Want to know why 22lr is hard to find?

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Originally Posted by mtnrider

Oh, I get it. "high demad" = artificial inflation do to profiteers. If it was just people buying ammo that actually use the ammo I guarantee the shortage would dissapear. It's the people hording it for profit that are causing the problem.

Anyway, I'm bored with this. We can agree to disagree.

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Well, at least you got part of it right regarding the "high demand = artificial inflation". And yes, people inflate prices to make a profit. It's called capitalism and if you'd learn a little about it you'd learn why it's a good thing overall. It might not be good for you at a given moment in time but it's good overall and it's the best system in the world for making things available to those who need them. But you're wrong (at least in my situation) about the other part. I buy and store a shitload of ammo when the price is right for me because there will be times when AMMO WILL BE IN SHORT SUPPLY AND HIGH PRICED.

And you still can't provide a rational example of price controls and rationing fitting into a free market economy. It has nothing to do with you being bored. It has to do with you willfully not educating yourself on basic economics. Well, that and the fact there isn't a rational example of how those things work efficiently in a free market economy.

And BTW...disagreement and ignorance are not the same.

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Originally Posted by sneakerd

Word from the Jim.

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We know the ones who bitch the loudest sell for top dollar, almost every time. I'd link a few current and archived ones but there would be a whole lot of butt hurt. Want it, buy it for that price, or be patient.
You know what, fuk em, i might do it as a Christmas present to myself. Maybe even top JM's ban time [ROFL2]

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Originally Posted by jim

We know the ones who bitch the loudest sell for top dollar, almost every time. I'd link a few current and archived ones but there would be a whole lot of butt hurt. Want it, buy it for that price, or be patient.
You know what, fuk em, i might do it as a Christmas present to myself. Maybe even top JM's ban time [ROFL2]

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Yeah...I remember of few of those "you guys are a bunch of price gougers!" suddenly having a change of heart and deciding their run-of-the-mill DPMS AR was worth $1900.

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Originally Posted by Bailey Guns

Yeah...I remember of few of those "you guys are a bunch of price gougers!" suddenly having a change of heart and deciding their run-of-the-mill DPMS AR was worth $1900.

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No IIRC they were selling reman 223 for $850 per 1K. The Obama voters were selling AR's for $1900. OOPS. someone just took offense[LOL]

Let's not forget the "look at this guy (implied asshole) on CL selling "_fill in the blank_" for $XXX" then getting busted on gunbroker doing the same.

Not naming any names, and everyone is free to make a buck, but that's the definition of the pot calling the kettle black and was kinda shitty.

Whining about what someone else is selling something for, when you have zero clue about the circumstances is lame.

Stop blaming the people asking ridiculous prices and start blaming the people that are paying them. PRICES WILL NOT COME DOWN UNTIL PEOPLE STOP PAYING THE INFLATED PRICES.

I seem to recall a story about an ant and a grasshopper,

Plan ahead,

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Originally Posted by TAR31

PRICES WILL NOT COME DOWN UNTIL PEOPLE STOP PAYING THE INFLATED PRICES.

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And the cycle is complete... People will continue to pay inflated prices until said people can learn to plan ahead and stock up on ammo when it is less expensive so they will not be forced to buy ammo at inflated prices during times like these. If someone's urge to shoot outweighs their ability to plan ahead than...

Just to provide a more current example of what I call "FAIR" 22LR pricing and availablility. Also to counter old commentary about how high FL prices are (bull!). We got in a number of cases of Remington Golden Hi-vel hollowpoint a week or 2 ago in the 525 round boxes. We sold it by the box for $29.95 each until they were gone. That was yesterday. 525 rounds of GOOD 22lr for 29.95. Not bad in today's market. Especially after the literal thief prices I heard about from the gunshow.

I won't hesitate to buy .22LR for $.05/round these days. Average seems to be around $.10-.12/round. I'll still buy a couple boxes here and there at that price just because it's harder to find. But for bulk, I don't buy it unless it's in that $.05/round range.