Here's a good article on how primers are manufactured.
https://www.outdoorlife.com/cartridg...-developments/
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Here's a good article on how primers are manufactured.
https://www.outdoorlife.com/cartridg...-developments/
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It's a perfect storm for ammo to be a train wreck. It was already really bad but seemed to be stabilizing a bit and then the election happened. Looking at Ammoseek this morning makes me wanna vomit and it's going up so fast that it is just gonna get worse for a bit.
I still have plenty that I bought at $.26/rnd but I haven't been replacing as I use it as much this year as previous. I sucked it up and bought some in the .60's last week and I'm glad I did now. I also stocked up on .22lr while it was still cheap early this year to start supplementing my range trips with some plinking to help ration out the good stuff.
All because of stupidity. Piss poor planning. The guy has 3 rounds. How the heck did he let that happen? It’s people like him that are the weak and will be pushed around and robbed if things go south.
If you're referring to me then I don't know and don't care really. I'm sure he had more than 3 and was just exaggerating but meant he had very little.
How did he let it happen? How many people do you know that have been robbed? I don't know a single person. I know people who went their whole lives without ever owning a firearm and ever needing one. It's low priority for most people.
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Correct. COVID, unrest/BLM, election, etc. are all contributing factors in the perfect storm/nightmare but the main shortage cause is primer. There's only 4 domestic manufacturers of primer, that seems to be the bottleneck.
As far as outlook, I think it looks bleak to the tune of a year or more, not months. The longer the shortage continues, coupled with the more unstable things become, the more demand outpaces production and backlogs continue to build as a result. And whether Biden gets in (=gun control), or Trump flips states and gets in through SCOTUS (=unrest), people will be panicking for one reason or another.
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Yeah, this isn't going away anytime soon.
Anyone in the hurt locker for ammo is going to have to stop / greatly reduce shooting or pay through the nose for ammo.
Those of us who are prepared will likely do well to reduce expenditures / shift to some rimfire training and assess.
The biggest unknown is legislation - if they eliminate online purchasing, that would keep up the demand for much much longer and keep prices very high for the foreseeable future. At least 2+ years until a potential political change or court cases wind up in SCOTUS.
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