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General Discussion To Gateway To Airguns => Airgun Gate => : keith2324 May 03, 2010, 02:55:22 AM
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Is there a reason why most stores do not carry .22 pellets? Here in Biloxi, MS all you can find on the shelf is .177 and this is in all the stores; Wallyworld, Dicks and Academy Sports. Is there some type of legislation which prevents the sale due to (maybe) the lethality of the pellet? I just don't see that much difference between carrying .177 and .22 on the shelf. If anyone can share some light on this I would be very grateful. Thanks.
Keith.
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Speak to the supervisors. You must live in a hunting state cause thats wierd . Just order them on line will save u gas and headaches plus u have a variety .
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Same here, but then most, if not all, of the pellet guns for sale in those same stores are 177 cal.
I gave up looking at Pellet guns and pellets at Walmart, Dicks, or Gander Mountain.
Paul.
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They don't sell very well at stores like that I think. People who watch the Gamo (not putting Gamo down, just saying...) ads on TV are looking for the latest and fastest, which is generally .177, so that's probably what the big chain stores cater to.
Plus some municipalities class any airgun over .18 caliber with firearms, so to avoid paperwork and other hassles some stores just carry .177 airguns and pellets.
I was in a near by Gander Mountain last weekend and everything was .177, except they also caried .20 cal Benjamin cylindricals and .20 Preditors. They had .20 but no .22!! And no .20 caliber guns! Wierd, but at least I have a close by source of feed for my Sheridan.
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Here in Chicago I have actually found a local Dick's Sporting Goods that carries some Crosman and Gamo .22 pellets. Most places in Illinois do not carry .22 pellets because it is illegal for you to have a .22 air rifle shipped directly to you. You have to pay a store to hold it and do a background check which is an additional $30. I go to school in Kentucky and most places around there do not sell .22 pellets either. Actually one store has .20 cal pellets but not .22, makes absolutely zero sense to me.
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The Bass Pro Shops near me carry's Many Crosman .22 pellets, the Benji HP .22 , and polymags for the .22, they also have a good selection of RWS, and Gamo in .22. They probably have the best selection for miles around. Lawrenceville Ga.
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My local Gander Mountain's prices are way too high. Even if they had the pellets I want, I'd buy elsewhere.
I've yet to see a better deal on pellets than the fourth tin free, plus other discounts at Pyramyd Air.
Paul
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Getting .22 cal pellets around here is no problem - sounds local.
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It would just be nice to get some locally for a change. A few friends and I are planning to start a small air gun club and buying locally is appealing to us. Not just for price but for convenience.
Keith.
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Same here in MN, Crosman and Gamo are the only two they sell in .22
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Here locally, Bi-Mart sells .177, .20 and .22 cal pellets. Mostly .177 though. I don't shop at Wal-Mart so I don't know what they have but I'm sure both .177 and .22 from what people have said.
About an hour away is what used to be Sportsman's Warehouse. They have at least 25 types of pellets. 50% in .177, 30%-40% in .22 and the rest in .20. Prices are decent and a great selection, just a long drive. I usually combine it with a weekend trip. I usually order my pellets from a "local" Portland, OR air rifle dealer I've become friends with. Prices are close and I'm supporting a small business with good service.
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Most stores here only carrey the daisy wadcutters pellts in 177 and chps and pointed in 177 I think it's because they only sell 177 rifles. Howie
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inohio wally-world sell's crosman .177 & .22 an daisy .177 that's it, basspro in cin. area sell's a few brand's in both cal but hide them behind counter & act like your killing them to show what they have back there(will never go back for pellet's or really at all) have not tried other sport shop's in area yet.
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Southern CA, forget about .22 in box stores.
Walmart is .177 only and not much at that. You will find CP Hollow Points, Daisy Wadcutters, and Gamo Rockets guaranteed to do a jillion fps. On a good day.
Big 5 is a west coast sporting goodschain that will have some decent.22 in stock, but not cheap.Big 5 does at least make an effort, and they are the only chain store even trying in this area.
Dick's is a joke here- you would not know they have an airgun category if you walked into the new store in town. They looked a little scared when I asked about air rifles. Sports Authority is much the same. Great for shoes and spandex, but ballistically challenged... or just obstinate.
The big box stores like Walmart look at "turns" of inventory, and frankly I would bet .22 pellets are pretty slow. Thesporting goods chains are harder to explain, but I don't fault the big W because we airgunners are just not the target market.
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NorCal sad too....
Heck, even .177 local options are severely limited in brand and type.
I feel lucky to (for the moment!) get CPHP's at WallyMart for $6.50 per 500.
Anything else, hello Pyramyd.... :-)
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I know what you mean. Pyramid Air has the best deal, but sometimes it would be nice to just pick up a tin or two when you're in town.
Our local Wally World does carry .22 Daisy wadcutters. I have one air rifle that really likes them and a couple of others that tolerate them.
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Our local Sports Authority carries Gammo .22 pellets and CPHP, Crosman pointed and Benjamin HP's in .22. They shoot okay in some of my airguns but I usually buy H&N pellets online. I like to be able to select the head size of my Barracuda and Field Target Trophy pellets.
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I live in Springfield,MO. which is home base for Bass Pro. As of two days ago, they had a large display of Crosman Premier pellets..mostly 177 and 22 caliber. I've had no trouble finding 22s there. WalMart, on the other hand, is a different story. I've seen CP 177 in hollowpoint but that's about all. I have bought cheap Daisy wadcutters in 22 there to use in breaking in a new 22 but the entire pellet selection isn't great. Keith, I have to agree with the others who think it's a local/regional thing with your stores. As much as I dislike Pyramyd Air, they do have a good selection of pellets not to mention the good buys you can get from them..( buy 3 get the forth free.)
Good luck....
Larry
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Even walmart don't sell .22 cal pellets only .177 cal
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Big 5 u will find the rugers and gamo line and even the walthers on a good day but all the big 5s I've been too only .177 cal dude just order online.
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It's a small world...I'm in Biloxi too. I've bought .22 pellets at both Academy and Dick's. Academy has the 500 count, 14.3 grain Benjamins in the brownish can. The Benjamins are the same pellet as the Crosman Premier hollowpoint (LHP22) according to Crosman. I've gotten the 175 count tin Crosman pointed (model PO22) .22 caliber pellets at Dick's. Neither Dick's nor Academy has a huge .22 selection but both the Benjamin hollowpoints and the Crosman pointed pellets have given acceptable accuracy in the rifles I've used them in. Somewhere I read the breakdown of rifles sold by caliber and the .177 VASTLY outsold any other caliber, so I guess the retailers are just matching the available ammo to the guns sold. I don't think lethality has much to do with it (at least not in our neck of the woods), it's just simply a numbers game. The same reason you can buy numerous .30-06 loads off the shelf but it's really hard to locate .41 rimfire cartridges.
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Wow, it is a small world! It's good to have you in the neighborhood. I am going go to the D'Iberville store and speak with one of the managers and let him/her know of the club we are trying to put together. Hopefully I can convince them to at least stock the Benjamins and Crosmans in .22. We'll see what happens and I'll keep you posted.
Keith.
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If you have a Cabela's where you are, go there to get pellets.
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i have an army surplus store about 45 mins away when i am there i buy the Crosman 500 ct tins of .22 supermagnums
they shoot great outta my LD i have prolly 10 tins now
and when i go to walmart
i stock up on crosman field pellets and Destroyers my P3 and P1 love each of these so basicall i buy 2 tins of pellets aweek
i am stock piling little by little incase there is some strange shortage of pellets lol
i have lots saved up now
and for the B51 i have to order the Barracudas but i buy 8 tins at a rip id sa evry 3 months i place a big order to stock up on them
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There`s only two hunting shops that carry .22 pellets in my area....and only the CPHP. Anything else I`ve to get it ordered.
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Walmart carries only daisy .22 wadcutter in my place and rest are .177
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I'd like to see Crosman Destroyer and/or Gamo Tomahawk pellets in .22 cal.
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This is for 7.62X51.
I spoke with the manager in the Ocean Springs store and he is going to call his distributor/shipper and see if he can have them stocked in the store. I gave him info on the Premier Hollow Points, Ultra Mags and the Benjamin's in Hollow Point. As soon as I hear anything I will let you know.
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yea same here. in delaware they don't sell .22 pellets anywhere. I think at walmart they sell .22 daisy but thats it.