22-rimfire
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I enjoy exploring the nature of the shortage and the psychology behind people's buying habits for promotional grade 22 ammo which is the majority of what is purchased and shot/consumed.
Summarize what you did before/do now and what you would like to do relative to "stocking up". If you could, how much 22 ammo would you purchase at the big box stores at one time now? How much did you typically buy before the Nov 2007 presidential election and the Dec 2012 Sandy Hook event? Basically what was “normal” for you? How important was/is price?
I kept a few thousand rounds on hand prior to 2007. Most of it was promotional grade ammo (mostly Remington and Federal), but I also kept a fair amount of middle grade standard velocity ammo beginning around the year 2000. I seldom bought bulk packs. After 2000, I started keeping a few bricks of better target grade ammo as well as a varied assortment of ammo for testing rifles as I acquired them. That is when I started shooting for groups just for the fun of it.
Now, I still have a healthy cache of promotional grade 22 ammo and standard velocity stuff (CCI and Federal mostly). It is my experience that overall, it is hard to go wrong with CCI SV ammo and if you have a number of 22 rifles, some will shoot it pretty well at 50 yds.
If the price was right, meaning the sub $20-$25 for bulk pack pricing, how much would you buy now? How quickly would you likely shoot it up? What is your comfort level now versus before the shortage in terms of your cache?
Summarize what you did before/do now and what you would like to do relative to "stocking up". If you could, how much 22 ammo would you purchase at the big box stores at one time now? How much did you typically buy before the Nov 2007 presidential election and the Dec 2012 Sandy Hook event? Basically what was “normal” for you? How important was/is price?
I kept a few thousand rounds on hand prior to 2007. Most of it was promotional grade ammo (mostly Remington and Federal), but I also kept a fair amount of middle grade standard velocity ammo beginning around the year 2000. I seldom bought bulk packs. After 2000, I started keeping a few bricks of better target grade ammo as well as a varied assortment of ammo for testing rifles as I acquired them. That is when I started shooting for groups just for the fun of it.
Now, I still have a healthy cache of promotional grade 22 ammo and standard velocity stuff (CCI and Federal mostly). It is my experience that overall, it is hard to go wrong with CCI SV ammo and if you have a number of 22 rifles, some will shoot it pretty well at 50 yds.
If the price was right, meaning the sub $20-$25 for bulk pack pricing, how much would you buy now? How quickly would you likely shoot it up? What is your comfort level now versus before the shortage in terms of your cache?