Redhill: My local pawn/sport shop has had them on sale for $14.25 a carton (no sales tax!) for two months now!
I bought several cartons myself - re-sold a few for profit and saving a few for the VarmintGrandChildren to plink away with.
The few expected FTF's and FTE's will be good learning experiences for them!
Indeed there ARE better more reliable 22 L.R. cartridges out there but NOT for this price - 2.85 cents per round!
Not perfect but not that horrible in my experiences.
Hold into the wind
VarmintGuy