Are the manufacturers really running full out?
They may say they are, but are they?
Yes they are.
There is big money to be made and they are making as much as they can while they can
What the manufacturing folks have said....is that they haven’t downsized....same number of employees....and they are making the same number of bullets as they did in the past.
Historically....at least since World War II....things have been stable and I think local gun shops would all say that up until 2008....they could predict what they’d sell each quarter with good accuracy. Since 2008...they can’t predict because of the current trend.
All this said, if a guy could get the manufacturing equipment, in a gun-friendly state, and start a small production line...over the next five years...just max out your production, you’d make enough to retire for the rest of your life.
The question I would have....across the nation (because no one is reporting this)...how much have ammo prices changed since 2008. It would be curious to see local prices and how they have changed.
I think so. We have had a start up company in our area start making their own ammo. It appears they quickly gave up trying to show stock for internet orders and appear to be selling all they can make locally.