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Miscellaneous => Ammunition, Reloading, and Range Reports => Ammunition => Topic started by: running-man on June 13, 2015, 10:19:16 PM

Title: Saw this at Wal-Mart this evening
Post by: running-man on June 13, 2015, 10:19:16 PM
We were out doing some Saturday night shopping, wife needed canning supplies, we needed cat litter (%#%^* free cat).  Anywho, I always swing by the hunting and fishing section to see what crap they have that I can live without.  My daughter was bummed that her single shot pink .22 (that we have yet to buy for her) was gone. (Not a single gun in the cabinet actually, which happens occasionally).

Anyhow long story short, I actually saw .22lr on the ammo shelf!!  I couldn't believe it, I haven't seen any there except for three federal bulk packs the day after Christmas, 2014 where I bought two of them and left the third for someone else. 

I passed on the box I saw today.  I'll let someone who would actually use it buy it.  thumb1

(http://i1352.photobucket.com/albums/q647/jelucer/Ammo/47D3DE8C-70FA-4110-BFD7-765CC7D81225.jpg)
Title: Re: Saw this at Wal-Mart this evening
Post by: Dannyboy53 on June 13, 2015, 10:27:19 PM
Running-man it's good you got a photo...this is like spotting Bigfoot!!

Same thing at the Walmart in our area, or anyone else.
Title: Re: Saw this at Wal-Mart this evening
Post by: Loose}{Cannon on June 13, 2015, 10:29:53 PM
Automatch eh
Title: Re: Saw this at Wal-Mart this evening
Post by: running-man on June 13, 2015, 10:42:17 PM
Yeah, my first thought was photo instead of even contemplating buying it. No idea what makes auto match different better worse than any other .22lr ammo. Considering that all I have in .22lr is a 4" revolver that I can't hit the broad side of a barn, I'd guess I don't need "target grade accuracy".  chuckles1
Title: Re: Saw this at Wal-Mart this evening
Post by: Phosphorus32 on June 13, 2015, 10:43:02 PM
Agent Mulder, Agent Scully, I've got an X-file for you.

5.8 cents per round.  Reasonable pricing for plinking grade ammo, uh, I mean "target grade"   rofl

Title: Re: Saw this at Wal-Mart this evening
Post by: Loose}{Cannon on June 13, 2015, 10:48:09 PM
Nothing in a bulk box is target or match anything.
Title: Re: Saw this at Wal-Mart this evening
Post by: Greatguns on June 13, 2015, 11:53:54 PM
Automatch is just federal's version of 22lr ammo made for semi-autos. Like Winchester's M-22. It is high velocity with the bullet coated for smoother loading. After that it's just plinking ammo
Title: Re: Saw this at Wal-Mart this evening
Post by: Blicero on June 14, 2015, 01:46:38 AM
What's 22lr? Is that for guns? Is that why this is in the ammo section?
Title: Re: Saw this at Wal-Mart this evening
Post by: Dannyboy53 on June 14, 2015, 12:38:15 PM
Quote from: Greatguns on June 13, 2015, 11:53:54 PM
Automatch is just federal's version of 22lr ammo made for semi-autos. Like Winchester's M-22. It is high velocity with the bullet coated for smoother loading. After that it's just plinking ammo


So much for "truth in advertising"!  rofl2
Title: Re: Saw this at Wal-Mart this evening
Post by: Stoned_Oli on June 14, 2015, 01:23:14 PM
Number of rounds should be in large type on every side of an ammo box... or even little type on 4 sides would be nice...  bat1
Title: Re: Saw this at Wal-Mart this evening
Post by: running-man on June 14, 2015, 01:34:59 PM
Quote from: Stoned_Oli on June 14, 2015, 01:23:14 PM
Number of rounds should be in large type on every side of an ammo box... or even little type on 4 sides would be nice...  bat1

Yeah, when it's stacked deep in a cabinet with other boxes around it that's a big issue.  All by its lonesome like this, you can barely see it on the upper part of the left side of the box in my photo.  "325 rounds" in a grayish circle.  I calculated 5.84 cents per round before tax which ain't half bad these days.