When the supply chains return to normal what's the first thing youre going to get?

[redclay]

I'll buy what I can, keep what I need and use whats left over for trade.

 

[627PCFan]

SR Primers and 357 brass plain and nickel plated. I picked a hell of a time for my brass to finally wear out.

 

[BearGriz]

Tend to agree with Kerf. "What makes everyone think things are going to return to "normal"? "

My question is what will the new "normal" be? I don't see prices and availablity going back to where they were before the madness began.

I don't agree. Right now we keep hearing that ammo manufacturers are running at 100%, but unwilling to expand capacity because they don't know if the demand will stay this strong.

I see two eventual outcomes:

1) The demand dies down and availability and prices stabilize.

2) The demand stays steady, manufacturers get the hint and increase capacity. Availability and prices then stabilize.

Of course my crystal ball is broken and anything is possible, but that is how I see it. Market forces, especially competition, will help bring us to stability. The one thing I see keeping it this bad over time is the price and availability of the materials/commodities. If copper or lead were suddenly scarce then all the production capacity in the world wouldn't help.

 

[snakeman]

22 ammo

 

[Otto]

Nothing really. I'm pretty well stocked up.
I'm actually taking advantage of the shortages and selling stuff for way more than I paid.

If you had a set of Lee 40S&W dies wouldn't you sell them for $157?