Over 50c. per round is just insane!
During the Obama years, I scrounged up .22 ammo whenever and wherever I could find it, at decent prices, which was hard to do. Eventually, I assembled several thousand rounds of .22 LR, brands are CCI, Remington, and Aquila. Should get me through the next four years, I hope.
I am now in scrounge mode for reloading components for a new 6.5 PRC. So far, I have been able to snag some bullets, RL26 and Magpro powder, Hornady brass, and RCBS reloading dies, at fairly reasonable prices. My 1000 CCI primers should last a while, I think. Trick is to stay on top of online sellers, when stuff comes available, it gets snatched up pronto.