22LR and Powder

rtpzwms · May 21, 2015, 01:23 AM

I was in Cabela's today and for the second trip in just two weeks I saw 22LR and reloading powder on the shelf. This was the most of both powder and 22 I've seen in over 2 years. So is this the beginning of the end of the shortages? Or is this just a shift to some other shortage?

FrankenMauser · May 21, 2015, 07:36 AM

There is no shortage.

There is (unnatural and unwarranted) increased demand.

That is all.

**Aguila Blanca** · May 21, 2015, 09:00 AM

If demand exceeds supply, by definition there is a shortage -- even if the supply remains at the same level it was before the demand increased.

There IS a shortage of .22LR. Whether the cause is more new shooters needing more ammunition to practice, or hoarding and "flipping," or (most likely) a combination of those factors, doesn't alter the fact that it has been a couple of years or more since Wal-Mart has had .22LR on the shelves on a daily basis.

Evan Thomas · May 21, 2015, 09:04 AM

These threads seem to be making a comeback, so I'm going to remind everyone that we have one thread, 'The New "Where is everything?" thread (3.0) -- guns, ammo, primers, powder, etc...' for discussions of the price and availability of these things. Feel free to post on this topic there, but we don't need endless threads on the same subject.

May 21, 2015, 01:23 AM	#1
rtpzwms Senior Member Join Date: July 6, 2010 Location: OTS Posts: 1,035	22LR and Powder I was in Cabela's today and for the second trip in just two weeks I saw 22LR and reloading powder on the shelf. This was the most of both powder and 22 I've seen in over 2 years. So is this the beginning of the end of the shortages? Or is this just a shift to some other shortage? __________________ Experience is what you get when you don’t get what you want.

May 21, 2015, 07:36 AM	#2
FrankenMauser Senior Member Join Date: August 25, 2008 Location: In the valley above the plain Posts: 13,424	There is no shortage. There is (unnatural and unwarranted) increased demand. That is all. __________________ Don't even try it. It's even worse than the internet would lead you to believe.

May 21, 2015, 09:04 AM	#4
Evan Thomas Senior Member Join Date: July 7, 2008 Location: Upper midwest Posts: 5,631	These threads seem to be making a comeback, so I'm going to remind everyone that we have one thread, 'The New "Where is everything?" thread (3.0) -- guns, ammo, primers, powder, etc...' for discussions of the price and availability of these things. Feel free to post on this topic there, but we don't need endless threads on the same subject. __________________ Never let anything mechanical know you're in a hurry.

May 21, 2015, 09:00 AM	#3
Aguila Blanca Staff Join Date: September 25, 2008 Location: CONUS Posts: 18,468	If demand exceeds supply, by definition there is a shortage -- even if the supply remains at the same level it was before the demand increased. There IS a shortage of .22LR. Whether the cause is more new shooters needing more ammunition to practice, or hoarding and "flipping," or (most likely) a combination of those factors, doesn't alter the fact that it has been a couple of years or more since Wal-Mart has had .22LR on the shelves on a daily basis.