Why is that? Ammo was expensive AF under Obama too. Then Trump. And now dingus. Why the hell haven't ammo companies expanded manufacturing in a decade? Is it not good business at this point to double or triple production?
It's simple, there wasnt nearly the demand. And it takes time to ramp up. That's why 9mm used to be $0.16 and 5.56 was like $0.23. Those plants would have sat pretty much idle in 2018. And Now we have all these new neck beards along with the ones who were stocking up before (I'm guilty too, although mainly primers).
Think buying completed factory ammo is bad, ammo companies have flat out told us reloaders no more primers until they catch up with demand. I havent seen a box of primers on a gun shop shelf since last July.
But they've been saying that 'takes time to revamp' for a decade. Tesla has come into existence in the time I've been trying to find ammo. Entire factories.
“Think I’m wrong?
Go try to buy some 5.56mm rounds.”
Yep.
Just bought 100
I’m sure they weren’t cheap.
At least over a dollar per rd I’m sure
No about $1 even is the normal going price right now.
Best line in the article.
Why is that? Ammo was expensive AF under Obama too. Then Trump. And now dingus. Why the hell haven't ammo companies expanded manufacturing in a decade? Is it not good business at this point to double or triple production?
It's simple, there wasnt nearly the demand. And it takes time to ramp up. That's why 9mm used to be $0.16 and 5.56 was like $0.23. Those plants would have sat pretty much idle in 2018. And Now we have all these new neck beards along with the ones who were stocking up before (I'm guilty too, although mainly primers).
Think buying completed factory ammo is bad, ammo companies have flat out told us reloaders no more primers until they catch up with demand. I havent seen a box of primers on a gun shop shelf since last July.
But they've been saying that 'takes time to revamp' for a decade. Tesla has come into existence in the time I've been trying to find ammo. Entire factories.
Prices went WAY up with COVID and the peaceful protests of 2020. Even at these prices it flys off the shelf.
Agree they need to expand manufacturing.
I have a friend that is a manufacturer. The components are the problem. Supply chain is fucked.
Are we dependent on China or some other country or can we produce the components here somehow? Seems like a solvable problem.