Comments on: Rimfire Ammo Shortages — Debunking the Conspiracy Theorists

By: MR

MR — Tue, 14 Oct 2014 22:32:38 +0000

Looks like Eley might be stepping up production soon, due to some shenanigans in the financial sector. That, or getting disbanded and spread to the winds. Never know with those Wall Street-types.

By: Steve

Steve — Tue, 07 Oct 2014 19:50:32 +0000

The other thing to consider that is not factored in with building a new ammo manufacturing facility is the cost of people to work there. Although it would help in unemployment, there is the cost of salaries and benefits to factor in the total cost.
just quit hoarding.

By: Stiller

Stiller — Tue, 07 Oct 2014 14:32:57 +0000

I don’t really blame the manufacturers for holding off on building new production facilities. Look at the black gun market. Lots of people spent lots of money adding capacity and stock, and now many of them are going bankrupt. The big companies that survived are showing losses and dumping them cheap. It’s easy to say that it will quickly pay off, but the reality is generally not the case. Especially when trying to do everything fast to beat the market time.

By: SP

SP — Tue, 07 Oct 2014 02:20:13 +0000

Guy said it all, it is a poorly run industry.

The past few years have been a wonderful opportunity for one to start a business in manufacturing 22LR ammo especially slightly outside of the US where the EPA is not involved.

By: Louie Lindenmayer

Louie Lindenmayer — Mon, 06 Oct 2014 22:09:42 +0000

Conspiracy theories are still a LOT more fun around the campfire.

By: MR

MR — Sun, 05 Oct 2014 21:36:46 +0000

When it is found, more people have been engaging in hoarding-like behavior so they don’t have to rely on camping in front of the gunshop or sportinggoods section of Wally World (again), rather than picking it up as they need it.

By: Guy

Guy — Sun, 05 Oct 2014 17:41:35 +0000

How can you hoard something thats not available. Let along buy cases of it.

By: Ed Kahl

Ed Kahl — Sun, 05 Oct 2014 15:03:52 +0000

Keefe is an apologist for a lame industry. Because people want ammo, they are the problem? Here is a copy and paste from an article on ammo shortages, this site, dated May of last year.

“One reason is that domestic ammo manufacturers are already operating at full capacity — and they have been doing so for the past decade or so.”

When there isn’t enough ammo for kids to shoot their 22’s, interest in shooting will drop. Then I suppose the manufacturers will be happy they can meet supply.

By: jon spencer

jon spencer — Sun, 05 Oct 2014 03:07:47 +0000

I have said this before.
People who used to have a box or two on their shelves now are trying to keep a brick or two.
People who used to keep a brick or two on their shelves are now trying to keep a case or two.
People who used to keep a case or two are now trying to see how many cases it takes to get the floor to sag.
When the demand for a product increases tenfold also with increased usage, it is going to take quite awhile before supply gets close to demand.
But lately there is more and more showing up in the local stores and gunshops. Not a lot more, but it is showing up with greater frequency.
The 250 million is way to high of a number for a ammo plant to increase production, that price might be for a completely new multi caliber, multi line plant.

By: Guy

Guy — Sun, 05 Oct 2014 01:49:49 +0000

From CMP: Prior to 2013 CMP received deliveries of truckloads of ammo within a few weeks of placing orders. We are now being advised, as in the case of Aguila .22, that it may take several years to receive all of the 35,000,000 rounds of Aguila ammo we have on order.