We have only ourselves to blame on this. Ammo scalping is the most lucrative activity on the internet other than pornography. People are stockpiling ammo and components and reselling it at double or triple the price online or at the next gun show. You can sell it in the parking lot. You don’t even need to rent a table. MidwayUSA will not use backorders so it becomes first come, first served and large quantities go instantly. I get product announcements and I cannot act instantly before they are out. Someone else beats me to it every time. It reminds me of the high frequency trading scandal on wall street. Someone has a system to get in line first and they are making millions doing it.
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I got lucky at MidwayUSA a few weeks ago on 1000 rds 7.62x39 FMJ (Tulammo)... $282 including shipping. Otherwise, it is as you say on the notifications...gone before can get an order in.