Want to know why 22lr is hard to find?

[ChunkyMonkey]

I finished writing my post at 0400, so my explanation wasn't as well developed as it could have been.

BTW even though it looked like it; I wasn't talking about the prices at King Soopers coming down.

What I was saying is right now the prices on 22 are too high, but people are still buying it. When the commotion wanes the ammo manufacturers will still be sending ammo to the shelves at record pace and the crazy gouger prices will drop to a more reasonable rate. When the stores shelves and storage begin to fill they will drop the prices just like the "gougers", because there will be competition again.

Someone earlier in the thread made a comment about people selling <$700 DPMS rifles during the scare for double what they cost beforehand. Now you can buy a bnib Colt for under $900. The same principle applies; overcharge with the "shortage" and make bank. When people aren't so emotional the prices will dip.

Counting in the fact that since 2010, gun ownership in US household has increased by almost 20%. I dont have any data on the ammo production, but surely more gun owners equals to more ammo consumption. Other factors are that US is still fighting 2 low intensity wars, DHS is building up its own rather large armed force. 5.56 prices went skyrocket due to these, and sure enough market for .22 sport guns doubled. How many AR15 clone, MP5, ak clones in .22 being introduced the past 3-5 years.

I remember when they used to make fun of your pea shooter in the range.. now from my personal observation, I see more and more .22 on the range.

I missed those days where shooting through 1 or 2 brick of 22lr costed less than your lunch.


http://www.marketwatch.com/story/gun...lup-2011-10-27

MARKET PULSEArchivesOct. 27, 2011, 12:47 p.m. EDT
Gun ownership in U.S. soars: Gallup









CHICAGO (MarketWatch) -- Gun-ownership levels in the U.S. have risen sharply over the past few years, reaching their highest point since 1993. According to a Gallup poll, 47% of American adults report that they have a firearm on their property, up from 41% a year ago and 42% a year before that. The poll also found that public support for gun rights is at an all-time high, which could have affected results, reflecting "a change in Americans' comfort with publicly stating that they have a gun as much as it reflects a real uptick in gun ownership," Gallup noted. By political affiliation, Republicans are more likely than Democrats to say they have a gun in their household -- 55% vs. 40% -- although "this partisan gap is narrower than that seen in recent years," Gallup said.