Attention Walmart shoppers... or where ever you shop and have actually found .22 ammo.
What are the date codes on the ammo you are buying right now?
I think it would be interesting to know when the ammo that is hitting the shelves today was actually made. That may tell us something about the supply chain and give a clue as to how long this mess may actually last. So... if you have bought .22 ammo just recently in 2013, please post the the details such as brand of ammo, what store it came from, purchase date and manufacture date or lot code. No need to post info on known new old stock ammo. Just interested in ammo purchased from someplace that just received the shipment from their distributor.
As an example, I happened to stop by my nearby Walmart this morning around 11:00am and low and behold there were 2 boxes of CCI Quiet in the ammo case that were not there last night at 9:00pm. I just could not stand to let them sit there all alone, so I made the purchase. I have been in this same store numerous times in the last 2 months and this is the only .22 ammo I have ever seen there.
So anyway... I just checked the date code and guess what.... they were made on October 17 of 2012.... BEFORE the great ammo shortage of 2013! What gives!! Where has this ammo been sitting for the last 4-1/2 months??
This MUST be some Walmart conspiracy! :harry: <- said jokingly.
To see when your CCI ammo was made:
first letter in the lot code is month (A thru M, skipping I)
A - Jan
B - Feb
...
skip I
...
M - Dec
the next 2 numbers are the day of the month (1-31)
the second letter represents the year. ( starting in 1995 with letter A, skip I and O)
2010 - R
2011 - S
2012 - T
2013 - U
The 2 boxes of Quiets I bought today are stamped:
K17T23 = Oct 17, 2012
Anyone know how to date Federal, Remington, Winchester, Aguila, etc? If all of these companies factories are cranking out .22 ammo at maximum capacity, shouldn't we expect to be seeing stuff that was actually made in 2013 on the store shelves?
What are the date codes on the ammo you are buying right now?
I think it would be interesting to know when the ammo that is hitting the shelves today was actually made. That may tell us something about the supply chain and give a clue as to how long this mess may actually last. So... if you have bought .22 ammo just recently in 2013, please post the the details such as brand of ammo, what store it came from, purchase date and manufacture date or lot code. No need to post info on known new old stock ammo. Just interested in ammo purchased from someplace that just received the shipment from their distributor.
As an example, I happened to stop by my nearby Walmart this morning around 11:00am and low and behold there were 2 boxes of CCI Quiet in the ammo case that were not there last night at 9:00pm. I just could not stand to let them sit there all alone, so I made the purchase. I have been in this same store numerous times in the last 2 months and this is the only .22 ammo I have ever seen there.
So anyway... I just checked the date code and guess what.... they were made on October 17 of 2012.... BEFORE the great ammo shortage of 2013! What gives!! Where has this ammo been sitting for the last 4-1/2 months??
This MUST be some Walmart conspiracy! :harry: <- said jokingly.
To see when your CCI ammo was made:
first letter in the lot code is month (A thru M, skipping I)
A - Jan
B - Feb
...
skip I
...
M - Dec
the next 2 numbers are the day of the month (1-31)
the second letter represents the year. ( starting in 1995 with letter A, skip I and O)
2010 - R
2011 - S
2012 - T
2013 - U
The 2 boxes of Quiets I bought today are stamped:
K17T23 = Oct 17, 2012
Anyone know how to date Federal, Remington, Winchester, Aguila, etc? If all of these companies factories are cranking out .22 ammo at maximum capacity, shouldn't we expect to be seeing stuff that was actually made in 2013 on the store shelves?