Guns

[Bear28]

Hell last box of .22 I could find and yes i grabbed cost me $50 for 200 rounds.

[arcticwolf]

covid shut down primer manufature, now they back up and running, same machines are used to prime 22, so they all making primers and not 22




got lots i could reload  ... but primers is harder to find then 22 long, try to find 22 mag, also hens teeth




 

[heavyhorse]

If memory serves, .22's went away well before covid.   They were gone from stores long before my self-imposed Covid Hermit stage put an end to my in-store shopping.   (I only emerged to a licensed dealer one time to pick up something I was on a waiting list for came into stock.  Finally.)




 

[DingoJay]

Actually, all rimfire ammo has been in short supply since around 2014.  The machinery to make the cases and apply the priming compound, while an ancient design, is complicated.  Making rimfire is a lot different than making the Boxer type primers used in larger calibers.  Manufacturers seem to consider the current high demand as a "bubble" and are not investing in additional capacity anytime soon.