Thread: Rimfire Ammo Shortage...

Same here in PA cannot find ammo and when it comes in they limit you on how much you can buy I'm surprised like every one else can't find 22 anywhere figures be shortage of 5.56 but never 22s

It's the same in the area that I live in in Norway. Some handgun calibers are getting hard to find.
Specially 9mm. I don't know about the .22LR I have a bunch that I bought last year. And I mostly shoot .45 anyway.
4 or 5 of us in the local gun-club got together and bought the ammo we needed in 9mm, .40 and .45 and various rifle calibers from a whole-seller / dealer that ships them from a different part of Norway.

Went to the gun show today and there was no ammo shortage. A 500 round brick of 22lr was $60.00 though. So it is out there but be prepared to pay 3 times what it was to get it. Same with any assault type rifles. ARs and AKs are way up there if you want one.

Way up there and climbing. I went to a store a couple weeks ago to pick up a lower. I almost fell over when I seen the $3699.99 price tag on a very low end AR. They wanted $65.00 for 30 round mags there too.

Originally Posted by robellison01

Way up there and climbing. I went to a store a couple weeks ago to pick up a lower. I almost fell over when I seen the $3699.99 price tag on a very low end AR. They wanted $65.00 for 30 round mags there too.

Why would anyone need a 30 rnd mag?? for shooting Cans?

Originally Posted by pixelfixed

Why would anyone need a 30 rnd mag?? for shooting Cans?

less reloading on the range , range rates by the hour it could add up ...lol

a lot of the .22's are gone by me also , i only looked today cause of this thread .. a buddy of mine told my uncle today a police department just ordered 20,000 rounds and the vendor they use said it will be like this for a few months .. i dont know all the sources of this info to the people that have told me but with this thread it appears a lot of it is true ..

Originally Posted by gooser

less reloading on the range , range rates by the hour it could add up ...lol

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Originally Posted by pixelfixed

Why would anyone need a 30 rnd mag??

Simple, because you can't get 30 rounds into a 10 round magazine.
They won't fit,, I tried it.

Originally Posted by pixelfixed

Why would anyone need a 30 rnd mag?? for shooting Cans?

It's not a matter of need. The reality of it is, with a stack of 10 round mags, one can drop and swap and keep on shooting for as long as he likes. It takes about a second to swap mags.

However, I sometimes do burn a few boxes of ammo at the range. Having a 30 round clip or 2 is convenient.

Originally Posted by robellison01

It's not a matter of need. The reality of it is, with a stack of 10 round mags, one can drop and swap and keep on shooting for as long as he likes. It takes about a second to swap mags.

However, I sometimes do burn a few boxes of ammo at the range. Having a 30 round clip or 2 is convenient.

For me I have three 30 round mags for my mini 14 side folder (factory stainless, cool little rifle) but I would rather have a few 20 or even 10. PITA to load 30. As far as why have 30 ..... if the omelet ever does hit the fan, and it is a matter of defending life and property, a 30 round mag is 3 times as good as a 10.