 Hey there friends, thanks for checking in. I'm sure most of you are Experiencing the same frustration that I am in terms of what's going on with ammo And there are many people out there that are looking for ammo everybody from new shooters to people who have been shooting for years the Market not just ammo, but across the board has really suffered you look at the training market You look at all the people who got their CCW permits for the states that required that you look at the hunters who have like nothing Available everything from 22 to rifle is hard to come by it's been frustrating and it has Sometimes brought out the worst in many people. I hear Several times when I do a shooting video. Oh, it must be nice to have the ammo. It'll must be nice Well, I can go back to many of my videos and I've encouraged people for years to get it while It's available get it while it is on your shelves get it while it is priced well And so now people are saying well, you know, thanks a lot now There's not enough for the rest of us. That's called preparation like we knew this was going to happen Eventually, but there are some reasons that make this ammo shortage a little unique first off there are Over seven million new gun owners out there every single one of them Wants ammo and they don't have a baseline for what they're willing to pay So if it's outrageously priced like what cheaper than dirt is offering then they're going to get it and There are many other people who are overpaying and that's where we're at right now Because the market is suffering especially the retailers you look at many of these gun stores or big box stores or You know local mom-and-pop shops, they sold so much ammo before now They can't get their hands on it. There's they're not doing well financially And so why is this happening? Well, you've got new gun owners left and right I can testify to this because I was at my local gun store I went there to get a simple part for an AR and the line was out the door every men Women older folks younger people you name it all races again. They were there. They were lined up I couldn't even stay there because I Didn't have the time to wait in line and everybody six feet apart in line and it just it was a disaster I walked out not getting what I needed I then went to another gun store and there weren't as many people there And that's because their shelves were empty So you've got people buying guns left and right and you say what causes that well It started it started a while back actually, but then it was the start of the Nationwide shutdowns remember that people said well, they're going to be Riots are gonna be people breaking and entering and we didn't quite see that to the degree that was expected But we did see a surge in gun ownerships you put the Pandemic you then you take on top of that the riots that took place. There were so many people everywhere from the Urban areas to the country settings and in between People were buying guns and ammo. So right there you have a shortage then you put the Selection all right you look at that and now people are saying well They're gonna be taxed anyways or it's gonna be hard to get and it is hard to get so you know We get to that point where we hear so often you better get it now get away. You can and that is in Place now it's always been there So we're seeing some consistent things happening in the ammo industry that is consistent But even to a higher degree It's worse because of the new gun owners now the manufacturers are hearing all types of things I'm hearing all types of things. I'm being called names as a hoarder and a stockpiler and everything and once again That's preparation but to suggest that the manufacturers are stockpiling to raise demand well any Person in business knows that if you have the man you want to strike when the iron is hot like that is The time because you you already have your product sold the minute they walk out the door So that is a good thing. Why would you hold on to that? The demand's already there big time Another thing is that they're stockpiling for the military. Well, I'm sure they're stockpiling for the military That's not a bad thing, but the consumer market is just begging for ammo like more. Let me get more I need to get more. I'm willing to pay more and that's where we're at with that And then you look at what happened in the last four years. They called it the Trump slump you had Gun manufacturers so many fire our manufacturers. They started trimming off their workforce one after another They started laying off. I saw this firsthand with some of the the companies. I'm familiar with they started laying off and They had to cut down their labor force because they just weren't selling guns The Trump slump was when people weren't worried about guns in ammo. They said, you know, they're gonna be there I'm fine with that and they didn't necessarily run out and get guns To the degree that they are now So you saw the Trump slump where not many people were buying to all of a sudden this massive surge of buyers out there and it is really Massive you had to that on top of the buyer surge the the riots the Shutdowns now you're looking at companies not just Anno manufacturers, but fire our manufacturers now they're starting to hire people back now when you hire people back You don't just take them off the streets and put them on the line and start Making ammo you have to train these people and so you saw that you saw a Surgeon hunters all right who are frustrated they can't get their ammo. You're looking at shotgun You're looking at rifle rounds. You see a surgeon people for self-protection and all of that is happening This is like the perfect storm and it's creating the ammo shortage now. Don't take my word for it I just watched a video that was published a couple days ago from the president of federal ammunition CCI speared now Remington He put it out there and I'm going to put a link to that into the description And I'm gonna pin the comment so that you can see first-hand what's going on They are cranking out ammo as fast as they can but for so many years people weren't going after the ammo They said it's gonna be there. It's gonna be there. We got upset when Walmart stopped selling Handgun rounds. All right. We said or rifle rounds many of the AR 556 we got upset about that But we didn't do anything about it or many people we didn't go out and go get more that we needed We didn't go out and prepare properly now. There are some people say I've got 9,000 rounds I don't say you're stockpiling and hoarding I'm saying that you're prepared prepared. Well, because you saw this coming. We saw the same thing in 2012 1314 and the same conspiracies were happening happening back then, you know when Obama got in there people were buying guns Well, what does that mean? They need ammo. What does that mean? There's a higher demand. What does that mean? The price increases and Here we are and so will it eventually Get back to normal. Well, it's possible a lot of that is going to depend on if there are additional taxes put on ammo And I I really foresee that happening. I I see the National federal government going after the ammo. Oh, they're gonna go after guns They're gonna go after the ammo because they they know, you know That's the very food that gun owners need to sustain our lifestyle and are they going to do it? Absolutely a hundred percent So we look at all these things They're taking place and it is a disaster the ammo industry The consumer industry I should say the consumer side of it is a disaster because you have people who are Overpaying big time you have retailers who can't get their product who are losing money You have manufacturers who are trying to crank it out as quick as they can But they don't have the labor force as they are training them and getting them prepared to Create as much ammo and you got people really upset because it's not Available at their local stores. I would say be patient. I would say Keep an eye out, you know, I gave advice on this channel of my strategy that has worked pretty darn Well, I have to say and many people said well, they'll never work. Well, they never even tried it. So I would say be creative and Be careful too. Don't overpay stay away from companies like cheaper than dirt because there are other companies out there Taking huge advantage of the situation and there are others that are not, you know, you look at these online companies They're not getting the profits they used to get they have no choice But the raise the price is a little bit to make up for the shortage. So it's it's the perfect storm It does require patience. It also requires us to understand that this if we ever get out of this This will happen again. I guarantee a hundred percent it will happen again It's a cycle that takes place and a lot of it is politics a lot of it is new gun owners and a lot of it is They are people that are hoarding and reselling that doesn't help much. So that's my spiel That is the truth about what is happening in the ammo world. It's not pretty. It's not fun It creates us to be a little more creative as to how we use our ammo But I do think the manufacturers the ammo manufacturers are doing everything they can in their power to meet the huge Demand that is out there and here we are all along saying we welcome new gun owners But we don't like what you're doing to the ammo industry and that would be a legitimate complaint If you like videos like this, please subscribe and share. I always appreciate thumbs up button Thanks for watching and you guys be safe