Didn't this happen last time?
1) Demand spikes, ARs disappear
2) Demand for secondary stuff like parts and lowers spikes as buyers shift to assembling guns piecemeal as they find components
3) Production on rifles/parts ramps up, but elevated demand on parts makes completed rifles hard for manufacturers to produce in quantity
4) Demand eventually tapers, and component demand falls more quickly than rifles
5) Components manufacturers start losing their shirts and dump their inventory
6) Assemblers buying discounted components crank out artificially cheap completed rifles, causing rifle manufacturers to lose their shirts and drop their prices
And somehow, someway, someone wins a Ferrari
. Note the lack of "fools who bought expensive ARs lose their shirts and sell" because I don't think that actually happens as much as we like to pretend it does. Most people who buy an AR keep it in the closet or go shooting occasionally
TCB