.22 LR back at the LGS

[mannyrock]

   Dropped in at the local gun shop yesterday, and was surprised to see that they had bricks of .22LR on the shelf. (The kind in the paper milk carton packaging).   The owner said that it was starting to trickle in and that he had received two cases.  He was asking $24.99 per brick.


  Well, then a customer walks up to the counter, sees the ammo, and wants to buy four bricks.  The owner said no, one brick only.  Then the customer gets on his cell phone and starts calling hisl friends, telling them that there is .22 ammo in the shop and asking them if they want some.  Two say yes.  So now the customers says he wants to buy one for himself, and two for two friends.


   The owner, now getting PO'd, says no.  One per customer, in his store. He's not running a phone-in supply shop.


   Customer bought his one brick and left in a huff.


   I think the owner is doing the right thing.  This madness has to be brought to an end.


Mannyrock

[ironglow]

That shop owner deserves a "high five"..  He is the polar opposite of the "gouger" as a dealer..

[Sourdough]

That is what Sportsman's has been doing for months.

[goodshot]

     don't some of us still have crap from 94?
     We won't be held accountable for what we left behind, but how we
   played the game, greedy now, greed without satiation later, compassionate now, forever
 living in compassion later.
    You gotta choose somebody , up or down.
  by the Grace of G-d, and redemptive love of my Lord, I know where I am going.
  Blessings

[spruce]

Quickest way to end the over-buying is to price it $24.99 for one brick, 2 or more bricks for $99.99 EACH.  Fair for someone needing ammo to shoot, and would do away (mostly) with the speculators.
 
If the LGS owner had sold the jerk the 3 bricks I wonder if his "friends" would have ever seen any of it?  "Aw gee, by the time I got off the phone it was all gone"!

[DDZ]

If the LGS owner had sold the jerk the 3 bricks I wonder if his "friends" would have ever seen any of it?  "Aw gee, by the time I got off the phone it was all gone"!

No doubt that is how it would have happened. Its astounding the number of people in todays society that will commit to lying or deceit for any thought of promoting their well being, with no shame at all. We now live in an "its all about me society".

[powderman]

Was this one of the 325 rd bulk pks or the 550?? POWDERMAN. 

[briarpatch]

I wonder how many will go lay on the couch with their beer and say well its over this will never happen again, Bullets, bullets everywhere. All I got to do is walk down to china mart and git'em anytime. Them hoarding S.O.B's....

[powderman]

The ONLY 22s around here are few and at ripoff prices. Haven't seen any at WM this year. POWDERMAN. 

[mannyrock]

  These were in the 550 pack.


   This customer, it seems to me, was not someone who was going to try to go off as a middle man and re-sell the ammo at a profit.  I think that he was just buying in panic.  I'll bet he already has at least 4 bricks at home.


   Since these panic buyers are obviously not thinking straight, I think it is fair for the LGS owners to step in and forcefully stop their foolishness, their panic activity.


   I didn't buy a single round of the ammo.  I have two bricks and that's enough for me.


   I kinda like that idea, that the first brick is $25, and a second brick is $100.  It drives home the point to the panic buyer how ridiculously he is acting.  Maybe he will stop and take a breath.


  Thanks for all the comments.


Mannyrock

[Conan The Librarian]

I like what that gun dealer is doing. Smart. The hoarding mentality hasn't helped this situation at all. He's probably a man that's seen a few situations like this, probably with primers at least.

[SHOOTALL]

Around here CCI 50 round box , solids - $4.99 a box . Limit 2 boxes. Same in most stores.

[powderman]

I know a guy who went to wm last fall when they were still getting 22s and had a 4 bx limit on the bulk 550s. He bought 4, had his wife buy 4, then his son buy 4. Then waited til the guy went on lunch and had another employee paged to sptg goods and repeated the process. Stupid. Knowing him he likely made a good profit reselling them. POWDERMAN. 

[SHOOTALL]

A guy that works with me ran out and we went to a gun show he got hit hard on price like 10 bucks for 50. He shoots a lot and shot until he had one box. He  could find no more so I sold him a brick. He ask what I wanted I said what ever is on the box + tax. It was $15.95 on the box , we have .05 sales tax. So it was 16.75 . He insisted I take 20 bucks so I gave him the part of a box laying on the dash. He had offered 50 for it. A few days later he brought me some 223 ammo he had no use for, no gun any more. Wouldn't take a dime so I think I made out well. Why cheat people. There are stores here after this is over a lot of people will not deal with them .

[SHOOTALL]

The other side is there is a store in Va. Beach that stocks warehouses full of ammo a lot off shore stuff. They didn't raise prices until they had to restock then only to cover cost. It's about 110 miles from home but worth the ride.

[powderman]

There are stores here after this is over a lot of people will not deal with them . 

     SHOOTALL. As it well should be. I refuse to do business with price gougers, except for gas, we have no choice. POWDERMAN. 

[Ranger99]

stopped by today to check for .22lr
j.i.c. since i was going to pick up
my nephew . none to be had unless
it was packaged in import .380 boxes.
i have a limited amount, but enough
for him to shoot a bit.


around here, folks line up at the door
at acad and wm to buy their daily allotment.
the gun counter guy says this is a daily
thing. it's a shame to see grown folks
act like little kids lining up for punch and cookies.