Walmart will have them for a couple hundred if this passes, will take a few years.

walmart doesn't even want to sell 9mm or 223 ammo any more

they stopped all of what they call pistol ammo

it is all shot shells , rimfire and center fire rifle rounds with a picture of a deer or game on the box

They are dang high - more than the rifle in a lot of cases

it is a case of getting what you paY for with them. buy cheap and get cheap materials and old technology.
with the extra cost of tax stamp and formaly long waits I always went for full auto rated and titanium looking at it as not only a lifetime purchas but multi generation buy. it's not like it's worth selling them used.

now if it's a walk in and buy I would buy q few low cost aluminum .22lr cans and throw them away instead of cleaning them when they fill up with lead.

I mind the wait. The part that gets me the most is after the first one. Why should it take so long to check me out again? You should be able to walk out of a shop with one the same day after you have been vetted for the first one