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.
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>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
Thats a fact, and one could accomplish this in making just .45 ACP alone.
I bought 525-ct .22LR in Feb for $25 a box from a private seler. The price tag on the box said $12.99 from its’ original sale. That box is now selling for $150 online.
What they've said is that they are way ahead of last year's production (which was way ahead of the previous year's production,) have added people, equipment, and shifts so that they're running 24 hours.
Ammo Manufacturers Producing ’24 Hours a Day’ to Match Demand