[ArtDodger]

Seems to me, ‘ramping up production’ of bullets isn't quite the same level of investment as building another automobile plant. Should be easy to increase and shut down when necessary without undue overhead. I am curious, though, if individuals (cottage industry) could ‘start up’ 22 long production to fill the niche created for whatever reason.

[ChildOfThe60s]

I am curious, though, if individuals (cottage industry) could ‘start up’ 22 long production to fill the niche created for whatever reason.

Yeah. Although my first assumption would be that the regulatory and liability burdens must be killers for small scale start ups. That would be interesting also.

[Greysard]

I am curious, though, if individuals (cottage industry) could ‘start up’ 22 long production to fill the niche created for whatever reason.

The integrated primer of rimfire is a headache. The cottage industry cannot handle forming brass with wet primer compound inside. You need a centrifuge to just deposit it there. Here is a good article on the subject.

Centerfire, on the other hand, is trivial to reload at home, as long as you use factory-made primers.

[Buffalo Head]

"I am curious, though, if individuals (cottage industry) could ‘start up’ 22 long production to fill the niche created...."

If they could, they would. Haven't you every wondered why there are no independent primer manufacturers in the world? Manufacturing primer mix is complex and exceptionally dangerous. Nobody has ever learned the art and science of making it without the loss of human life in the process. Industrial safety rules are almost always written in blood. Which of your family members would you be willing to sacrifice in the quest of learning what not to do when attempting to make primer mix.