500 Rounds of .22 Ammo

What are you guys paying?

I found some for $14.99. Remington Thunderbolt

Where did you buy the ammo?

$14.99 is a heck of a deal nowadays. If I can find that price I'll be stocking up.

Getting thunderbolt for 17 for 500. I can get Winchester whitebox 555 count for 19, too.

My advice is if you don't have all you need for the next 20 yrs you better be stocking up on all ammo right now

if I am shooting targets for score I want CCI standard velocity 25 to 29 a brick

555 for other stuff been getting the 555 for about 21-23 dollars

thunderbolts , are a dirty ammo even in a bolt action , but I got a few bricks of them that were so dirty the 10/22 would only run for about 70 rounds after a cleaning before it was a jam-o-matic the same gun would run 300+ of the 555 or cci

I have a 10/22 that has shot THOUSANDS of rounds (all different brands of ammo) and has NEVER been cleaned. It has never had a single malfunction either. Do I recommend this? NO, but after so long, I've became curious to see how much this gun can take.

Here we go again.

I bought a case delivered to my door for 20 a brick---that's a lifetime for me

Tom where did you buy that ammo...fantastic deal delivered.

Im with you.Most all the bulk pack stuff is crappy at best.I like the CCI standards for plinking and in my trapping pistol.My .22 longuns are sighted in for CCI stingers.I too many duds and shots that just don't sound right with the bulk stuff.None of that with the CCIs.

During the Obama era when guns and ammo were crazy cost wise or couldn't find. My son was living in Seattle, job reason only. Part time he worked for a large sporting goods store, compressing files. In WI I couldn't find AR's, 22 ammo, etc. It was readily available out there, cheap comparatively and with his employee discount it was really affordable. When he left out there I drove back with him and his family flew back. In his car we had 22,550 rounds of ammo and 11 guns. Were set for a while yet.

Midway has thunderbolts for $14.99/500. If you buy 4 bricks or more shipping is free with the code at the top of the page.
https://www.midwayusa.com/product/1019409117?pid=599864

You can get 3 Boxes Winchester Xpert Ammunition 22 Long Rifle 36 Grain Lead Hollow Point Box of 500 for $50 shipped to you from Midway as well. Much better ammo than the Thunderbolts IMO.

Agree with you about the quality of Thunderbolts, as Ive had around 10% failure rate with them.
This was with 3 seperate rifles.
Removed the bullet and there was no priming compound.

Storage really does make a difference in 22lr ammunition

I had 2 cases same manufacture date purchased at the same time had very few duds year 1 the ammo was 325 round boxes of federal auto match a case was 3250 round we went from 0-2 duds per box to 7+ duds per box the second year. since we used about 5000 rounds in year one we had about 1500 round to use up the next spring and it was getting almost painful to use if you figure there are 32 ten round magazines in a box of 325 nearly half of all mags had a dud in them

the difference was that they were stored in a tool box in a van for 1 year

22lr ammo is best stored in a controlled humidity and temperature environment. if the ammo is stored in a heated and air conditioned space it is fine in the cardboard boxes or sealed and kept cool like in a basement on a shelf off the floor in ammo cans with good gaskets.

I had stock up back in 2017 and good for life. I went to targetsport on line .

It's a good deal IF it is accurate enough in your firearm for what you intend to use it for.

I have been buying the Remington 22 Golden Bullets, $52.00 for 1,400. I have shot two buckets in a S&W snub nose. I have had more dud with cci than the Remingtons and I have shot far less cci. But I agree the bulk ammo is dirty.

My local Walmart has the thunderbolts same price 14.99. I use them on my trap line some. Our of my H&R 755 single shot auto eject 22 rifle.

Years ago , I stocked up on Remington Thunderbolts. I was in Florida in a Kmart. They had them on sale for $8.80 a brick. This was a common price at the time , on sale. I bought 2 cases (20 bricks)
Took them and put them away in ammo cans. Shot some but still had a good stash.

Years later , during when the price skyrocketed and you would almost be lucky to find some and people were paying some crazy prices when did find some , I sold the bulk of it all to a gun dealer for $30 a brick. He probably flipped it for even more.

Currently waiting for it to bottom out some more, then I'll resupply. Still have the empty ammo cans.

I joke with people , I tell them I don't invest in gold or silver , I invest in lead and brass.
$8.80 to $30.00 is a very good return on an investment , better than most stocks.

walmart chep.

I won't shoot the thunderbolts, they're nasty. But, I loves me some Rem goldens. You can find some great deals on them if your diligent.

I stocked up on several brands yrs ago but found a lot of them had loose bullets in the casing which I’ve found before. I’ve found 1 in 10 miss fire but I’m ok with that since I only shoot them out of my revolver to dispatch. I’m getting them for about $15 a brick here so I’ll probably stock up again before 2020.

Local supply store here has the same bullets for $24 this week (500), another place a few weeks ago had the Federal Black box 1600 rounds for $49.

I guess time to stock up. Thunderbolts will be fine in my revolvers & bolt action rifles.

The reason I bumped this thread to the top is so I could see the going price for .22 ammo. I am not an ammo geek so it can be tricky to know a good price when you see one.

The cheapest on Ammoseek is $12.99 / 500 The last I got I gave $139 / 5000 shipped.

$.03/round is about as good as you'll find.

https://www.midwayusa.com/rimfire-a...26Ntpr%3D1&customerSelectedSort=True

I’m told all the .17 wsm is made by Winchester and my Bmag likes the 25gr. I have a minimum of three non fires
Per box of 25. I suspect the quality control of Winchester rimfire rounds is very poor. I think they are doing a very poor job of spinning the primer powder into the casings. Rimfire s are pretty simple rounds, finding problems should be easy.
I would never buy any Winchester ammo if there were options.

Osky

I'm thinking there is going to be some great deals during Black Friday sales

Yea I remember few years back when 22 was impossible to find. People stood in line every thurs here at our Walmart because they sold 10 bricks . I walked past and one old dude said " I got 10,000 rounds of 22 under my bed" . I ask him how long was he going to live? That was one reason it was hard to find. They have them sitting beside cash register now in 3 local stores.

Had a old box of Xperts that I was shooting years ago the price was under $10 for 500 so they were old stock. Had fits with my S/W .22 pistol then I put new bullets through it and it worked fine I figured the Experts had lost their power over the years sitting in the gun case.

Bricks use to be $9.99 at K-Mart. and Sears. I miss those days.

agreed, Thunderbolts are dirty shooters. CCI burn cleaner and are more accurate for me out of a 10/22 and the Walther UZI.

Thanks for the response, every one.

This has been my experience as well. No thunder bolts for me and my 10/22

How's the price for .22 ammo in your neck of the woods? Is it going up? My curiosity is killing me.

Midway still has thunderbolts boxes of 500 for $14.99.

I saw that yesterday!!!

I try to stay away from Remington and Winchester 22lr ammo. Picked up 2 bricks of Blazer for 17 something each at Dicks (even though I don't like them) I figured price was right.

Thanks for the response, I think it's going to go up @ the mom and pop gun shops in Virginia.

Rimfirecentral.com has a lot of good info on different 22 ammo.

Holding 15,000 rounds of different flavors ,They will make it illegal to have over a certain amount .Mark my word

Remington Golden Bullet Ammunition 22 Long Rifle 36 Grain Plated Lead Hollow Point if you buy in 100 round boxes = $13.30 per 500

https://www.midwayusa.com/product/1601314170?pid=548200

TV hats a deal

Nothing wrong with that advice!! I am the guy people love to hate on. Before Obuma took office i told my friends to stock up on ammo they didnt . There tuff luck . I have 40000 rds of 22 long rifle 30000 rifle primers 89 lbs of rifle powder and 5600 rds of 223 and I WILL double this amount by 2020 election in November. ITS your own fault if you dont stock up!!!!!!!!!!!

Bout $20 for 500 thunder bolts, bout the only ones I shoot but $20 for 500 is about standard across the board

Is the math right on that Jayme?

Try promo code OFFER44444 if it works free shipping on a $50+ order at Midway.

Just cost me $57 with tax for 4 bricks of 500.

Dang, that's a great deal, thanks Jayme!

5x$2.66 is $13.30. You have to chose the 5 of the 100 pack, if you chose a brick of 500 it's $20

Use promo code OFFER44444 free shipping on a $50+ order at Midway.

Just cost me $57 with tax for 4 bricks of 500.

I was going to order some from target sports USA, but this deal blew theirs away!

Hmmmm.....not trying to rain on anyone's parade , but the old adage , if it sounds too good to be true , it is not.

Really good price , almost too good.
Anyone notice the picture shows a box of 50ct ?

Any chance this may be a typo on Midway's fault ?
On the website they show a separate price for a cardboard box of 50 vs a plastic box of 100.

I'm wondering if this is correct. If it is , great deal. But something doesn't look right.

Just sayin.......
Hope I'm wrong and it is that cheap.
Just an observation.

We'll soon see. I bet its legit.

The winchester .22s in the white box are filthy and jam our remington pumps after about 20 shots.

I'm hoping it is legit. I'm also guessing someone messed up. I can see it now , crap, This guy got a deal. Someone in marketing screwed up , fix it. Give this guy his stuff , but fix the website ASAP before anyone else orders.

I had to try.

Hope is a powerful thing.

it is

Got my confirmation e-mail today. My order has shipped. Price is up to $3.99/100 now. Guess you pessimists missed out.

You may be right.

I see that the 100 pack price is now $3.99

I was going to order more today. Oh well I'm happy with the 6 bricks I ordered.

I still am trying to figure out how many 22 shells on hand is two many.

Got my email as well, great deal!

Nah, a guy can still get a brick of 40 grain high velocity solid poinds for 14.99.
https://www.midwayusa.com/product/1019409117

Lowest Ammo has Armscore 22LR 36 gr HP or 40 gr solids for $130.49 for 5000 or 13.49 a brick. I found that on Ammo Seek

I got my ammo today. 2000 rounds delivered for $54. Thanks whoever posted this. The kids and I will be making spaghetti strainers out of pop cans soon

got mine too 10,000

Got mine today too, what a deal. Thanks Jayme!

Glad to help. Mine arrived today as well. 100 round plastic boxes too, not the cheap cardboard boxes. There's enough bubble wrap to keep guys like catch busy for days. LOL