The machines that produce 6. In his video message, Vanderbrink held up a handful of. However, Davies did admit that, since they make their ammunition to order, they prioritize the cartridges for which they have the most orders. If the same press can produce both. Production can be increased, but only to a point. When Will Ammo be Available Again? Everyone we spoke with predicted that the shortage will last well into and perhaps longer , but no one could say for sure. Both Davies and Oliva mentioned that the actions of the Biden administration will affect whether the supply can catch up to the demand.
If the administration is quiet on gun control, Davies envisions demand leveling off in the next 12 months to a point when ammo makers can start to catch up.
If not, then this will drag out longer. Over 20 million firearms were sold in , breaking the previous annual record of As Vanderbrink pointed out in his video address, 8 to 10 million new gun owners will force ammo makers to come up with hundreds of millions of new rounds of ammunition. Morton suggests to try branching out to new calibers , for example. Morton has noticed that cartridges become available in waves.
For a few weeks, he can find. The next week,. Prices have skyrocketed and some cartridges cost two or three times what they did this time last year. Some of this increase can be blamed on ammo hoarders and an increase in the cost of raw materials, but most high prices are due simply to the laws of supply and demand.
The good news is that rising prices are part of the free market process that will allow the supply to catch up to the demand. High prices provide a natural check on demand, which will eventually allow the manufacturers to catch up.
It may take longer than in the past, but some day the Great Ammo Shortage of will come to an end. Until then, try branching out to less common calibers and find friends good enough to hide ammo in a tackle box for you. However, the US Army budget calls for cuts to ammunition purchasing. Consumer shortages comes as some big retailers have moved to reduce sales amid political pressure. In , a month after 22 people were killed in a mass shooting at a store in El Paso, Texas, Walmart said it would halve its market share by discontinuing sales of ammunition for handguns and military-style weapons.
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