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Reloading
Where are the powder and primers?
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<blockquote data-quote="nicholasjohn" data-source="post: 2295001" data-attributes="member: 109113"><p>BINGO. When demand outruns supply, prices skyrocket. It will all come back into balance at some point. The ammunition manufacturers get first dibs on components, and with all the new gun owners out there, demand for loaded ammo is huge. I have read that with Remington's ammunition plant running again, ammunition supply is starting to catch up somewhat. The range safety officer at our rifle club just told me that with the withdrawal from Afghanistan, the government has terminated some contracts with Winchester for loaded ammo, and their production for the civilian market should increase. That's just one manufacturer who had big government contracts to satisfy, and we should start seeing more of this soon. Handloaders are last on the list, in the supply chain, and the new gun owners typically don't load their own. Once they all figure out that they don't need to have a whole pallet of factory-loaded ammo for every gun they just bought, ammunition will begin to pile up on gun store shelves and the next thing we'll see will be components in normal supply levels - and normal prices.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="nicholasjohn, post: 2295001, member: 109113"] BINGO. When demand outruns supply, prices skyrocket. It will all come back into balance at some point. The ammunition manufacturers get first dibs on components, and with all the new gun owners out there, demand for loaded ammo is huge. I have read that with Remington's ammunition plant running again, ammunition supply is starting to catch up somewhat. The range safety officer at our rifle club just told me that with the withdrawal from Afghanistan, the government has terminated some contracts with Winchester for loaded ammo, and their production for the civilian market should increase. That's just one manufacturer who had big government contracts to satisfy, and we should start seeing more of this soon. Handloaders are last on the list, in the supply chain, and the new gun owners typically don't load their own. Once they all figure out that they don't need to have a whole pallet of factory-loaded ammo for every gun they just bought, ammunition will begin to pile up on gun store shelves and the next thing we'll see will be components in normal supply levels - and normal prices. [/QUOTE]
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