Ironicaintit
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I think this one has some staying power
he adjective temporary is used to describe something that isn't permanent or lasts only a short time. Its roots are in the Latin word tempus, meaning "time or season."
While certainly not permanent, they also aren't a "short" period of time either. A short period of time to me, would be 6 months to a year, no more than once every 10 years.
The current ammo shortage has surprised everyone in the breadth across everything related to firearms. Almost every handgun and shotgun model is unavailable from the national wholesalers. The gun store I work at has not received any appreciable volume of handgun ammunition since last spring. For example, we obtained 10 50rd boxes of .380 two weeks ago, the first .380 in five months. Every handgun and rifle caliber cannot be ordered from our normal suppliers.
Reading this, something is not computing properly. I have heard the same thing from all the other gun stores I have visited. They simply cannot order the ammo. The funny thing is, I keep hearing that there such a large demand for ammo that it's just not on the shelves! If it's not on the shelves, stores can't order it, stores are not getting it, where is it all going? I just don't get it. Same thing with primers. Stores aren't getting ammo, where are the primers? Am I missing something?
I think cyclical is a very good way to describe this market, both from the point of view of producers and consumers. I'd guess the cycle is 5 to 7 years long on average and the "hard" part of the cycle lasts 1-2 years. From the point of view of the consumer, you need to stock up to last through at least 2 years of tight supply. From the point of view of the producer, would you invest tens of millions of dollars in a new plant that would only really make money 1/3 of the time?
Apparently the county Sheriff's Dept feels the same way. I asked if they were cutting back on practicing or anything and the Col. told me they buy 4 year supply, the year before every presidential election cycle. So they're shooting just as much as they ever did.When this shortage started I went and bought 4 years worth of ammo, basically doubling my ready supply for practice
if we don't get the voting fraud under control, it may last a bit longer than 4 years.Or lasting for at least the next 4 years
if we don't get the voting fraud under control, it may last a bit longer than 4 years.
if we don't get the voting fraud under control, it may last a bit longer than 4 years.
Living in California, I've come to recognize the long-term strategy of the Anti-2A crowd. They continually enact rules, regulations, and laws designed to restrict the masses from access to firearms. They've never seen a gun control measure they didn't like. Some of these get overturned in the courts, but that takes, time, effort, a 2A-friendly judge, and money.
Look at the incremental steps we've seen on purchasing a new firearm. First, they required serial numbering by manufacturers, then the 4473 form, then the 10-day wait, then 1 handgun in 30 days, then 1 firearm in 30 days. Don't forget the safe handgun roster.... Now BATFE is after 80% frames. Death by 1000 cuts. When it became likely that the courts would not allow much in the way of further restrictions on guns to stand, the emphasis shifted to ammunition. Again, death by 1000 cuts. No outright ban, just some "common sense" restrictions, "for the children". The same folks who brought us the 10-round magazine decided that they could impose a new rule on the purchase of ammunition, requiring a licensed dealer to obtain a clearance to sell ammo to an individual. Of course, this increases the cost of the ammo, decreases the convenience of purchasing ammo for law-abiding citizens, and creates a record of every ammunition purchase - just like firearms.
So what's next? On the ammo front, I expect controls on reloading components, particularly powder and primers. With the stroke of a pen, those will become regulated as "components of destructive devices" or similar wording, probably connected to the "national health crisis of gun violence". California's laws will become the model for the nation. As new gun purchases are limited, ammo and components of ammo will follow suit. "common sense" limits, say 1000 rounds or primers per transaction at first, then 1000 a month, then 1000 a year, then 500, then 250, then 100, then 50, then 10. At the same time, packaging and storage laws will be instituted, "for children's safety". While we're at it, there's plenty of room to serialize individual rounds of ammunition - for the same reasons as we serialize guns. What a common-sense way to be able to track ammunition - while simultaneously adding expense to the manufacturer's balance sheet, both in production costs and administrative burdens of keeping track of all of it. So what if it triples the cost - it's making the streets/children/Grandmas safer! Same for micro-stamping primers...
Of course, demand will decrease as costs and processing times increase. Smaller manufacturers will weaken, and either close or be bought out by investment-firm-managed corporations. This will take decades to accomplish, one tiny, common-sense, "for the safety of the children" measure at a time. Or maybe not - I wonder if Beto will head BATFE?
Biden is a moron and a blow hard...I'm not exactly sure what the fool will attempt in the next 4 years, but I doubt it will be a fraction of what he is threatening.
Last I looked, which was a few minutes ago, the election isn't over yet.Biden is a moron and a blow hard...I'm not exactly sure what the fool will attempt in the next 4 years, but I doubt it will be a fraction of what he is threatening.