I've got several 525 count boxes of Federal LRs. I'm good for now, but my local stores are also pitifully short of ammo of all kinds.
I have seen US prices on 500 round bricks @ $90 and higher!!! Sorry, they aren't worth that much...
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I've got several 525 count boxes of Federal LRs. I'm good for now, but my local stores are also pitifully short of ammo of all kinds.
I have seen US prices on 500 round bricks @ $90 and higher!!! Sorry, they aren't worth that much...
It all started because Americans got in a huge panic and bought as much as they could when they could which started a shortage there last year or the year before and it's slowly transgressed down here... They make millions of 22 shells each day. If everyone limited there 22 shell purchases the shortage would likely end fairly quick
I only buy what it think I might need in the next ten years or so.....:rolleyes:
I was in Canadian Tire in Minden and they had a good selection of .22 rounds.
They even had a couple buckets of the Remington "bucket o bullets"
Grandaughter is up from Oshawa this week. One of the things on her wish list was some time plinking with the 10/22. Used a couple boxes of old American Eagle Federal ammo left over from the 80's. No misfires in 90 rounds.....
nothing sadder than going to an estate auction and seeing boxes of hoarded ammo that was never enjoyed (fired)...that would be like buying beer and storing it in the root cellar for 20 yrs :)
Sorry to ruin this with questions but here goes (and these questions are on topic haha!)...
1. Why is everyone hoarding .22s? I would think you would save up ammo for an apocalyptic scenario or anarchy of some sort for self defense and hunting. I know .22s are good for killing small game but if you want to drop and man or large beast you would need a larger caliber would you not?
2. Does ammo have an expiry date if it is stored in a cool dry spot? Will it ever go bad?
.22 is a nice small, cheap caliber. You can sock away a ton of it for not a lot of money. Don't devalue the fact that here, as well as in the US, you can load up a 30-50 round drum, or mag, and just blast away. No restrictions on mag size.Quote:
Originally Posted by arvanlaar
Ammo doesn't expire, as long as it's stored properly, it can have an infinite lifespan. Years ago there was still some WWII surplus 30-06 available, a lot of the 7.62x39 spam can ammo that's being sold was made more than 30-40 years ago.
Got a few boxes of WWII 22 ammo tucked away. It's copper case greased target stuff....
On Sunday C/T in Stratford seem to have a bunch of 22's on there shelf