18 thoughts on “Another brick in the wall”

  2. I guess this answers the ” money vs. goods” question! I fully agree. Nothing like having an extra ten or twenty thousand rounds just because!

  3. And if rimfire availability goes Ammo Armaggeadon (no ammo available), a good investment. I sold a brick of Aquila SE I purchased for $8 a decade ago for $40 at a local gun show. He would have likely sold it for $8 a box, so I didn’t feel too bad – I still made money on the deal.

  4. My 5000 rounds came in last Wednesday. I was surprised that they are bulk packed nowadays and not in the 50 round boxes. Not that it really matters. I guess that’s a good way to keep costs down. I didn’t really need any .22 ammo. I already had quite an assortment that I’ve accumulated over the decades, but I figured at that price I’d pick some up for whoever might need it. Took three bricks of old stock down to the trap range that I manage on Thursdays at my rifle club. The first two guys that came in bought them. I’ll probably take more down tomorrow. They were really happy to see them at $15/brick and it made me happy to be of service……….

  5. If you buy smart, firearms and ammunition almost never lose their value (barring water/fire damage, theft, etc). You can park cash in these assets indefinitely with almost zero risk of loss. Atleast this is what I tell my wife everytime I add to the collection.

    Ever pull out a box of ammo you bought a decade ago, look at the price tag and say “glad I didn’t buy more- it’s so much cheaper nowadays”?

    • “Ever pull out a box of ammo you bought a decade ago, look at the price tag and say “glad I didn’t buy more- it’s so much cheaper nowadays”?”

      Do you still make what you made a decade ago? If so, its a good deal!! The odds are your wages probably have adjusted as well.

      • Generally I have not observed any correlation between future earnings potential and consumable goods price inflation. I don’t make a habit of basing current purchases of bulk consumables on 10+ year income projections.

        • I base current purchase of bulk consumables on the predication of “No job (or income) is guaranteed. I better by some while I can in case later I can’t.”

          • My point is price! If you look back and did a realistic review, would you find that the pricing was still better ten years ago than today considering what you currently earn verse 10 years ago. For the exercise is not about 10 years from now!! We’re look back to see if our investment adjusted for inflation to income. That’s all!! For the record I have ammo going back to the 1990s in my stores.

  7. Well, with the quality control Remington has you might get 8,000 fires out of the 10,000 rounds.

    Hope thats enough

  8. .22s are like peanuts you can’t stop at just one!! I recently bought bulk for 5 cents Cdn a round. That was a good deal. If the Zombies do come, my trigger finger will wear out before I run out of ammo. TTFN

  9. I think my 80,000 round stockpile should last me a while. Some is from when CMP was selling it for around $50 or $55 for 10500 rounds and $25 for 5000 rounds. More of it came from an estate sale from a friend of mine, and still more from other estate sales. I immediately repacked all of it into steel ammo cans with desiccant packs. Some of it is coming up on 25 years old, but I have not had any misfires (knock on wood), so I am happy. And I figure this will last me the rest of my life. I used to think it was excessive and was selling some off, but then Obama happened. Maybe when I hit 70 or 75 I will start downsizing again, but right now, no reason to do so.

  10. Lol just got one case, had another a month ago somewhere around 40k of 22 plus 10k at the BOL. Gotta start working up the alternate BOL…

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