War-Related Price Increases Continue
Last March, just eleven months ago, I reported that the price of .22 LR ammunition had risen 80%, from $5 to $9 per box of 550 (at Walmart). Yesterday, it was time to buy more. The price: $12, another 33% higher than last March and 140% higher than eighteen months ago. News reports indicate that the increase is due to copper shortages caused by the Iraq and Afghanistan wars.
As I pointed out in the previous post, .22 LR is the basic ammunition used in a .22 rifle for training, practice, and hunting small game. This isn't combat or self-defense ammunition. It's the same ammunition I used at YMCA camp as a kid.
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