For the last month or so I have been seeing .22LR for sale for the first time in over a year. The price is high and there is always a limit on quantity but still it is out there not.
I recently purchased an AR in 308 and got the last one. Last I checked they did not get any replacements.
And when I bought my EOTech at MidwayUSA, nearly every EOTech optic was sold out.
Yup, nobody is buying guns/s
I think you are talking about B&M sales. But 22LR have been online in quantities all year and even last year. On another topic, steel casings have overtaken the market in most calibers, which is annoying, but this is a free market.