Lucked Out Last Weekend

[SGW Gunsmith]

Was down to Scheel's All Sport in Eau Claire, WI a couple of weekends ago. I usually stop in there to look over the trade-in guns to see if maybe there's a rose among the thorns. Then I peruse the ammunition shelves to see if they look like Mother Hubbard's cupboard. One of the store employees was stocking the shelved with 9mm rounds off a pallet that had a whole bunch of MAGTECH 115 grain ball on it. Sign said two per customer at $14.95 per. Wife grabbed two and I grabbed two. They had one box of Sellier & Bellot 115 grain 50 count box left, and the clerk said I could get that last one also.

So, it just may seem that the 9mm ammunition makers might be catching up with demand, as a few days later they had full shelved of CCI Blazer with the brass cases:

 

[dennishoddy]

Its a shame ammo is in short supply now. Lots of reasons why. It will be good to see it back on the shelves down the road.

 

[SGW Gunsmith]

The Federal Ammunition plant is a 2-hour drive west from here. One customer I have, has his wife working there. Federal is currently running three full shifts 24/7 producing ammunition. Employees can put in as many hours as they want, yet they still can't keep up.

I was told that the FBI NICS did 21 million background checks last year alone for gun buyers. A lot of ammunition will be needed for those folks and whatever caliber it was they bought.

 

[dennishoddy]

Military and the alphabet agencies get first priority for ammo, then the little people get the rest.
The ammo manufacturers are certainly running at full capacity.
They are in a no-win situation politically. If a Republican wins, ammo prices go down. If a democrat wins, ammo and gun prices go through the roof giving them a profitable election season.
I predict these prices as the new norm as the dims have already introduced anti gun legislation and are looking at taxing ammo out of reach of the common shooter.

 

[SGW Gunsmith]

Yup! Hopefully this will all get fixed once again during the 2022 mid-season elections, if this one turns out to be an "honest" one. There sure are some real "doozies" in power these days. I hope those who voted the wrong way are happy with the way gas prices are going?