this guy has some interesting points. If we all stop buying ammo for a month will prices go down?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YjVqZ_--0Cs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YjVqZ_--0Cs
The information is out there, but the truth isn't as "sexy" as the conspiracy theories. In a recent year, DHS shooting facilities trained 70,000 federal LEOs from 90 different agencies. That takes a LOT of ammunition, and that doesn't even get into issue ammunition for the approximately 150,000 federal LEOs and training that takes place in other LE training facilities.No the prices won't go down with the rate the American government is buying up ammo.
Stocking up for expected civil unrest?
Based on a conversation with the ammo counter clerk at my local Wal-Mart, the same small group of people (less than 5) camp out in the store for 3-4 hours waiting for each ammunition shipment that comes in. They buy it all and the shelves stay bare.
Any real solution will have to get through to the small but highly motivated group of people who are insuring that the shelves stay empty.
People don't understand how the ammunition supply chain works. It doesn't take very many people to start or maintain an ammunition shortage, and once it's established, it takes a long time for things to get back to normal.
I think it's very likely that at least some of them are buying to resell, but I don't think it's a given that all of them are.Since these people are buying the ammo for resale...
i have seen this cited a bunch by people on here but have also seen it completely debunked by the manufacturers. I dont believe the government purchasing habits are a major factor right now.No the prices won't go down with the rate the American government is buying up ammo.
Stocking up for expected civil unrest?
Artificially causing a ammo drought, causing price rises to a point that put mass buys are out of the reach of civilians?
Your guess is as good as mine.
My WalMart doesn't get ammo but my local Acadmy does. I show up as early as 6am a full 2 hours before the store opens in hopes of getting first dibs on what ever shows up. I've been doing this since January. Its down right cold and the wind doesn't help either. I and a few others do this just to get our 1 box of ammo. If we are lucky we might leave with 1box each of 22lr,9mm and 223 and there have been times when there was nothing to buy.I don't think it will make much difference.
Based on a conversation with the ammo counter clerk at my local Wal-Mart, the same small group of people (less than 5) camp out in the store for 3-4 hours waiting for each ammunition shipment that comes in. They buy it all and the shelves stay bare.
Any real solution will have to get through to the small but highly motivated group of people who are insuring that the shelves stay empty.
People don't understand how the ammunition supply chain works. It doesn't take very many people to start or maintain an ammunition shortage, and once it's established, it takes a long time for things to get back to normal.The information is out there, but the truth isn't as "sexy" as the conspiracy theories. In a recent year, DHS shooting facilities trained 70,000 federal LEOs from 90 different agencies. That takes a LOT of ammunition, and that doesn't even get into issue ammunition for the approximately 150,000 federal LEOs and training that takes place in other LE training facilities.
Besides the massive figures that are being bandied about on the web are actually for multi-year OPTION contracts. That is, the contracts allow the government the OPTION to purchase up to the stated amounts, they are not fixed quantity contracts.