When is this gonna end!!!!!!!
 

Shit, I just get back from the sandbox and find that ammo is STILL as rare as an intelligent liberal!!!!

Thank God I have a GTW stash laid aside of good stuff, but that means me & the wife are still near bingo on practice ammo... not to mention no IDPA matches...

Is ANYONE seeing an end to this madness yet?

Are they buying up 22LR, too? :confused:

Pat

It's the same as '08. You'll be able to get all you want in about 4 months, with the exception of 9mm, .357 Sig, and anything that fits into a hicap. :rolleyes:

Local gun dealer is a friend.

He says that black rifles are starting to become available again, at lower prices.

Mags are still in short supply.

Small pistols continue to be in high demand as well.

All ammo is short, no fix before six months, even if demand returned to normal, as the entire distribution chain is cleaned out.

Reloading components like primers and powder are scarce, bullets are even worse.

Pending legislation will continue to adversely affect the market and create artifically high demand until it goes away.

Sorry for the bad news, but it might be getting better, instead of worse.

TR

If some of the companies actually move out of the liberal states ( like they threatened) it will put them out of commission until they are back up and running; which may take some time. I've been able to get large rifle primers but that's about it on the reloading scene.

"preppers" v "speculators" inflamed by the bloggers - the new good ol' American way.

Richard :munchin

Our political elite "leadership" plays no small part in this matter.

DiFi, Chuckie, Chickenpooper, et al...hell, Coumo even used the words "confiscation."

They (the pols) play no small part in owning much of this mess.

And, it starts at the top.

The misunderstood .GOV procurement shell game v et al.

http://militarytimes.com/blogs/gears...not-worry-you/

And so it goes...

Richard :munchin

Ah, that makes sense.
It's akin to when the .GOV says they're going to buy "X" number of planes, or tanks, or jeeps, ect., they say how many they're getting and what the cost is going to be.

But, let's crunch some numbers.
Let's take the 1.6 billion rounds that seems to be bandied about.
Over five years.
... and just guesstimating six different types of ammo

1.6 billion / 5 years = 320,000,000 rounds
320 million / 6 different types of ammo = 53,333,333.33 rounds of specific ammo

Now lets' take that number which equals just one type of ammo for one year and divide that by the number of active duty DHS personal. which the number I found is 240,000

53,333,333 / 240,000 = 222.22 per person, per specific type of ammo, per year.

Now those numbers are split right down the middle. Obviously they're going to purchase more of a specific type of ammo over another.
Also, the total number of active duty personnel (240,000) not all need to qualify, retrain, weapon proficiency, ect. (although, I could be wrong on that point).

Taking the active duty number and cutting that in half (to represent those that are weapon qualed, and need to requal, train, practice) it would be ....
444.44 per person, per specific round, per year.

Sure, that last number may not seem like a lot. but when the ammo companies, who have contracts with the .GOV (DHS) as well as the Military, and L.E., ect., they're going to ear mark those rounds made in their plants for those contracts. The civilian markets are going to then suffer, and with those who are "hording" rounds (myself included), I can see gun store's shelves being bare.

Just my "tin-foil hat" thinging. :munchin

Couldn't tell ya, but I don't think so.

But, in my 'warped" way of thinking, I liken .22LR to Pennies.

Both useful but what's the cost of making a .22 as compared to a .45 or .357, ect? Just as the .GOV is wanting to get rid of the Penny because it's cost too much to make just one. [it cost 2.45 cents to make one Penny ($0.01) .... http://www.nbcnews.com/business/econ...ay-what-583081 ]

Plus, like Pennies, how many .22LR do you have sitting around in your safe or where ever you keep you ammo? Open any kitchen "everything drawer" and I'm sure you'll find some Pennies in there. Walk down the street and I'm sure you'll see one or two or three just laying on the ground. Now I'm not saying that you'll find .22LR laying on the ground or in your "everything drawer", but you do buy .22 in "BLOCKS". Blocks of 200, 300, 400, or 500, or more, right? You don't use it all in one setting and if you're out and about and stop by your local gun store and see a block of .22 sitting there, you might just pick it up. You keep doing this and the next thing you know you start a thread on PS.com .... http://www.professionalsoldiers.com/...27&postcount=1 ;).

Just my $0.02 ... which is really $0.05. :munchin

Every party needs a pooper . . . Does this tinfoil make me look fat?

I think Richard once again takes the win.

Yesterday I was having lunch with a local wholesaler/distributor here. He told me that the biggest problem is all the other wholesalers and distribution centers are hoarding large quantities of magazines in case there is a ban on mags. That way they can suddenly "release" them all right before any legislation. Or continue the trickle to control the price. He said the same types of things were going on with ammo centers and plants.

Good evidence of this was that all our local stores here in VA just got hoards of ar15's. Most of them showed up within one week of order. If there was such a shortage of these, where did the dozens I just saw yesterday, suddenly come from? The timing could not have been more perfect considering their sudden "release" from various centers and manufactures the moment it was announced that there would not be a "assault weapons ban". Its a game, its a business, people are in it for money, not necessarily just our freedoms.

At first it was annoying to hear about. However, spending some time thinking about it, it is logical to the cycle. The benefit, at least with some hope, is that these companies and distributors will reinvest into better and faster systems of getting the guns and ammo out. The increase in demand and money going back to the gun manufactures will continue to make them more powerful. The money from them will be useful in future fights about the 2nd amendment.

Now if you really want to be upset about speculation, who the hell is going to drive the price back down on NFA MG's? A registered lightning link, which is essentially a hunk of hack saw blade, is now selling for 10-15K! Not even 5 years ago they were still in the 1k-2k range. New they were $25-50 dollars a link in 86. It is also a very small group of very wealthy that drive the price of NFA. There is a limited number of MG's yes, however at this rate a transferable Colt M16 is going to be 50K in the next few years.

No end in sight.
 

Thanks again to Richard, for setting the horizon level.

The grabbing and holding of the ammo and weapons by distributors is amazing. As mentioned, enough of them yell Second Amendment, but think in terms of Dollars.

We have a local shop that is family run and most people agree it is a decent place to purchase. I had mixed feelings on a few occasions, after I experienced the "increased costs" have migrated into other business transactions. The prices on the instant background check run through the Commonwealth went to $40.00 each, at this particular shop. One phone call for two lowers I had transferred in cost me $80.00. The Commonwealth charges less than $3.00 for the call.

They even had the balls to try and charge me for a manufacturer repair, when all the costs including shipping were covered by the manufacturer.

They're selling ammo "cheaper than other stores in the area", but at 5% to 10% less than the extremely higher prices of the other guys.

No, I will not return to this shop.

It does show that even as they are pro 2A, they're running the people through the grinder.

Except for a couple parts, I have everything I need, thankfully. The parts will come through, eventually.

There must be one hell of a warehouse piled high with Bolt Carrier Groups, though. :munchin

7075 aluminum
 

There are other issues with the shortages though. It’s not just about the distributors. Another major factor is that 7075 aluminum is getting much harder to get. So is quality steel to make these products. The demand for 7075 aluminum has spiked rapidly since the first assault weapons ban ended. (Not the only reason) Not only do military contractors need it (War effort), but so do gun manufactures and silencer manufactures. It’s another reason why we are starting to see more "lightweight" “blended” lowers made with more magnesium or other pot metal mixes. Another option is how there is starting to be an influx of polymer and carbon fiber lowers. Forged and metal injection is another method that is used on the cheaper route. The quality stuff, like Billet machined is where there is a shortage.