Thread: why is .22LR ammo so expensive now?

The old Australian made winchester power point was great stuff. The new US made stuff is pretty damn expensive and some question the quality $17 for 50 rounds.
It used to only cost $5-6 a box for a long time.
Now it costs more than a box of 12 gauge trap ammo!
I was even able to buy 100 rounds of CCI mini mag last year for the same price.
Seems it's not available anywhere in the country at the moment.
My friend used to joke if anyone of us missed a possum and took more than one shot before killing it.
He joked how it cost 30 cents to kill that possum at 3 shots, now more like a dollar!
Still cheaper than my 12 gauge though, thankfully I don't miss much, I nailed one at 50 metres last week without resting my rifle on anything and just a 4x40 scope.