dear /k/, why the fuck is everyone buying .22lr guns and ammo?

A guy and his son (who was about 16-17) bought 1000 rounds today, and I asked them if they were going shooting soon,and they replied "stocking up". Why the fuck would you stock up .22lr?

>>28545324
yea man i have an uncle sitting on like 3000 rounds. i cant for the life of me figure it out

>>28545294
a lot of people stockpile .22lr because
>its cheap and lets you say 'ive got 10k rounds of ammo
>its moderately versatile
>muh ricochet for vital organs
and
>i can't handle the recoil or cost of 5.56 guns/ammo

>>28545358

>5.56

>recoil

good one anon

>>28545358
>>28545369
kek hes got a point

My uncle who doesn't go shooting, nor owns a .22 rifle or pistol is sitting on 150k rounds of .22 lr.

It's assholes like him which ruin it for everyone.

>>28545380
is he planning to resell it all? or does he just have palsy?

>>28545380
>150k
why.jpg

>>28545380
Is he down syndrome?

>>28545380
Good on him , he could easily get $15,000 for it in some areas of the country.

>>28545294
Fudds

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>tfw I bought 10k of .22lr 1 month before Sandy Hook.

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22 is fun to shoot.... It's really easy to shoot several hundred rounds a trip so stockpiling when you can get it at a good price makes sense to me...

>>28545380
why does his hording "ruin it for everyone"?
its not like its unavailable. pay the higher price per round or just deal with it.

the .22lr is one of the if not the best survival weapon to have i have done a lot of research on this my self. to start it is extremely accurate and cheep to shoot. it is good for small game hunting and can even be effective for killing coyotes and animals of similar size up to 100 to 200 yards i know this because where im from coyotes are in season year round and i have killed many coyotes with my Remington 597. also can be very effective for self defense as well due to the fact that majority of the time the .22 projectile will not exit the body instead it bounces around inside of you tearing up vital organs making it very deadly. all though i wouldn't go for a head shot due to the lack of penetration the round has but a well placed body shot or neck shot could be very fatal. not to mention its quite as hell. so would this be my first choice when shit hits the fan NO but it serves its purpose and who knows maybe they are poor fags and that's all they can afford

>>28545589
Nigger that better be bait.

I'm sitting on probably 75k os .22 right now and to be honest I haven't shot a .22 in years. The only gun I own that is chambered in .22 is a Ruger single six.

My aunt is the sporting goods department manager at the Canton, Ga Wal-Mart. When .22 arrives she puts it aside for me, then I come in and she goes on break and buys it with her discount. I have been very lucky with .22 the last several months.

>>28545589
>buy threaded 22 bolt
>buy suppressor
>buy ghille suit
>shtf
>sit in bush
>shoot darkies with hollow points and watch them run in circles trying to figure out what happened

>>28545633
Be careful anon you wouldn't want her fired now would you

Hunting mostly. I have about 200 left. Good for squirrels, rabbits, raccoon, etc. Even coyote actually but I'd prefer 5.56 or x39 for that. Good for teaching new shooters too.

In the end, it's just a cheap cartridge for plinking and small game hunting. Stocking up on ammunition for your rifle and CC of choice should be your primary goal though. If you use a .22 a lot, then you buy a lot.

>>28545584
do you not know how supply and demand works?
it would be cheaper people dont mindlessly buy it at any chance, no matter the price

>>28545324

Small game hunting for subsistence after TSHTF?

>>28545633
Someone oughtta doxx your ass for that.

>>28545642
what ever floats your boat just laying down some facts for you fags. like i said first choice hell no ill be grabbing my AK and my AR 15 before anything ells im just saying it has its benefits. but for real i wouldn't mined sitting in a bush shooting some darkies with a nice 22 hallow point

>>28545758
wow, or be happy for me for working the system and a fellow /k/ommando comes out on top for once?

>>28545358
But the ricochet think isn't true

>>28545758
Go back to /b/, cocksucker.

It's the cheapest round to shoot, and basically anybody can shoot it.

>>28545633
Calling the corporate office now

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>>28545633
everyone screen cap now tweet/facebook to walmart

>>28545294
Because it's fun and cheap.

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>>28545589
Made me chorkle

>>28546410
And say what? Some lady somewhere in your 1000 plus stores is putting aside one box or so a shipment and selling it to her family at retail?
The other guy said his location and the store so you could actualy catch the bitch and her whelp of a kid/nephew.

>>28546618
1. dont bother calling noone cares, she is the boss of that department and as long as it doesnt lose money they dont care.
2. she puts more than one box away, like i said at least 75k rounds in the last year.

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>>28546632
>tweeting or facebook posting on a stores page will more than get their attention
>you said she buys at discount to turn around and give to you
>gave her location and title
>corporate will have her fired by the morning
>they will show her the photo and she'll know her chuckle fuck nephew lost her her job

>>28546666
dont waste your time, literally noone at corporate cares

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>>28545369
kek'd

>>28546410
Whiteknight dick

can a 22lr kill a human?

>>28545633

Who are you trying to get doxxed here? Your Ex-GF?

I'm "stockpiling" it because it's been impossible to find post-Sandy Hook. The market has just started to stabilize, but I don't expect it to last long thanks to Obama's bullshit.

Why would you stock up on .22LR? Because of the lack of availability. Same with .223, that shit is the first to go whenever there's a scare.

Ya'll niggaz forget what it was like for a year after Sandy hook where you couldn't buy ANY popular calibers except Super Deer Smasher 9001 loads in .30-06 and other Fudd calibers.

>>28546749
Well yeah.

>>28546774
why was is hard to get 22lr after sandy hook?

>>28546791
because 22 died :^)

>>28546791
It wasn't just .22LR, it was all popular blasting calibers. People were scared shitless and bought everything they saw on shelves. Same with gun prices.

Because 22 guns are inexpensive and 22 ammo is inexpensive?

It's great for training or giving to a kid, or if you're some crazy who wants to shoot silently with subsonic ammo and a suppressor.

>>28546791
Because dat right durr obummer gonnuh tayke muh guns.

>>28546814
so panic buying? how common are other .22 rounds in the us?

>>28546876
Like .22 Magnum? No one shoots it and it's hard to find. Rimfire production is focusing on .22LR because that's where 9%% of the demand is.

>>28546595
/b/ FAG detected

>>28546925
thats understandable. thanks for the info friend

The real question is, why haven't ammo firms increased production to meet the increased demand? Are they afraid that it's just a bubble and once it ends their extra machinery will sit idle?

>>28547056
>Are they afraid that it's just a bubble and once it ends their extra machinery will sit idle?
Pretty much.

By the time they can actually implement a new line, the climate can change wildly.

All that needs to happen is a few of these sorts of bills getting through: http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2015/dec/23/new-york-lawmakers-float-bill-to-restrict-gun-ammo/

They have no reason to invest in more equipment. They are much better off selling 100% of their production and keeping their overhead at the current level.

Reported to walmart. The person on the phoneassured me they would investigate what is clearly against corporate policy.

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>>28545718
the likeliest of scenarios...
I can just picture about 75% of "preppers"

>>28548309
But this is a good thing, so long as you aren't a picky eater. If SHTF, not only will you have a large amount of food wandering around cluelessly innawoods, but that food also comes bearing ammo, top-end gear and weapons, and pouches full of snacks.

>>28548692
heh

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>>28545633
Breddy gud copypasta.