[2001convSVT]

After all the panic is over, wait about 6 months and the prices of everything will be back to normal or lower (I am thinking a lot lower).

[drbuzzard]

Yeah, but six months means I miss my price shooting season. Grrr.

[InABunkerUnderSF]

One thing we can all do to help is to stop buying over-priced ammo from on-line auction sellers. I suspect most on-line sellers are actually retailers who are pulling their allocations off their store shelves to create the perception of a shortage then selling their stock on-line at huge markups while telling their store customers "sorry, all out. Really hard to come by."

Buy only what you need for the next 6 months and when you do buy, look for bargains.

And teach your favorite firearms to like reloads.

[bert]

The current ammo bubble will depress the market for 10 years

[El Laton Caliente]

You are optimistic, some of the manufacturers say 9 to 12 months if demand goes down to normal. Firearms, most of them are starting to get back in stock, but prices are not falling yet. Ammo, especially .22LR, is still out of stock everywhere and sells out in minutes when it comes in.