Online sales fared no better, with most products remaining out of stock for several weeks, sometimes months on end. Many platforms experienced widespread price gouging and scalping issues, resulting in resellers exploiting the current climate to sell guns and ammo at prohibitively high prices.
Ammunition manufacturers in the United States are currently operating at full capacity to address the demand. However, the demand remains far greater than the supply. Currently, the hardest calibers to purchase, both in terms of availability and price, are also among the most common.
These include. In the wake of the first and second waves, a significant number of shooters turned to handloading, manufacturing ammunition of their own rather than buy it from stores. This increase in reloaders created a primer shortage , causing most avenues of acquiring ammunition to become disrupted. Industry experts expect the ongoing ammo shortage to continue well into However, the situation is not all negative, and you can do things in the meantime.
If you can afford it, consider purchasing guns in less commonly-purchased calibers, depending on local availability. A quick search of these sites by his team helped verify that hunch. The firearms industry welcomed about 8 million new gun owners into the fold during alone, according to the National Shooting Sports Foundation. That is million in unexpected rounds right off the top.
January set the all-time single-month record for FBI firearms background checks , which is our closest measurement for tracking potential firearms sales. You can, however, remember these times and vote with your wallet, if you feel retailers are being unreasonable. But before you do, realize that some of these store owners could be putting in significant effort to locate stock and the costs associated are simply higher.
Use good judgement and ask questions. So, what can you do if you need ammo? To answer a question with a question—how bad do you need it? How much ammo do you have on hand, and how much is a reasonable amount to have on hand? Keep in mind that a round box of defensive ammunition or two can easily get you through the year as you rotate bullets out of your magazines. As far as acquiring additional ammunition goes, always try to be a smart, educated shopper.
Plus shipping. National Shooting Sports Foundation public affairs director Mike Bazinet recently related how "there are a lot of wild stories" about the ammunition shortage, with some people even blaming the U. In fact, "government purchases have gone down over [the] last three years. He may be right. And then there was the interview with privately held Hornady Manufacturing. There, President Steve Hornady explained to the NRA, "People walk into the store, they don't see as much as they want so they take everything they can get.
The next guy who comes in can't get anything, so he panics. Panic and prudent price-comparison habits rarely go hand-in-hand, of course. This naturally results in higher prices for ammunition. What the future holds Is there any end in sight? As American Rifleman rightly points out, that's not a trend conducive to ending the run on affordable ammo.
To the contrary, longtime gun owners must now contend with an influx of new gun buyers -- gun buyers who will presumably need to buy up and shoot through a lot of ammunition as they train to correctly operate their firearms. At the same time, industry appears asleep at the switch, and little interested in doing what's necessary to respond to the increased demand of this influx of gun owners.
These plants have been running "full-out" producing ammo -- but they've been doing this since , and haven't yet made a dent in the supply of. One thing that could change the equation, and bring.
WBTV - Since the pandemic began, gun sales have increased. There are an estimated 7 million new gun owners in the past 18 months.
People were buying for self protection, target shooting, and other reasons, says Bobby Robbins of Guns Too in Lenoir. That has put a lot of pressure on ammunition supplies, he says, and manufacturers have not been able to keep up. One issue was that manufacturers had their own problems during COVID and production slowed down or even stopped at times. He is hearing indications that the situation could ease somewhat by the end of and at least by this time next year.
Prices, though, have risen dramatically due to raw material costs and the supply and demand situation. There are no predictions from experts yet on whether the costs will come down once supply meets demand.
Law enforcement officials contacted by WBTV said their agencies are not affected yet by the shortage. After supply problems 13 years ago, most have kept a two-year supply on hand for training and active duty just in case.
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