I think recreational shooting not the reason for ammo shortage. The shortage is just for us.
I can find ammo, for example if I wanted 9mm HST:
https://ammoseek.com/ammo/9mm-luger/Federal?ikw=Hst
But the prices are
Huh, uh! It's a conspiracy - nothing "simple" about it.Product availability is based on supply and demand. Should there be an abnormal product demand the resultant is shortages and cost increase. Its that simple.
IDK man, everything conspiracy has become fact, especially in the last 6 yearsHuh, uh! It's a conspiracy - nothing "simple" about it.
If I was you man I'd get the heck out of CaliforniaIn urban Ca things are tighter. Between restrictions on buying ammo through the mail (must go through FFL) and needing a background check to buy in a store, we are kind of trapped. This means dealers can pretty much charge what they want and many times shelves aren’t very full.
Stay safe
Ammo is coming back in stock finally. Folks bought a lot of guns when the world turned upside down. The MFG'S are now catching up. Prices starting to come down too. My neighbor bought some Federal 550 count 22 at walmart the other day. For 22 bucks.
Ammo is starting to show up at vendors. I've seen 9mm for as low as .30 a round.
The "new" price for pistol primers is going to be around .08 or .09, compared to the old price of between .03 and .04. More than double. I base that on what I paid for it when I found some at a reputable dealer who wasn't otherwise gouging, plus the list (MSRP) prices I see on the internet companies - even though most don't have any in stock right now and haven't for a long time. BTW, one of the big internet companies did have Large Pistol primers a few weeks ago - gone like a flash. But that was a good sign that they had it at all.
Now, what will the effect of the elections be this fall? Well, if one party wins, the crunch might ease. If the other party wins, then there will be renewed demand on the system of supply.