Stopped at my local Academy yesterday, quiet with the holiday weekend, lo and behold some .22 ammo! Two large stacks behind the counter, some Aguila .22 Super Colibri, bought a box. And the top of the line Federal target ammo at $20.00 a box.
The Super Colibri was very hard to get the last 1.5 years, the Federal stuff is probably too expensive for the average shooter who just wants to plink. There are several theories about the shortage but I have seen the top grade and expensive target ammo available for quite some time, if you don't mind paying $20.00 for fifty rounds!
This shows that most shooters really want the cheaper plinking/hunting ammo. Until I see the 500 round bulk packs on the shelf I won't say it is normal. But things are getting better.
