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Price IntelligenceLast updated September 19, 2026

.22 LR Ammo Prices in 2026: What's Actually Happening

TL;DR

As of September 19, 2026, .22 LR ammunition shows a median observed price of $0.125 per round across 21 tracked retailers, with most in-stock listings between $0.0876 and $0.480 per round (30-day window, 6,486 daily-best observations). By purpose, range/practice (FMJ-class) ammunition has a median of $0.119 per round and premium/defensive (JHP, hunting, match) has a median of $0.115 per round. The lowest price observed in the trailing 7 days was $0.0618 per round. Compared with August 2026, the median has risen 4.2%.

Median $/rd
$0.125
Observed range
$0.0618$0.600
Tracked retailers
21
Window
30d

.22 LR cost per round

Observed daily-best price per round across tracked online retailers, broken out by where each price sits in the distribution of current listings.

.22 LR observed price per round by distribution band, updated September 19, 2026.
Distribution bandPrice / round
Lowest observed$0.0618
A quarter price at or below$0.0876
Typical price$0.125
A quarter price at or above$0.180
Highest observed$0.600

Based on 6486 daily-best observations across 297 products and 21 retailers over 31 of the last 30 days.

Recent trend

Current median compared with frozen monthly snapshots from the append-only price history.

.22 LR median price-per-round change versus prior monthly snapshots.
ComparisonThen (median $/rd)Now (median $/rd)Change
Vs prior month (August 2026)$0.120$0.125Rising +4.2%
Vs ~3 months ago$0.125
.22 LR monthly observed price-per-round history.
MonthMedian $/rdLow $/rdHigh $/rd
March 2026$0.126$0.0523$0.600
April 2026$0.186$0.0340$0.910
May 2026$0.160$0.0340$0.970
June 2026$0.133$0.0219$0.724
July 2026$0.138$0.0220$0.738
August 2026$0.120$0.0500$0.600

What the .22 LR price data shows

Across the trailing 30 days, .22 LR ammunition has a median observed price of $0.125 per round. The middle of the market — the 25th through 75th percentile of daily-best prices — runs from $0.0876 to $0.180 per round. The full observed range spans $0.0618 to $0.600. These figures come from 297 distinct products listed by 21 tracked retailers, with data on 31 of the last 30 days.

Looking at the append-only price history: relative to August 2026 (median $0.120), the current median has risen 4.2%. These comparisons describe observed movement in the recorded data; they are not a projection of future prices.

The spread between lower- and higher-priced listings (about $0.0922 per round here) reflects differences in pack size, bullet type, and brand within the .22 LR category: bulk cases and basic range loads sit toward the lower end of the range, while small packs and specialty loads sit toward the upper end. The numbers describe what is currently listed, not any single product.

All prices are observed daily-best per-round figures from tracked online retailers, in stock at the time of observation. Coverage varies by retailer and source, and in-store or local pricing is not included. The underlying history is append-only, so past observations are never overwritten. This page reports what the data shows and does not advise any action.

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