556 ammo anybody?

[Arik]

It's not showing up on the market because everyone is holding on to it. Look, Biden is likely to be prez and between the hostilities and fear of bans everyone is afraid at what can happen

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[PracticalRifleman]

Plenty of people willing to pay that. Cheaper Than Dirt has been proving it for over a decade

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Capitalism at its finest.


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[Arik]

Capitalism at its finest.


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In this specific case yes and no. This is using people's fear to profit from it. Knowing they'll pay whatever just to have.

A guy at the office next to mine has a G23 and like 3 rounds. He was asking to buy more. Willing to pay boat load just to have some. This is desperation not capitalism. He would probably pay anything

I'm sure there are plenty of people willing to empty their bank accounts, sell all their possessions and take out 12 loans if they were promised a cure for whatever is killing them. There's a point where the price of the product is irrelevant, people will pay through the nose


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[PracticalRifleman]

In this specific case yes and no. This is using people's fear to profit from it. Knowing they'll pay whatever just to have.

A guy at the office next to mine has a G23 and like 3 rounds. He was asking to buy more. Willing to pay boat load just to have some. This is desperation not capitalism. He would probably pay anything

I'm sure there are plenty of people willing to empty their bank accounts, sell all their possessions and take out 12 loans if they were promised a cure for whatever is killing them. There's a point where the price of the product is irrelevant, people will pay through the nose


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Supply and demand. Simple as that. There is little to buy and lots wanting to buy it, be it fear or some other motivation it cannot cheat the supply curve and the demand curve. Sellers can’t replace it and if they sell it at last years’ prices nobody gets it but the first to come across it because it’s a “bargain”. Scarcity is what makes the world go round.

It is available to those most willing to buy it solely due to supply curve. That’s literally what capitalism is about.

If a cure for what is killing you exists, what good are your possessions if you’re dead?


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[officerX]

From what I understand right now the backlog is primers. They aren't easy to manufacture, so even reloading is impacted.

I just got 1,200 from Midway at $0.57 per round and it sold out fast.
Unfortunately, I don't see the cost or availability getting better any time in the near future.



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I heard the same thing.

[RHINOWSO]

Stuff is not 'available' right now because guys like you bought it all when it was cheap and stacked it way past 'deep' leaving mere scraps behind for the rest of us schmucks.

You should nominate yourself to the Board of Ammo Allocation.

But it reality your dumb ass had just as much opportunity to buy from 2017 to early 2020.

You chose to buy other things.

[Pappabear]

I'm stocked pretty deep, but never deep enough. 556 is no issue for us but 9 is a bitch for primers. If anyone has small pistol primers I'm not above a weekend to the ranch.....I'm cheap lol

crazy times, primers seem to be an issue. Maybe Biden shut down primers .........

This ammo issue is BS, stay safe!!!!!!

Good luck Brothers in arms.

PB

[JediGuy]

Here’s my question: If primers are the slowdown, what is involved in the manufacture of primers?

[omegajb]

Here’s my question: If primers are the slowdown, what is involved in the manufacture of primers?

I heard this from a conversation with a person at Fenix Ammunition.

While there are hundreds of not more ammo manufacturers, there's only a few manufacturers of primers and they are time consuming to make.

When covid-19 hit their factories slowed down, ammo started to fly off the shelves and they haven't been able to keep up with demand.

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[andre3k]

Most lead used in bullets is recycled. There is no shortage of lead in the United Stated.


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This. I know a guy that owns a pretty popular bullet casting business. He buys all of his lead by the container from Alibaba. Keeps prices low for him, but I'm sure his customers would love to know they're shooting Chinese lead.

Here’s my question: If primers are the slowdown, what is involved in the manufacture of primers?

I'm sure it's lot of stuff that the EPA doesn't like.

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