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I suppose it'd just be stupid to think if the frantic buyers and hoarders took a deep breath and paused for a bit our ammo manufactures could catch up, stores could restock and prices would fall back to normal again.
Prices will never fall back Before long, we will look back at today's prices and wish we had bought. I’m trying that you’re right about that. Ammunition is the new Amazon.com stock way back in the day it appears.
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A while back I read an article about CCI and making 22LR ammo. They have several lines running 24/7 and were adding 1 more line when the article was written. I can't remember how many rounds a day they produce but it's huge. The article was about why they didn't increase production to meet the demand. Adding another line is very expensive, involving large expensive equipment and possibly a new building to house it. Hopefully this is a temporary shortage brought on by hoarding. Spending all that money to increase production isn't worth the risk of having to shut it down when the hoarding stops. McMillan gave us that same story several years ago, and they're still running months and months behind..... ...and the hoarding is still going on. It looks like a very reasonable answer to me.
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I was in the Clarksville BPS last week,ammo isle completely empty except for a couple box’s of 338 Lapua.
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People, relax. Wholesale prices haven't really gone up. It's strictly profiteering by retailers. Blazer Brass is still selling at $10-13 a box/50 at distributors.
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I suppose it'd just be stupid to think if the frantic buyers and hoarders took a deep breath and paused for a bit our ammo manufactures could catch up, stores could restock and prices would fall back to normal again.
Prices will never fall back Yeah they do. Every time this happens they fall back in line once the idiot hoarders burn themselves out.
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I suppose it'd just be stupid to think if the frantic buyers and hoarders took a deep breath and paused for a bit our ammo manufactures could catch up, stores could restock and prices would fall back to normal again.
Prices will never fall back Yeah they do. Every time this happens they fall back in line once the idiot hoarders burn themselves out. Yeah but this scenario is going to extend the time frame quite a ways out. You CAN buy ammo around here at individually owned gun an Sporting goods places but it’s limited amounts and you’ll pay dearly for it.
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If more retailers did what the store I retired from did, there'd be way less of a shortage. Just limit the amount of ammo that any one person can buy. That way, you piss off one hoarder/scalper but make many more happy.
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I suppose it'd just be stupid to think if the frantic buyers and hoarders took a deep breath and paused for a bit our ammo manufactures could catch up, stores could restock and prices would fall back to normal again.
Prices will never fall back Yeah they do. Every time this happens they fall back in line once the idiot hoarders burn themselves out. Yeah but this scenario is going to extend the time frame quite a ways out. You CAN buy ammo around here at individually owned gun an Sporting goods places but it’s limited amounts and you’ll pay dearly for it. Good point.
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My guess is that if they put a tax on firearms, many of the weak hands will flood the after market with guns and ammo. In that case, you may save more money on ammo down the road than it costs for the tax. Well, at least that's my hope 
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