I saw that earlier today. It will take some time to get used to the new format, but good to see the site working again.
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Rimfire - 22 ammo A little SKLRM & CX
I have 8, 50CT boxes same lot SK long range match $95 shipped. Sold to @jbell 17 boxes same lot Center X $290 shipped. 19 box same lot center X $325 Sold@Cbowser
www.snipershide.com
And at non-stupid prices too. Will have to bookmark them for future use.
From light looking around even now everyone else is $17-19 for the Long Range as opposed to the $14.30 here. Super Long Range is already sold out.
Lapua Super Long Range .22 LR Ammunition
Lapua Super Long Range .22 LR Ammunition (50 Ct) Lapua quality has been around for 100 years, and we celebrate by presenting the very best new rimfire cartridges designed for ranges at 100 m/yds and beyond: The Lapua Super Long Range .22lr cartridge. The result of extensive product...
www.creedmoorsports.com
Blue Collar Reloading is also a few bucks more. Would say Good Shooting looks to be the better priced exception to the rest at the moment
Lapua Long Range .22 LR Ammunition
Lapua Long Range .22 LR Ammunition (50 Ct) Lapua quality has been around for 100 years, and we celebrate by presenting the very best new new rimfire cartridges designed for ranges at 100 m/yds and beyond: The Lapua Super Long Range .22lr cartridge. The result of extensive...
www.creedmoorsports.com
Blue Collar Reloading has Lapua X-Act and SK LRM
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I've been having hard time convincing myself to get Center-X due to it being at ~30-35cpr, is the X-act really that much better to go at 60cpr?
Like anything rimfire, its a fools question to ask if something shoots better. Every gun and lot is different.
Once you start getting into $20-30 box ammo for 22LRs, its no longer fun its "work"
Not if you are putting titles on the wall….,Once you start getting into $20-30 box ammo for 22LRs, its no longer fun its "work"
I name each order of ammo. I've gone through the Old Testament Twice and have started my second time on the New Testament. I find it easy to inventory and I know exactly what ammo I take to the range. I shot 15 rounds of "Joshua I-Box4" on this date. Makes it easier than trying to keep track of an otherwise generic box of ammo.
I did the same when I reloaded.
Depends really. Center-X, Midas+, and X-Act all start out as the same run. Post-production they run tests and then brand/market as they grade (good/better/best). With 22lr, each gun seems to like different ones, but if you're going for an all-around starter top shelf then yeah, Center-X should be just fine. Above that you're paying for incremental improvements. So if you already shoot better than you rifle and you're out for 1st place, then splurge. But IMO, if your "minute of angle" is more like "minute of pizza box" the higher grades won't mean much.
I ordered 1000 rounds of SK Tan Box - Thanks for the heads up !
I ordered two bricks from Champions Choice yesterday for $97.00 a brick, their shipping is reasonable too.
Yes, that's my face. The under rocker was some early COVID thing, never figured out how to delete it so think it's stuck on my profile now (and/or not motivated enough to look it up at the moment.)
That's reasonable in today's nonsense world. I bought 10 or 12 boxes of it from the LGS about a month ago for $10/box, and it's two different lots.
Has anyone seen any Center-X in stock in USA? I have not seen any estimates of when it will come back in stock, Thank you in advance
Send your rifle to a Lapua test center. There's one in Arizona and one in Ohio. You will get the best lot for your rifle and you will get it way cheaper than anywhere else. The lot testing is free when you buy the ammo.
Yeah, but... that's not a nearterm solution for him. The waitlist/backlog for the Ohio test center is 6 months, and the Arizona center is currently closed for refurbishments, and are already building a waitlist (I'm on it) for after they reopen the beginning of June.
Lapua Rimfire Performance Center - Capstone Precision Group
We now provide testing in two convenient locations, one near Phoenix, Arizona and one near Columbus, Ohio. To schedule a test, please fill out an appointment request form here. We recommend you read through our important notes before testing. Location Information Rimfire Performance Center West
www.capstonepg.com
Yup Matt M is good people no doubt thanks .. I shoulda went to that PRS match last weekend at Cavern Cove and stopped by the shop. Grrr life got in the way again.
Champion choice has Lapua LR and SLR. Also SK LRM and RM.
Powder Valley has SK Standard + in stock, at $7.99 box it's a little high if I didn't have a bunch I'd order a few bricks.
Anyone willing to keep paying price gougers, get exactly what they deserve. If people would calm down, let the supply build up a bit, the prices would settle down...but fools won't let that happen.
Just got an email from Creedmoor Sports that SK Long Range is bac in stock. Don't really use it but thought I'd put it out there.
I saw Lapua Super Long Range on Champ's earlier today also, not sure if they still have any. The "case" price wasn't horrible, but still a little high.
I've bought a bunch through them. Like all rimfire ammo it's a crapshoot on how good it is. I have probably more "match grade" than I'll go through in the next two or three years, but I waited and searched around until I found it at a price I was willing to pay; which with the current market is less than 50% of the going rate. My point isn't to tell people not to buy it if the "need" (want) it, but spending extra money on it doesn't help anyone.
I understand your point, but I think you may be underestimating the permanent effect that inflation has had on production costs. Especially for ammunition made in the UK and EU.
If retailers were marking product at a higher margin than they were pre-Covid, waiting for inventory to build up and then forcing them to cut prices might work. But everything I'm seeing is suggesting that everyone is paying more, at all levels of the supply chain. Wholesale and distributor prices are still significantly higher. As are material costs.
I think you may be waiting a long time (perhaps forever) if you're waiting to see prices drop back to where they were prior to 2020.
I'm not trying to convince anyone my opinion is correct...well, maybe a little. Inflation is certainly a BIG factor, and I'm sure it's much higher than what the yellow stream media and other sources say (~10%, yeah...think it's a lot higher), but 30-40% increase in ammo prices is inflated by supply and demand. Demand is higher than ever, and supply is not there.
I saw something on the intardnet today that said 2 million new guns were purchased in the month of August 2023; that's a big number...imagine how much ammo got consumed along with that.
We used to be able to pull up to the LGS and buy ammo for less than what it would cost ordering online plus shipping. The local option isn't there around here, unless you want average or white box* stuff. I bought up the last ~4 bricks of SK Rifle match ($9/box) and SK Long Range Match ($10/box) several months ago. I asked the LGS if they were getting any more "good" .22lr ammo in, and they said, "maybe some day, it's not cost effective now, most people won't spend the money on it".
Shop around, make the best decisions on ammo purchases that you can.
*not Winchester, actual white box no manufacture's name...for certer fire anyway.
