The "panic" price of ammo

[acfarer]

I just love how the panic buying of ammunition has sent the price through the roof. It happened with primers two or three years ago. Everyone bought all they could at whatever price they could find.........and the "players" got STUCK with a ton of overpriced primers once production caught up.
I see all of our "brother-in-arms" are on the band wagon, liquidating stocks they have had for years at rape-a-stranger prices.
Pitiful, nay shameful, to watch.
I'll resume buying when production catches up with the mania.
Just my $.02 worth

[Mr.1904]

IBYDUSD

In Before You Dont Understand Supply and Demand.

[Mr.1904]

P.S i haven't shot in months just because i refuse to pay outlandish prices for ammo. I'm also gonna wait this one out.

[RonnieP]

Don't like current ammo prices? Should've stock up and stack'em deep when the price was to your liking.

[christmasstorm]

Thus part of the reason behind my M&P 15-22... Yes the prices are up but I can afford to blow through ammo with it.

[acfarer]

Ronnie,
Thousands of rounds in all calibers stacked deep, thank you.
I'm not hurting for ammo.
As I said at the end of my post.........my $.02 worth.

[RonnieP]

Thousands of rounds in all calibers stacked deep, thank you.
I'm not hurting for ammo.

Then why the soap boxing?

[MontClaire]

I wouldn't suggest liquidating the stock just as of yet.....


Look:

http://www.calguns.net/calgunforum/showthread.php?t=756291

[acfarer]

Because I can, Ron

[Loubot10]

Then why the soap boxing?

Because he's right.

[paul0660]

Because he's right.

No he isn't.

I'll resume buying when production catches up with the mania.

He has it backwards. Not surprising from someone who finds it necessary to start another thread about this.

[repubconserv]

OP, you realize that this new level of buying is not going to be permanent. It is going to go down. Ammo manufacturers know this, and therefore probably won't add machines and staff for a short lived craze. meaning Ammo prices and availability will return once people stop buying so much. I doubt very much that too many manufacturers will want to meet the currently inflated demand

[acfarer]

Repub,
Yes I do realize that. That is WHY I am not going to buy now as I don't have a NEED to buy now. I did the same thing with the great primer scare of 2010.
The manufacturers are NOT going to add equipment to handle the bubble. They may add shifts but that is about it.
For those bellyaching about ANOTHER thread. Sorry didn't know I had to read the whole site to see if this was covered in the two months I've been out of the country.
Don't read if it you are tired of it.

[dirty_530]

IBYDUSD

In Before You Dont Understand Supply and Demand.

This ^

[mossy]

I am only shooting my bow now. Arrows are not cheap but they dont cost as much as bullets.