Can't recall when I could have substituted any basic function like acquiring large amounts of food with playing games. Granted, they are pros who make a living playing them nowadays, but I currently have three pretty sizable chest freezers full of what more there is to hunting than just killing time. An actual connection to the food chain at its very roots is not just rhetorical.
That happens, too. Heck, I've spent dozens of times that driving in circles in cars wearing nomex and helmet for that matter. Some of my buddies don't blink an eye for a trophy fee for african big cats or an elephant, or flying in to fill them; some kill their annual a couple of hundred lbs of venison with 70's rifles and 80's ammo wearing 90's clothes, considering a coup de grace a meaningful expense.
Like other has pointed out its a demand thing. Hunting ammo is 1 or 2 boxes per year for most people, while range ammo can and will see cases burned every day. That's not to say the as stuff isn't being made. You might actually be surprised what all does actually get delivered to their stores then sells out in a couple hours. You likely can find the hunting ammo you want at a local gun store for $4 a round if you let them know you are looking for it.
Simple supply and demand.
Hundreds of millions of guns were sold in the past decade and I have a feeling many to new gun owners. This past year alone saw over 10 million guns sold with most of them likely going to new gun owners, perhaps some to younger owners being introduced to hunting for the first time. And these new hunters need to zero their rifles, scopes and practice before hunting.
