Iv’e heard all the various reasons that ammo is scarce and I realize that like the earlier run on toilette paper there are going to be those profiteer jerks that will buy up all they can, then sell at ridiculous prices.
What doesn’t make sense to me is that all calibers seem to be sold out.
Some ammo like 9mm, 45acp even the older .38 special are among the most owned calibers in the USA, if not the world.
But when you star seeing the .32’s, 327 mag,8mm nambu, 38/45, 41 colt,44 special, 44-40, 44 russian....etc...
and lots of others - sold out- you begin to wonder if
there’s a reason that’s different from all the past shortages ?
And if like the companies state, they are working around the clock to turn out new ammo, where is all this “new ammo” going ?
I used to plink a hundred or more rounds at a time (depending on caliber - .308 was more like 20 rounds) at the range. To replace that is at least one box. But I knew I could replace it. Now, I can't replace what I plink. Even reloading supplies are scarce with primers being the number-one choke-point. What used to be $31-35 per brick of 1,000 18 months ago is now over $150 per brick, if you can find it. I can't find any locally. So if I do find ammo, I'm going to buy more than I'd normally use in one trip because it may not be there next time. I won't take it all, but instead of just one box, I may buy two. Next person does the same, and it becomes exponential.
Obama was busy militarizing dozens of federal civilian agencies. This including buying up tons and tons more ammo to shoot at American citizens
perhaps that storehouse of ammo can now be released to the regular civilian market from which it was syphoned
oh yeah, I forgot. We are stuck with Obama2
SO....I would suggest buying whatever supply you can possibly use in the next couple years, including especially for defensive purposes against
1. SorozNazi SS/SA type domestic armies
2. SorozNazi funded Burgle Loot and Murder gang attacks
and “riots”
3. regular criminals, burglars, etc., and
4. to help your community, local defense militias
if some of it costs 2 or 3x normal price, just buy what you can but do NOT go without! these times are just too damned dangerous to be without meaningful defenses to at least give yourself a chance
4.
Let’s say I’m company V. I have N,000 small pistol primers because the components to make them are also not running at demand.
If I have to also make bullets and set up production lines, and demand is crazy, I’m going to put most of my eggs into the most popular small pistol calibers (9, 9, 9, 9, and then maybe 40) before 380 or 32 or 25 or whatever.
This way I can satisfy the most distributors (and make the best $ while I can, before the shortage ends and prices plunge).
I assume they are not running the odd cartridges in favor of running as much of the in demand cartridges as they can.
I think the lines and labor needed to produce the exotics go to meeting the high demand for the common stuff. There may be people buying to trade, as well.