[ChocChipCookie]

I can't believe the manufacturers can't meet the demand. Somewhere there is an induced shortage holding up production, IMHO.

I can believe it. I've been married almost 14 years,and it wasn't until last October that I decided I needed to learn how to shoot. When Obama was elected, both dh and I saw the gun-grabbing handwriting on the wall and began to purchase additional firearms and ammunition. We had purchased virtually NOTHING in the previous 13.5 years. I guess there are millions of us all doing the same thing at the same time, pretty much for the same reasons, thus a serious shortage of ammo.

Of course I always love a good conspiracy theory, so you may be right that there's something else causing the shortage.

[Lurker]

“Somewhere in lots of basements around the country, there are millions of rounds of ammunition being stored.”

And this is a very, very good thing.

[aimhigh]

We had purchased virtually NOTHING in the previous 13.5 years.

Ditto, I started buying after purchasing my first gun in 50 years.