[Chewbarkah]

It would be interesting to know the quantity of common cartridges (say 9mm Parabellum, .45ACP, 7.62 Nato, 5.56) manufactured; imported; and sold in 2020 versus prior years.

Are the manufacturers turning out record quantities?
Are the manufacturers charging high wholesale prices all out of whack with their cost of production, to exploit the increased demand from 37 million new firearms and fears of anarchy?
Or are big distributors and retail chains cornering much of the production at slightly higher wholesale prices, then jacking it up to ripoff levels by creating the self-fulfilling perception of scarcity?

Working hypothesis = option 3.

[1Old Pro]

Or are big distributors and retail chains cornering much of the production at slightly higher wholesale prices, then jacking it up to ripoff levels by creating the self-fulfilling perception of scarcity? Working hypothesis = option 3.

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