The author hasn't done his homework. There have been a number of new ammo makers in the market as well as many of the smaller manufactures increasing their size and production. One problem is that there are 6 million new fire arms out there in the last 2 years and that is a lot of ammo use added to the ordinary usage. Supply line problems, wages increasing, high inflation, all contribute to the shortages and price increase. Bought any gas or groceries lately?
I used to favor buying the slightly more expensive US made ammo in the past because of US jobs and such, but since the US ammo companies have not invested in any increased capacity and just let the prices rise while inventory shrinks, I now have no qualms buying Czech, Mexican, Israeli, Philippine, Swiss, Serbian, Italian, etc. My loyalty has sailed.
Matt, me and my founding team are launching a direct answer to this problem on 7/1 - the United States Ammo Exchange. Think NYSE or London Metals Exchange, where users will trade physical ammunition stored in armories. The idea is to create a true free market where prices are set by buyers/sellers. Would love to discuss further if you are interested in a follow-on piece.
What if everyone stopped buying ammunition and adding new firearm purchases? Curious if they see no one buying would suggest over pricing markets and less demand. Yes I am aware we love our firearms and use them for various personal reasons. But when they see hunters and sport shooters stop purchasing for a lengthy time frame might just serve two purposes. Drive prices down and overstock of ammunition to play catch up. Switching to bow hunting would really throw the industry off because of the fear of unknown for their customers. Just a thought please don't attack. I do hunt often and sport shoot myself.
Interesting article. But you completely ignored that there are other players in the ammo business. For example Ammo Inc or $poww. They are literally a few months away from a 160,000 sq.ft brand new warehouse being opened up.
"And the limits on capacity were explicit. The head of ammunition for Vista, Jason R. Vanderbrink, explained that the “most important” reason for the Remington acquisition was “added capacity to Vista without increasing the overall market capacity.""
And yet it's Democrat presidents that right-wing gun owners fear will take away their guns and ammo.
Price fixing to insure stability is not bad. In fact this is how the economy USED to work when we were focused on production and jobs instead of minimizing retail price. When people are working and receiving wages, they can afford higher retail prices.
Jews gonna jew.
The author hasn't done his homework. There have been a number of new ammo makers in the market as well as many of the smaller manufactures increasing their size and production. One problem is that there are 6 million new fire arms out there in the last 2 years and that is a lot of ammo use added to the ordinary usage. Supply line problems, wages increasing, high inflation, all contribute to the shortages and price increase. Bought any gas or groceries lately?
I used to favor buying the slightly more expensive US made ammo in the past because of US jobs and such, but since the US ammo companies have not invested in any increased capacity and just let the prices rise while inventory shrinks, I now have no qualms buying Czech, Mexican, Israeli, Philippine, Swiss, Serbian, Italian, etc. My loyalty has sailed.
Matt, me and my founding team are launching a direct answer to this problem on 7/1 - the United States Ammo Exchange. Think NYSE or London Metals Exchange, where users will trade physical ammunition stored in armories. The idea is to create a true free market where prices are set by buyers/sellers. Would love to discuss further if you are interested in a follow-on piece.
-Christian (christian@gocontrarian.com)
AmmoExchange.com
What if everyone stopped buying ammunition and adding new firearm purchases? Curious if they see no one buying would suggest over pricing markets and less demand. Yes I am aware we love our firearms and use them for various personal reasons. But when they see hunters and sport shooters stop purchasing for a lengthy time frame might just serve two purposes. Drive prices down and overstock of ammunition to play catch up. Switching to bow hunting would really throw the industry off because of the fear of unknown for their customers. Just a thought please don't attack. I do hunt often and sport shoot myself.
Interesting article. But you completely ignored that there are other players in the ammo business. For example Ammo Inc or $poww. They are literally a few months away from a 160,000 sq.ft brand new warehouse being opened up.
"And the limits on capacity were explicit. The head of ammunition for Vista, Jason R. Vanderbrink, explained that the “most important” reason for the Remington acquisition was “added capacity to Vista without increasing the overall market capacity.""
And yet it's Democrat presidents that right-wing gun owners fear will take away their guns and ammo.
Price fixing to insure stability is not bad. In fact this is how the economy USED to work when we were focused on production and jobs instead of minimizing retail price. When people are working and receiving wages, they can afford higher retail prices.