Centerfire.
The bullet and cartridge neck don't seal out all moisture so they break down faster than traditional center fire. If you store them in a nitrogen filled air tight ammo can, they will last But the last two bulk boxes I purchased were of crap quality. Probably 1 in 15 would not fire. Some of the duds fired on the second go around, most did not. With the quality being low based upon my experience, I would not stock up now.
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currently i buy if it is at 7 cents or lower.
but only in amounts higher than 1K. i typically shoot about 250 rounds per outing so the ammo doesn't sit for more than 1 year at best. and i also store them all inside ammo cans in their original boxes and with desiccant packs.
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Got over a case of Remington GB 36 gr. HP - 225 at Walmart for $0.05/rd.
CCI Mini-Mag, both 40 gr. PS and 36 gr. HP, has been ~ $0.10/rd delivered. GR
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I have 15 year old 22LR that has followed me from the east coast to the west coast and then back to the east coast. This is more of an experiment than anything else. When I go to the range I take some of the old ammo with me and has not been a problem for me.
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I've been getting rid of 40 Yo federal 22 the last two times at the range. Zero issues! 500 rounds for 9.95 at big 5. Label still in the box. |
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To hemosabeach...I just shot a brick of 25yr old 22 wild cat, not one fail.
In fact some of the better stuff I've shot in a while. So for me yeah you can stock pile for a long time IMO. And for price to stock pile, @ $0.05 ea I would pick up 6-10 cases in the blink of an eye. |
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I would only buy at $0.08/round shipped. That is my max.
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If/when cases of 5000 rounds of bulk .22 are available again at 5 to 7 cents a round, I'll get a few more.
Until, then I've got zero interest in ordering with a limit of one brick or at the 8, 9, 10 cent a round prices currently. |
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If I see it for .05 or .06/round, I'll buy a box, but I stocked up pretty well before the price went up... I won't buy unless it's cheap.
When we packed up to move from California in 2013, I came across 250 rounds of roughly 25-year old wildcat .22s I bought at Kmart in Merced back in the late 1980s. Paid $4.99 for the brick. Had them stored in a shoe box in the back of my closet along with some other stuff. Took them to the range shortly after we got to Tx ... had one dud in the whole bunch.
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Here, I keep my ammo in an old chest freezer with about 5lbs of silica gel. No issues, yet.
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I've been shooting 20 to 40 year old .22 LR that has been east and west a few times without any problem.
I stocked up with new stuff before Obama was elected for 3 cents per round. Then I stocked up on a bunch more at 5 cents per round after he was elected. Most of that was Federal. I also picked up a bunch of CCI at 6 to 8 cents per round the last couple of years. Basically I would consider paying 3 to 6 cents for Federal or 6 to 8 cents for CCI if I were buying anymore. I've never had much luck with Remington .22, so I don't buy those.
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Be careful about that "education." It's completely absurd. As long as the timeframe you're working with is about a half century or so, your ammo will be fine. Just try to keep it dry.
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I built quite a stockpile over that last few months but recently started to sell off the ammo my guns don't like. Before investing in 5k rounds be sure it will shoot well for you. For me the only consistent ammo in ALL my guns has been the remington golden bullets. I am steadily selling off my cci, winchester, and federal.22lr and reinvesting the money in more usable ammo.
edit: To answer the original question like many others have said, 5 to 7 cents per round delivered for the low end stuff, 8 to 10 cents per round for mini mags. Also depends if you need it or just want it. The bigger reserve you have the more picky you can be for prices. Last edited by B.C.; 09-13-2015 at 8:13 PM.. |
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yea its fine i got some 20 year old thunderbolt i got at kmart for $8 a brick and its works as good as it did then (which is maybe 2 or 3 duds per box)
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Here's another view on this.
Since I reload .38 Spl for $5.50 per 100 rounds, that's about my price point for .22LR. My .38 Spl load is a "powder puff" load that feels nearly like .22LR in the Rossi 92 levergun, and I do consider it a sort of "reloadable .22" for purposes of marksmanship practice.
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How long will the nitrogen stay in the air tight can? Even tires go flat after a while. Is this nitrogen even worth trying given the answers above that .22 rimfire will last for decades.
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I'm still shooting at least two brands of .22lr from the late 80's. If you care for it, it's fine, never had any issues. Do some of you work at gun shops?
Some will shoot any ammo & prefer the cheapest, some want mid grade target stuff. I'd say 8 cents or less for what I use.
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Filling a can with nitrogen? How would you even get the nitrogen into the can and close it without air getting in?
If you're worried about it, put them in ammo cans that have seals and throw in a desiccant pack. It's not like more moisture is going to get in than what is already in there once it's closed, and the desiccant pack that doesn't need to be huge will handle that(it's not like you're putting these things in a can while you're in a steam room). |
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For me I still look for deals so anywhere between. $0.05 to $0.06 for plinking rounds.
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Last .22 ammo I bought was Fed AutoMatch for 17.99/18.99 for 325 rounds with free shipping over a year ago. My .22s do not like Winchester. I did buy Sk Magazine, SV, HV in 2013 and some Eley. Mid stuff is CCI MM, SV. Low end is Blazer/Auto Match/GB. The GB shoot well for 10 year 0ld GBs. I have plenty but will keep an eye out for deals at the end of the year.
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Don't believe the "short" storage line for rimfire 22 ammo---back in the good old days (in my youth), I did quite a lot of shooting with several 22 firearms---long and short---bought ammo for $5-6 bucks a brick of 500---would buy four-five bricks at a time---shoot two or three bricks---stash the rest in metal surplus ammo cans stored on shelving in my basement. Over the decades, ammo went up to $10 a brick (stayed there for years!)---I kept up my buying habits and soon had more ammo than I could shoot in my lifetime---have shared with friends during 22 ammo "panic"---still have plenty (haven't bought any 22 for many years now). All of this 22 ammo, old or recent shoots perfectly in all my rimfire guns...
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All of those Federals I shot seemed snappier than the new stuff. |
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While that's probably the case if the ammo is kept in a warm, damp area... I'm still shooting 50 year old bricks (nearly all gone) of Western Super-Match MKIV. Still accurate, no duds. ^_^
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As far as price, consider your pain/skill/need level and buy accordingly. I keep saying: look at it like a commodity. If you find it relatively cheap, buy as much as you can. |
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