Double Naught Spy
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Or that the online suppliers are like scalpers at a rock show!!
First question, why didn't you keep ammo on hand?
Second, if you don't like online prices, then buy locally.
Or that the online suppliers are like scalpers at a rock show!!
How does demand go back to normal when there are 8 million new gun owners?Components will stay high until the ammo shortage eases. The ammo companies are going to prioritize their own production over providing components for handloaders.Of course. There is much higher than normal demand and it is keeping supplies low and prices high, just as one would expect it to.
It's going to stay that way until one or both of the following happens:
1. The demand goes back to normal.
2. The ammo companies decide that the demand is going to stay this high, and invest in additional manufacturing capacity.
I have seen no increase in the number of shooters at the range; you?
If anything, fewer people are shooting due to ammo prices/availability.
Go to an online store in Canada or England--looks like stuff is plentifully available. Real reason IMO--Americans are in deep fear of of civil war/societal collapse /commie apocalypse and are arming up in case they need to shoot each other.
You could replace that with:How does demand go back to normal when there are 8 million new gun owners?
Ammo is very compact. Yes, it is heavy, but several thousand rounds of ammo will fit into just a few cubic feet of space if it is stored efficiently. You can put a lot of ammunition under a bed, or on the floor of a closet against the back wall.Also keep in mind besides the costs in “stocking up” ammo is heavy and can take up a fair bit of space. Money aside many folks cannot devote that space.
I don't know that it will be sold, but when people feel like they can buy ammo freely again, they will start shooting up their supplies, which will result in the same type of effect. Ammo demand will drop off dramatically and that could kill the ammo companies if they have over-invested in new production capacity.It would take a huge investment in new equipment to increase capacity. And the bubble is going to bust eventually. When that happens there will be a 10 year supply of 9mm, 22RF, and 223 ammo suddenly appear on the secondary market.
So, now I've got thousands of rounds and components, that are dear and precious to me, worth several times what I paid for them on the market today, but if I use them, or sell them, THEN I won't HAVE THEM anymore!
No, it just means that it is expected to come back down to normal (or something generally close to normal) at some point in the future that is not terribly distant.Obviously its a rapid increase. But a spike suggests demand will eventually return to what was previously "normal" month over month sales levels. I do not see this occurring any time soon.
In case it's not obvious, that's a satire website, not an actual news site.4 months ago:
"TulaAmmo Moving To China To Get Around Import Ban"
https://www.thepresscheck.net/tulamm...nd-import-ban/