Ask a guy whose been waiting 20 minutes for this box of .22lr anything.
Funny thing is I've already called the store and asked for an associate. Guess I'll be "that guy" and call again.
>wasting time with .22lr
There's a reason I have my 10/22 sitting in the corner of my room with the action packed full of axle grease, the bore oiled down, and the stock waxed.
Last time I paid for .22lr, it was around $40 for a box of Automatch.
Meanwhile, .223/5.56 is still plentiful and cheap as always.
>>27911583
>over 7c/r after tax
and this is why I always tell people that they may as well buy a high speed pellet rifle for plinking fun
or else jump up to ~20-25c/r centerfire
I just can't get excited about 22lr any more.
File a complaint
Be graphic on how inconvenient it was for you to wait. And dissatisfied with their service.
Maybe they will give you a gift card
>>27911583
Pick me up a few boxes of that ZQI 9mm, Senpai
i wonder what the story is with 17hmr? ive never seen it at walmart before and now each one i go to (that sells ammo) has atleast a few boxes of it
>>27911668
I bought a pellet rifle because of the 22 bullshit. Couldn't find ammo at all for my 22s
>>27911680
Lol I did this when some cunt Walmart worker refused to let me have the last two cases of YooHoos at the sale price.
>The MGR came out and saw her yelling at me
>They let me have the yoo hoos for free
>Haven't seen her working there since
>>27911668
Tax free N.H. baby!
>>27911683
Will do. It's on my list to buy up after I clear out the perfecta.
>>27911719
>Tax free N.H. baby!
That certainly helps, and you need all the help you can get when it comes to 22lr prices.
>>27911680
Continuing on with this, claim you're a disenfranchised racial minority and feel this a micro-aggression against you.
>>27911715
This nigga gets his fuckin' YooHoo.
Selection is best I've seen in years. Sucks that I am now at the 35 minute mark.
Fuck me, I'm going to have to call a third time.
>>27911583
>buying ammo from walmart
Nah. Not worth it.
>>27911668
That would be a valid argument, if good 22 pellet stock weren't just as expensive per round as 22lr.
>>27911758
I'm starting to realize that. I'm still going to liberate this fucking box of .22lr. Five other people gave up waiting.
>mfw
>>27911698
Florida walmart here, we can't get rid of that shit.
>>27911775
.22 situation up here in Alaska is similar. Old fat fudds will line up in front of stores an hour or two before opening just to get their one box. Its weird. I just pick up a box if I happen to see one. No way in hell am I waiting in line in the cold for one.
>>27911768
I shoot 177 pellets only so their pretty cheap for plinker pellets. The poly tipped ones actually cost as much as 22lr, but I strictly use those for hunting and they're nasty.
They expand really well without losing weight and shoot really flat because they have such a high BC vs other pellets.
The sight wheel on my irons is this. 12 o clock for 8gr poly pellets, 6 o clock clockwise for normal 8gr flatter nosed pellets going the same speed, and 8 o clock for the 10.5gr pellets that go 100fps slower than either of the first two.
>>27911758
I do it when the price is right like their zqi 308, but I hate going there. Last time I was there this chick was yelling at her boyfriend a few feet away because he spent more on ammo than her. It was really embarrassing to even be near them.
>>27911758
prices are good sometimes but i usually avoid them myself. just finding someone to come and fucking unlock the goddamn thing
but i dont but guns from them at all. did that once and a horrible experience. stick to my lgs
>>27911813
Florida also
At my local Walmart I see .17, .243, 30-06 and 12ga bird shot all the time
>>27911755
Start yelling that black lives matter
And you need Walmart to provide a safe space for you
>>27911755
>Fuck me, I'm going to have to call a third time.
I hope you got your ammo by now. 35 mins to get a clerk is just unacceptable.
Okay I got it bros, at the 40 minute mark. Should I complain like a fag to a manager? The old lady who finally came is my ammo-fu. She's so nice and it's the fucking managers fault for running a skeleton crew. I assume she'll take the blame.
>>27911917
Do it. Forty minutes is insane. I've never had to wait more than two or three.
>>27911828
What the fuck are you hunting with a pellet gun? Rabbits? Birds?
>>27912049
Lol fuck now I'm waiting in line to complain.
>>27912122
Birds, it makes the cats happy.
I don't kill rabbits, I like them and the dog seems to kill enough of them without my help.
>>27912049
Their response was "yeah that's unacceptable, we're sorry".
Kek.
>>27911583
Walmart is staffed by the stupidest fucking apes to have ever walked the planet. Unless you go to another department and bug the hell out of everyone you find there to come help you in sporting goods, you will stand there all day.
>>27912170
Nice dog
>>27911643
>last year was noguns and wanted a 10/22 as my first gun because they're cheap and legitimately fun
>.22 shortage so bought an ar15
>3 guns later, still no reason to buy a 10/22 or mkii
fuck this lmao
>>27912299
I still think pistols are worth it in 22lr. There's no really good cheap practice alternative IMO.
Rifles can more easily be substituted with a pellet gun.
>>27911583
Yeah, don't kek yourself.
Anon's guide to urban .22 stockpiling:
Scope out every local store that sells ammo. Yes, every one. Ask employees / associates if they know if they're getting any .22 in - they won't, but ask anyway. Put on a defeated facial expression and ask if they know what kind or brand usually comes on. For Walmart this will probably be two brick packs of M-22 and the occasional box of minimags/333/americaneagle. Dicks/BassPro/Field and Stream will mostly go after high margin golden bullet.
Set strict price controls.
<5.9cpr M-22, 333
<7.6cpr Minimags, Automatch
<3.9cpr Golden Bullet because trash isn't work either of our time
et cetera
Use ammoseek/gunbot and watch when certain ammo increases in availability. But everything under your price you can walk out with; don't buy anything over them (or golden bullet).
This is why I have four 30cal ammo cans full of .22 right now while still leaving 22 on the shelf. Hell, last week I was at Walmart for some Federal 9mm and they had four two brick packs of M-22. I was going to buy three, but an older gentleman came up before I checked out so we each bought two.
Shit's not hard. Make a plan and stick to it. Have a pic of some 147gr Lawman, because I'm not lifting those cans to my lightbox.
>>27912664
>>27912664
I'm not having any problems...
>>27911758
I hate it but they have 10$ boxes of 9mm all day every day. Thats hard to beat.
What would I need to make my own .22 ammunition from scratch?
...and I mean from scratch.
>>27911813
same here in ohio. great for guys that shoot a semi.17hmr i guess.
im not complaining about it mind, you, just weird. contract stuff i guess.
>>27912747
if you wish to make ammunition from scratch, you must first create the universe
>buy revolver
>buy empty cases and primers
>buy 1000 wax bullets for $25
>plink without jew .22
>>27912747
A 20 billion dollar ammo plant, a 9 billion dollar powder plant, several hundred million to secure exclusive rights to a south american or chinese lead mine, and at least a hundred million to secure a dedicated production from a brass foundry.
>>27912781
>>27912791
Shit, I'd better get crackin'.
>>27912747
brass casings
>>27911668
>over 7c/r after tax
Holy fuck I can reload 223 cheaper than that lmao
If you really want to shoot .22. Get an old bolt action rifle. Some .22 pellets. And some .22 blanks used in screw guns. Someone did a video on that and it worked really well. I think they saw something close to 2000fps with the hotter loads
>>27911715
>some cunt Walmart worker refused to let me have the last two cases of YooHoos at the sale price.
1. Why?
2. Why would she even care?
Thanks for reminding me, OP. Just bought 2,000 rounds of Aguila Super Extra at 8.5c/round.
For some reason Gander mountain sells all of their .45 acp, .45 long colt, and 9mm for double the price of anywhere.
I can get a .45 white box of 100 at Walmart for $30. The same white box at Gander mountain is $60.
Then everyones pissed off cause they can't buy .22lr at Walmart cause they never have it and all the local gun stores don't have it.
Somehow magically gander mountain EVERY SINGLE TIME I go in has those boxes of 500 .22lr for $29.
It's almost like their ammo and gun prices are so shitty no one even bothers to look for .22 there. They still have a limit on 2 boxes per customer, but they have a big table in the middle of the store with just stacks of 500 and 200 boxes
I have a Ruger MK II and a Henry golden boy repeater, so I blow through .22lr pretty fast
>>27912791
More like:
Facility for handling the extremely reactive rimfire priming compound
Facility for forming casings and bullets
Facility for loading the powder and bullets into the primed casings
Packaging equipment
The CCI lines in Lewiston produce a round of .22 every second, and I believe they are looking at adding more production of demand keeps up
>>27912392
Pellet gun. Nope.
Except if you want to play the pyramid game with beer cans.
>>27913632
>Except if you want to play the pyramid game with beer cans.
you mean the exact same role my 22lr played? because I've got shotguns and centerfire rifles for everything else?
>>27911583
Current collection of .22lr ammo.
Recently picked up 2 more bulk boxes of automatch at walmart yesterday.
I don't go out of my way to buy, but I do make purchases out of boredom sometimes.
The ammo limit of the blue federal boxes (bottom right) is 10 per person here at Academy in texas.
Cost is like $2.36 per box.
I'm not proud of the Golden bullets. Wish I had more of the winchester hyper speed (1 box)...that shit is like 1400fps.
CCI 22-quiet are fun.
Also, ruger sr22 will cycle CCI standard velocity without issue. Will not cycle 22-quiet.
>>27916376 correction
Bottom left* (federal blue boxes)
>>27911583
I've given up on .22. I'll probably pull mine out in a couple years for the nostalgic experience, but .22s never coming back. People keep saying there's more factories opening up and it's about over but it will never be.
>>27916419
I think it'll come back some day. I hope it's cheap enough to be worth using again too.
But yeah, I'm at the point in my collection where I have FAR more centerfire ammo than I ever did 22lr, probably take me close to 20 trips or better to move it all to another room.
Can someone pls explain to me where all the .22 ammo is.
How many years has it been since this stuff cleared off the shelf?
I've been rolling in 54r and 39 but no .22...
>>27916419
>>27916495
Why are you fags all assblasted that $15 bulk boxes of shit ammo is inflated in price when you can get semi-premium .22 all over absolutely everywhere for under 8 cents per round? CCI SV, Aguila Super Extra, Federal Match, GGG, Armscor, Wolf, Fiochi and even Eley and Norma are offering all kinds of ammo everywhere at that price. Good, clean, accurate ammo in a tray, not horrendous Remingfuck Golden Shits in a fucking bucket.
Is 8 cents per round SO stomach turning that you won't shoot anymore? So you turn to 40 cent per round .223, really?
Get '4 cents a round' out of your head and everything is fine. It's not 2002 anymore, and you don't have to pay ammo scalpers to get reasonably valued ammo.
>>27917293
wow thanks asshole my hand just exploded
>>27917293
fuuuuuuuuuuuck youuuuuuu
>>27917293
>Is 8 cents per round SO stomach turning that you won't shoot anymore?
Yes. Definitely enough where I'll gladly switch to 545, 223, 762, 308, 54r, or 12ga. I get way more fun for my dollar.
If it was closer to 10 years ago and I basically had only a 22 and shotgun only, I guess I'd put on a forced smile when I finally found 22lr and pay 8c/r just so I could shoot.
>>27917348
>>27917337
ahahahaha you were fgts, now you're limp-wristed fgts
>>27911828
>walmart shenanigans
I realized that I like Walmart just fine, it's the other people who shop there that I can't stand. That's the primary reason I avoid it - other shoppers. If you could have the whole store to yourself it would be retail paradise.
>>27911719
Isn't it great? No sales tax and I've found boxes of CCI 22LR for $3.95~ just two days ago.
