[mkk41]

First thought was it had something to do with EPA and the cost of plating waste disposal. But transportation problems seem to be the cause of most consumer product shortages today.

 

[Nitro.45]

At this point, it all depends on which materials are coming from where.

 

[flechero]

At this point, it all depends on which materials are coming from where.

All my materials are coming out of storage containers, a few feet from the bench... supply chain is smooth and efficient over here! The warehouse looks pretty good too! 🤣

 

[markwell]

Same here flechero. We need to start cleaning cases so we can reload the .223 ammo shot over the last three weeks of prairie doggin'. Actually, the reloading is mostly done during the winter months; the vibrator runs anytime.

 

[Nitro.45]

All my materials are coming out of storage containers, a few feet from the bench... supply chain is smooth and efficient over here! The warehouse looks pretty good too! 🤣

Kinda nice that we can say that!
I always wonder why people like to just bitch and do nothing to prevent the problem.

 

[markwell]

You are right Nitro. We have friends who moaned during the shortages of the Clinton years and the Obama years and they are the ones moaning now.

 

[Nitro.45]

I like to rub in the bounty that we experienced during the first three years of Trump and ask what rock they were under. It is quite incredible that any loader was complaining about supply shortages at the beginning of 2020!

 

[ether]

I like to rub in the bounty that we experienced during the first three years of Trump and ask what rock they were under. It is quite incredible that any loader was complaining about supply shortages at the beginning of 2020!

I hear ya, but I'd rather remind than rub-in. Because the drought gets worse each time around.

The ammo shortage was soft but expensive during the economic panic in 2008-2009. Then it got better.

The ammo shortage intensified in 2013 after Sandy Hook. Then after a year or year-and-a-half, it got much better for a very long time, especially after Trump was elected. For a year or two, they couldn't hardly give ammo away, regardless of commodity inflation.

Then in 2020, Covid, social unrest, and the election all hit at once. Everyone that didn't have a gun went out and bought one. And then they realized they didn't have enough ammo.

This is the worst ammo shortage and pricing environment I've ever seen or heard of, but it's getting better. If there is a demand, capitalism will supply it. It's just gonna take a while and cost a little more going forward. I see ammo for sale now that I haven't seen in over a year, but I still wouldn't pay these prices if I didn't have to.

I hope the new gun owners won't forget this era because they were the primary cause of the shortages. And when things do get back to normalish, buy a little at a time so that you don't have to freak out like all the folks that simultaneously shat their pants and all the sudden couldn't find enough TP

 

[Nitro.45]

I hope the new gun owners won't forget this era because they were the primary cause of the shortages

I also wonder how many returned their guns still laden with packing grease because their wives just found out they bought one! Same guys that put a bike helmet on their kid when she drives the pink Barbie toy car at 2 mph.