There is this little thing called the Internet that cuts out said middleman. I haven't bought ammo at a store in years.
I know that manufacturing 22LR is more difficult than centerfire rounds, and I understand that the permits and zoning around building a facility are more complex for ammunition than other products, but I also know that there are plenty of communities that are hungry, more people are shooting than ever, and women are a growing market. The baseline increase in demand is permanent. There is no excuse.
ahh the internet actually makes the market more volitile.
And you are buying from the middle men on the internet. Do you buy direct on the internet from Federal or Remington? Aaah no you don’t
22LR is not difficult other than the priming process.
your zoning permit etc arguement are bogus, zoning is not the issue, industrial zoning covers it and NFPA along with BATFE and OSHA cover the rest.. pretty straight up when you get into it...
The excuse is CASH , capital tied up and ROI on a product that returns less than a penny per unit on a line that has a fixed output.