# .22 lr ammunition

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/22-lr-ammunition/1031155>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [June 24, 2026, 12:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/22-lr-ammunition/1031155 "2026-06-24T12:31:33Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![stosh1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9f8e36/32.png) [@stosh1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stosh1)\
**Post date:** [July 7, 2026, 10:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/22-lr-ammunition/1031155/21 "2026-07-07T10:10:33Z")

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Answer about why “Cabella’s” doesn’t have .22 ammo.

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**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\
**Post date:** [July 7, 2026, 10:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/22-lr-ammunition/1031155/22 "2026-07-07T10:20:07Z")

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> [@Chefguy](#):
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> When I was a teen back in the dark ages of the 60s, my buddy’s father bought him 10,000 rounds of .22 LR.

My dad did that too. But this was when he was sure that Y2K was going to cause chaos. He figured you could use it as currency.

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**Author:** ![stosh1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9f8e36/32.png) [@stosh1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stosh1)\
**Post date:** [July 7, 2026, 10:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/22-lr-ammunition/1031155/23 "2026-07-07T10:35:17Z")

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I know what you mean by being a teen a long time ago.

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