Hi Folks,
I dropped into Gander Mountain today. I noticed that in their rifle ammo section, they actually had individual 50 round boxes of .22 Long Rifle ammo on the open shelves instead of behind the cash register area. These were CCI Standard Velocity 40 grain bullets. The price is $4.99 per box of 50. That's 10 cents per round. Ouch!
Two years ago, Gander got a shipment of Remington "Golden Bullets" (.22 Long Rifle Hollow Points, 36 grain) in plastic buckets. I am glad I bought one. The tub contained 1400 rounds and cost about $81 and change. That's about 6 cents per round. I still have about 1/3 of a bucket left. That was not a bad price back then and even better today.
When I was a teenager, I remember buying a brick (500 rounds) of Winchester .22 LR 40 grain ammo for $7.38 at the hardware store. That's a little less than 2 cents per round. LOL... Now, I am an old fart. Those were the days and I did not even know it.
Have A Great Day,
Ron