Thread: The Great NZ .22 Ammo famine..

Originally Posted by caberslash

Crap, I'd better stock up if that is the case!

I think they ceased all ammunition manufacture in Oz in 2018.

Originally Posted by zimmer

I think they ceased all ammunition manufacture in Oz in 2018.

Does that mean we are working our way through the last of the stocks then?

Originally Posted by Dama dama

Does that mean we are working our way through the last of the stocks then?

Yup not much left around now.

The american market has gone stupid with c19 / riots / upcoming election all combining to screw production while increasing demand .

Its not just ammo. If its imported the item will most likely be subject to shortages sooner or later

Anyone tried
www.shootingstuff.co.nz/

I have previously purchased from them. Mostly Eley & RWS rimfire.
I see eley subsonic HP 300 rnd for $41. Basic stuff from $6.30 a 50 rnds.

Oh and they now have the Hot RWS 22WMR which they did not have when I shot 22wmr.
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I was in Guncity Dunedin a few days back. Plenty of .22 there at the moment, well except the CCI 45gr subs which my rifle loves...
But the fella there reckons there will be some major issues with all sorts of stuff, mainly due to shipping hold ups.

Anyone tried the really heavy Aguila subs?
Projectile is up over 50grs I think

Originally Posted by csmiffy

Anyone tried the really heavy Aguila subs?
Projectile is up over 50grs I think

cant get them to cycle and horribly inaccurate , also since its dupont powder its dirty and not in a naughty girl way

In USA I'm reading on a forum there of shortages. People stockpiling due to Covid, coming elections etc. Plus there's been a large uptake of new shooters, estimated at 2 million (not large I guess as a percentage of their population) and these newbies will further drag on stocks.

We are at the very end of the supply list.

Even in normal times ammo like CCI subs get hard to find just before the next shipment is due.
Same as Lapua via Belmont - feast and then famine.

Anybody noticing other hard to get calibers?

Is there a shortage of 22mag ammo also ?

Last time I looked no .44-40 between 3 Napier outlets.

My local shop had only 3 boxes of 22.250 last weekend, said they have had a run on that caliber

I was talking to the Kilwell traveler yesterday and asked about this. He said rimfire stock was running low, but was confident that centrefire would hold on ok. The 'mericans are hoarding it all for the upcoming end of the world.
Said all rifles and ammo are on a slow boat as well

Checked out Richmond H+F and Mot gun city today just out of interest.

No Winchester subs or CCI subs.

Richmond H+F have the cci segmented version.

Otherwise its either fiocchi or aguila.

The staff in both stores reckon its likely to get worse before it gets better.



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Guncity dunedin had a lot of subs, cci, aguila and fiocchi in stock today.