Anyone else do this with rimfire ammo?

FirstFreedom · April 18, 2005, 12:44 PM

I just collect and hoard rimfire ammo, esp. .22 lr, long, short. I buy some just about every time I enter any gun or sporting goods store, if it's a different kind from what I already have, since it's so cheap, on the theory that I'll eventually be doing some extensive testing on my current and future rimfire rifles/pistols, in order to find the perfect ammo for each of them. In the meantime, however, a large ammo can has already overflowed, and it's still building. It's more like I'm collecting rimfire ammo than shooting it.

20cows · April 18, 2005, 12:51 PM

I used Y2K as an excuse to do that for a while. I thought I had built up a life-time supply. Then I started using 25 rnd magazines in mt 10/22. Now I need another excuse.

johnbt · April 18, 2005, 02:32 PM

I sure do buy rimfire ammo. Thursday I stopped by a shop over 100 miles from home and dern if they didn't have a bunch SK Gold, Lapua Midas L and Master M. Since I already had, oh, about 4 cases of .22 LR at home I only bought a little.

Storage hint: a brick of cheap .22 ammo makes a great doorstop.

John

April 18, 2005, 12:44 PM	#1
FirstFreedom Junior member Join Date: May 31, 2004 Location: The Toll Road State, U.S.A. Posts: 12,451	Anyone else do this with rimfire ammo? I just collect and hoard rimfire ammo, esp. .22 lr, long, short. I buy some just about every time I enter any gun or sporting goods store, if it's a different kind from what I already have, since it's so cheap, on the theory that I'll eventually be doing some extensive testing on my current and future rimfire rifles/pistols, in order to find the perfect ammo for each of them. In the meantime, however, a large ammo can has already overflowed, and it's still building. It's more like I'm collecting rimfire ammo than shooting it.

April 18, 2005, 12:51 PM	#2
20cows Senior Member Join Date: February 22, 2005 Location: West Texas Posts: 376	I used Y2K as an excuse to do that for a while. I thought I had built up a life-time supply. Then I started using 25 rnd magazines in mt 10/22. Now I need another excuse.

April 18, 2005, 02:32 PM	#3
johnbt Senior Member Join Date: December 6, 1999 Location: Richmond, Virginia USA Posts: 6,004	I sure do buy rimfire ammo. Thursday I stopped by a shop over 100 miles from home and dern if they didn't have a bunch SK Gold, Lapua Midas L and Master M. Since I already had, oh, about 4 cases of .22 LR at home I only bought a little. Storage hint: a brick of cheap .22 ammo makes a great doorstop. John