Ammo shortage may get better soon

[jden]

Check out this link.


http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2013/04/25/gop-lawmakers-hope-to-combat-ammunition-stockpiling-by-govt-agencies-with-ammo-act/

 

[Texas Solo]

Wouldn't it be nice if ammo manufacturers said "sorry, we can't sell you that much"?
Retailers are rationing ammo sales to consumers, why can't manufacturers do the same?

 

[jsn]

I don't think anything will change in the short run.

On any given day, I can go to one of the big three in town (Scheels, Sportsmans Warehouse, or Cabelas) and if I want 30-06, 7 Rem Mag, 7 or 300 WSM hunting ammo I can usually find it. Anything else is a long shot, and two of the stores' employees have told me that I need to get there early each morning to get any primers, 22LR, etc. because IF it comes in it doesn't last long.

There is one major ammo supplier that comes to the larger gun shows here, the last two shows' ticket purchase lines were extremely long, and the lines to get ammo from them were just as bad. As an example, I recognized one woman from the line that had already purchased tickets, she was still in the ammo purchase line at 11:00am. She was in what I estimate was the front 20% of the ammo purchase line. These lines were not this bad after The Annointed one was elected the first time.

 

[chuckw2]

Good read, thanks jden.

 

[Shynloco]

I don't think anything will change in the short run.

On any given day, I can go to one of the big three in town (Scheels, Sportsmans Warehouse, or Cabelas) and if I want 30-06, 7 Rem Mag, 7 or 300 WSM hunting ammo I can usually find it. Anything else is a long shot, and two of the stores' employees have told me that I need to get there early each morning to get any primers, 22LR, etc. because IF it comes in it doesn't last long.

There is one major ammo supplier that comes to the larger gun shows here, the last two shows' ticket purchase lines were extremely long, and the lines to get ammo from them were just as bad. As an example, I recognized one woman from the line that had already purchased tickets, she was still in the ammo purchase line at 11:00am. She was in what I estimate was the front 20% of the ammo purchase line. These lines were not this bad after The Anointed one was elected the first time.

Sounds like an article that appeared in a local newpaper this past week on that one big supplier showing up at the Half Year local Gun Show. The article had a picture and referenced the number of people in line for the ammo the supplier had to sell. That guy usually last for the three days the Gun Show was on for. But This time the show opened at 9 and the ammo was gone by 12. Shows ya what is going on down her in So Cal.