 Hey there friends, thanks for checking in. I don't have to say this to you Because we know there was an ammo shortage that was as bad as any that we have seen in our lifetime But I'm going to say it anyways the ammo crisis that we had just experienced was horrible And there are many reasons why there was such a shortage and the prices were sky-high And it was a terrible time and our history in terms of ammo why? Was it like that? Well, we saw an increase to gun buyers We saw Remington go bankrupt and they shut down their ammo plants We saw the COVID shutdowns which then led to employee shortages and a complete shutdown of these ammo factories Along with supply chain issues Import issues we saw the government buying up millions of rounds and then we saw Scalpers and resellers Play a major role in this as well and all that added up to a terrible Ammo shortage and what does it mean when there's a shortage? Supplying demand increase in prices and they did they skyrocketed and Most ammo was very hard to get and they left shooters in a position where we just weren't shooting we saw ranges ever empty we saw Ranges suffer financial losses as well as people that trained for a living They trained shooters to become more proficient They had terrible losses and then we had just a boring time Where we just sat around and complained about how we can't get the ammo we need well This is kind of turned around a little bit and one of the reasons is that these Ammunition manufacturers went full-scale in working 24-7 to get ammo back on the shelves another issue is that we saw the Some of the online stores Charge outrageous prices like cheaper than dirt, you know just taking advantage of the situation I understand they're purchasing more and For an increased price, but there were some that were just outrageous but you look at Remington they were bought by Vista Outdoors and they produce federal Remington a CCI and Blazer They did a great job. You look at Winchester and Fioki and Magtech and Aguila arms corps PMC These companies started putting out ammo. And so what is the result? Where are we now? Well in terms of handgun, I believe most ammo has come back now at one point, you know 9 millimeter a box of 50 would cost you 40 bucks a box of 45 would be in the 60s That has come down in price and it's certainly nice to see and it's a it's a welcome change because it was Outrageously expensive. We saw a lot of people hoarding their ammo and people in the gun world were upset by that They say, you know these hoarders are killing us. It's not the hoarders that are killing us I think to a degree we all should be hoarding supplies in a just-in-case moment like we just experienced but you saw the riots and The the fear of COVID and everything else it created people this to have the mindset to say You know what? I'm just gonna hold on to this because I can see the direction. This is going and that's good insight however Ammo prices have dropped they've dropped pretty significantly and I'm pretty happy about that I'm very happy about that because every time I am in a gun store or a place that sells ammo I am seeing shelves that are stocked now when ammo started coming back it was still expensive and then very slowly it's been dropping and We still had those Calibers like hunting rounds some shotgun loads Precision rifle ammo was very difficult. You couldn't find that anywhere. You look at 40 Smith and Wesson was near impossible Yes, 40 still a big deal. It may not be for you, but it is for a lot of people For ten shot shells near impossible. Those are all back Yes, a little bit elevated prices, but they are available So we went through a time when nothing was available to a time now where it is available And it's a little bit more expensive, but I will tell you just yesterday I was citing in a couple red dots on pistols and I picked up this stuff called Midwest ammunition This is remanufactured ammunition and that's another thing we saw people got into the business of remanufacturing and they created a legitimate business where they were Manufacturing ammo they got the supplies and the machinery and the workforce to make this happen and that certainly helps So you've got a whole series of things that took place that I think we owe a debt of gratitude To these manufacturers who are making things happen behind the scenes They've been hit too with raw material shortages and labor shortages That put them back and we as a gun community can't get what we want. So therefore we we complain and say it's all their fault It's all the fault of the people that are selling us the ammo When in fact this crisis was a build-up and it turned out to be the perfect storm that really hurt the gun community in A big way and many people lost their businesses because of it So if you didn't lose your business and you paid more for ammo, which you did then you're still okay Ammo is back now. It's not where it once was I don't know that it will ever be you look at the raw material cost and some of the stuff that needs to be imported in You know, it's gonna be more expensive and then on top of that We have Biden's inflation that's taken effect But where I have seen and I'm not gonna be so naive to say that where what I have seen is the same thing What you have seen because I know many of the states vary But what I have seen are stock shelves and that is a good thing I'm seeing people go shoot their guns. I'm still seeing some of the things that We used to see back before this shortage where where people were training again or and then people are Going through drills and doing things that they've always wanted to do but couldn't do it because it was too expensive So I think the light is at the end of the tunnel We had a point where ammo was not available at all then a point where ammo was available But it was outrageously priced and it's like it's like gas You know, it goes down very slowly skyrockets then goes down very slowly But now we're starting to see prices that are way more affordable makes it fun to get out and shoot again So I encourage you to take another look if you're the type of person that kind of sheltered yourself away from Shooting and the ammo thing because you were fed up and sick of what was going on It's available now from what I could see and even online Ammo is out there and it's time to take advantage Have some fun and replay some of that supply that you shot up during the crisis because you never know when This could happen again. 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