Local Gunstore Inventory Discussion

[tmwinds]

Components are in short supply because they are being used to manufacture loaded rounds. Loaded ammo is not in short supply. More is being produced than in recent history. It is being bought by new gun owners and hoarders.

 

[ngoforth]

Same conversation came up on the brownells facebook page. Someone had figured if just the new gun owners bought 2 boxes of ammo each then that could cause a shortage. I looked up seller and bellots manufacturing capacity and if they shipped everything here it would only cover less than half of the demand of the new shooters

 

[littlebuddybr]

The other shortages were no where like this. Yes all the primary stuff was hard to get. But you could get all the other stuff.
Including many different kinds and calibers
Of hunting ammo.
This time all the shelves are empty. Even the hunting ammo.

I know of a couple small shops that used to be open 6 day's a week. Now they are open 2 day's a week. Cause they have nothing to sell.

 

[GNERGY]

My friends from work get in line at Cabelas and Sportsmans around 7am just to get some ammo for them selves. Glad I bought it a couple years ago. I'm just looking for some Varget. Yes it is CRAZZYY
Tarey

 

[littlebuddybr]

This is at a gun show in Florida Sunday.

 

[muleman69]

Please don’t give anybody any ideas. That has happened several times around here , even at our HEB grocery stores, famous for keeping things in stock during this wacko pandemic. For no apparent reason, you can just walk in and find empty shelves. I got a chest freezer and have it filled with meat/chicken/salmon/seafood/pork. All things that are in stock and even on sale. I don’t want to break out the garbanzo beans when grocery stores are empty.

I also believe people buy Reloading components when they can, even if it’s not what they need.

Make suer you have plenty of dried and canned, these commies can cut the power off in a heart beat

 

[Bc'z]

Make suer you have plenty of dried and canned, these commies can cut the power off in a heart beat

Protien is better left on the hoof.

 

[300_whisper]

Make suer you have plenty of dried and canned, these commies can cut the power off in a heart beat

I got plenty of ammo to use to either steal hipsters canned goods and shoot some protein.

 

[cotntop]

The shooting sport is larger than I ever thought. Just think if the industry was shut down due to gun control how many would go on unemployment compounded with all the other bright decisions made by the politburo.

 

[pirate ammo]

Protien is better left on the hoof.

Ours is in the backyard don't have to go far. The Dillon left last week for Arkansas, but I still got my other stuff. Might as well say the shelves are empty and cannot be refilled, I'm down to black powder stuff
only and percussion caps are getting scarce.

 

[br1111]

Ours is in the backyard don't have to go far. The Dillon left last week for Arkansas, but I still got my other stuff. Might as well say the shelves are empty and cannot be refilled, I'm down to black powder stuff
only and percussion caps are getting scarce.

there are 321 pages of ads for primers and 417 pages of ads for ammo and 417 pages of ads for 22lr ammo all at crazy prices SCALPERS!!!

 

[pirate ammo]

there are 321 pages of ads for primers on gunbroker. there is part of the problem!!!

I know that, I haven't even checked my suppliers for two weeks cause there's nothing there for me either.

 

[Lefty Trigger]

The only good thing that will ever come from this whole mess is the bottoming out prices of used guns when this mess is over. People that have never owned a gun but bought one during this "panic induced buying frenzy" will reconsider owning them and sell them off, cheap. I have seen this before in other industries. This will also indirectly lower prices of new guns and ammo/supplies as manufacturers that have ramped up production no longer see the need and product is piling up. Big question is how long before this starts happening??

 

[Bc'z]

Ours is in the backyard don't have to go far. The Dillon left last week for Arkansas, but I still got my other stuff. Might as well say the shelves are empty and cannot be refilled, I'm down to black powder stuff
only and percussion caps are getting scarce.

I ran into a couple guys at the range last week that I hadn't seen since hunting season. They were shooting black powder for the 1st time since I met them a few years ago.
1 was complaining about shortages in 1 sentence, bragging about buying all the caps and powder he could in another, and finished with his high priced sales on gun broker.
I spoke my piece and left him wondering if he was actually part of the problem.

 

[Trashy]

Exactly. And, they also face the unknown of what future regulations may restrict sales more than the usual demand cycles.

These two posts said it better than I could. I'm not sure why they didnt build warehouses after the Obama administration and fill them during trump's. A warehouse can be rented out if you're not using it.

 

[Downeast]

These guys seem to be doing ok...

 

[rwj]

These two posts said it better than I could. I'm not sure why they didnt build warehouses after the Obama administration and fill them during trump's. A warehouse can be rented out if you're not using it.

Negative cash flow and low profit margins are not a recipe for success...

 

[geralton4]

Most gun stores in my area are closed they mostly offer FFL services. So sad.

 

[pirate ammo]

Most gun stores in my area are closed they mostly offer FFL services. So sad.

That's all I'm doing, that and the black stuff, half the time I don't even turn on the phone.

 

[jelenko]

These two posts said it better than I could. I'm not sure why they didnt build warehouses after the Obama administration and fill them during trump's. A warehouse can be rented out if you're not using it.

In other component business - e.g., semiconductors, allowing inventory to build during down cycles is an option. The pro's are you get to keep skilled workers and, from a profit/loss standpoint, you can cover fixed costs. The issue/problem as mentioned is the inventory requires cash in flow. That has to come either from cash on hand, liquid assets or borrowing. Using any of those sources of cash - assuming the business actually has any cash on hand or liquid assets - increases the risk of business failure - i.e., bankruptcy.
A big consideration is the level of confidence on when the downturn will turn around.