prices are about the same before the tragedy. The one caliber I can NEVER find is .22 WMR.

I live in WA state and I've seen 22WMR quite often at Wal-mart but rarely do I find 22LR.

They have been circulating a conspiracy theory about the government doing something to make it hard to get 22LR, so they're buying it and hoarding. I guess you could check their web sites for the details.

I'll do some searching on that thanks.

I have around 10 22's to feed, and they've been starving for several years now.

I've had to give up and pay 30 bucks for Federal auto match (really accurate stuff not to be eley)

Went to a funshow this weekend looking for a new CZ or the new hinged Ruger MK??....every one I seen was over 400 bucks, so I'll just stick to the MKII's and SR (my kayak gun)

you to remove the bolt straight out like the new hinged MKIV. I might get that upgrade as getting the bolt for cleaning is a PIA.

A few weeks after Sandy Hook I had to drive up north to take care of some things. I left early and decided to stop at Wal-mart since it was on the way. I got there at 0630 and there were people and waiting. I was the third person in line and soon there were like 15 people by 0700. I found out that this was an everyday occurrence many of these people were reselling it for double the price.

Mostly found at garage sales and local sporting goods stores. Buy a little each time I go. It adds up.

You know I'm thinking that in the near future you can probably pick-up 22's at garage sales real easy. The widow will tell you that her husband bought all these shells and never shot them. You can have all the boxes for 20 bucks she says and you cart off 10,000 rounds. I see the people at gun shows trying to get 50-60 dollars for a brick they paid 21.99 in 2013 and they will cart it to every gun show until it (never) sells.

$21.99 a brick. I used to complain when it went to over $10.00/brick.

(1) There are more gun owners now than in 2012, and one of the most common guns to start a collection with is a .22LR.

(2) The Great Ammo Shortage of 2012 recalibrated everyone's idea of how much .22LR is necessary to have on hand, whether for plinking or as a hedge against future developments. Even your casual box-or-two-in-the-closet shooters went out and bought as much as they could find during and after the shortage.

Keep in mind that American target shooters go through 14+ billion rounds of ammo a year, with several billion of that being .22LR, and manufacturers prior to the Banic were running near max capacity already. So a surge of new demand overtaxed the system for years.

More of a profit can be made from centerfire ammo, therefore factories are putting centerfire up front in the process.