Is There Any Point to .22LR Any More [Content Contest]

By Dan Zimmerman

By Bryce Adam Prescott

It seems like not long ago a shooter could enter a gun store or Walmart and pick up a bulk pack of .22LR (usually around 500 rounds) for about $20 and have at least one fun trip of shooting; if not more. Unfortunately, those days are gone. Will they ever come back? Who knows. There are many hypotheses as to why the shortage and increased prices exist. Theses hypotheses vary from increased interest in shooting, more guns chambered for .22LR (which includes conversion kits), “prepping”, worries about ammo restrictions, etc. There is probably some truth in each of these hypotheses. Many also claim the small profit margins of .22LR offer little incentive for companies to pump out more ammo . . .

The amount of quality .22LR chambered guns that have come out in recent years is fantastic. The S&W M&P 15-22 opened many shooters eyes’ as to the fun and useful training that could be had by a “replica” .22LR. After that, a flood of new products came out like that Sig 522, S&W M&P .22LR pistol, takedown Ruger 10/22, various dedicated .22LR uppers, etc. (not necessarily in that order) just to name a few.

But now, with …Read the Rest

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