I had 37 good size orders last year alone from Target Sports. Was on track to do more than that this year. Great Company, pricing, fast shipping, packaged great and great CS. But they seem busted on product. I have a good supply of ammo and have been storing for years. When so many on this forum were saying how abundant 22.cal was, I just laughed and started ordering More each and every week, because I knew the end was coming soon on 22.cal as well.
I do not even check for any ammo any longer. Just not worth the hassle.
And doing very little shooting, just enough to keep my skills from eroding into the Dirt. Personally I believe all of my ammo will be needed in the near future for protection.
I normally go to my club during the week anyway in order to have the place to myself much of the time. That said, I have decreased my expenditures by 50% per session, and decreased my sessions from once a week to once every 2 weeks. So, my monthly expenditures are at 25% of what they were in 2019. In addition, I am doing more training with 22 LR (pistol and rifle) than before, since 22 LR is somewhat available at reasonable prices (for now). As far as overall range use by other members, the staff told me that is has dropped significantly (with the exception of gov't agencies). The primary demographic that has been most consistent in training are the long range folks who handload and had the foresight to insure they had ample components on hand.
I started stocking years ago. Saw this crap coming and if anyone has been paying attention they would have read the many articles etc. that this was going to happen. And it really escalated during the Obama admin era. That should have been a huge flag of what was to become a norm like it is every single day now. I am a shooting enthusiast. Memberships at three different ranges. I use to shoot a minimum of once a week. Many times twice a week. I have been storing 9mm,380,357,38, and a lot of Buckshot. Same with 22.cal. I also knew it was BS that just because you reload, nothing would change. Primers, and components would go the way of every thing else. SHORTAGE.
I laughed back in April when people were saying that 22.cal was abundant. Man, I knew that nonsense would not last long and began buying as much 22.cal as I could afford and adding to my storage. I knew it would eventually be just like 9mm.
Now my range time is certainly not once a week (except Air Rifles and Pistols). I just do not go to the range but maybe once a month now. I know that every round shot is NOT replaceable. Once shot it is gone. And the carnage now is going to get worse and it will be years if ever that you will be able to buy ammo. My ranges are empty when I do go. Long time staff is gone etc.
I do go to the Outdoor range and on weekdays a few members but never very many. I shoot my Air Rifles and a half a box of 9mm to keep my skills up the best I can. I also shoot my Muzzle loader. Which is my new Hobby. (and I hav been stocking up on as much powder and bullets as I can affordably get.
Thankfully I have a number of air Pistols that keep me in shooting form. Now I shoot them about every other day. Trigger control, point and shoot skills stayed honed. And I do it in my Garage and Back yard.
All my ammo now is set aside for Defense. Laugh all you want. But being prepared is why many have ammo now and others scouring the internet looking for a box of 9mm or 22.cal.
