Survival ammo is right. Even at the ridiculous prices some are paying now .22 is CHEAP compared to everything else. I haven't seen any loaded rifle ammunition that is really much under $40/box of 20 now. Insane. I bought a box of .243 for my son within this past year for $20. Now almost double if you can actually find it.

I refuse to buy any ammo right now. I know it will sort itself out eventually, and should come back down - at least some.

I am just glad I reload....rarely have I bought any center-fire ammo in several years. I am frustrated I didn't have as much 22LR or 17HMR stashed away as I liked...especially considering between my wife and daughter we shoot a good amount of 22LR. I found 2 bricks of Remington 22LR around Christmas and bought them both as a Cabela's in PA...haven't seen any since. I woulda thought it would have cleared up a little by now but I still have seen hardly any powder or primers anywhere.

JIT=real time production Major Woods brings up a strong point, but I have to ad its been over 6 weeks, productions even at increased cost should of balanced by this time. So what is the unseen hand controlling this event? Corprate hold out to get even higher profits from the panic buyers> Something is missing and I wish I could put my finger on it....

You can also add, to the JIT manner of production. The time of year it is.
This is when EVERY supplier is rebounding from Dec. TAX SEASON. They have to pay tax on all inventory on hand.

So it takes time to rebuild what was lost.
Compound this with the re-election of the greatest gun salesman in history, and you have a shortage of product that hasn't been seen in several years.

What is 333 and 555 stuff?

Its just the plain ammo with either 333 rounds or 555 rounds per box, but they started putting it in a fancy box and raised the price.

I see. Its been so long since I have seen any 22 ammo on the shelves I forgot what it looked like!!!!!:eek2

This is so frustrating. Nothing on Wisconsin shelves either. I've never seen such a thing like this happen. I know a guy who took out his retirement early and was willing to pay the massive tax so he could hoard. Not too happy with him. But the current political climate is making people crazy.

yeah I hear ya there. never thought there would be a day I didn't see .22lr in a store.