SUN JOURNAL • June 12, 2021
When it comes to ammunition, whether for handguns, long guns or shot guns, supply and demand rule. One ammo maker told the American Rifleman magazine: “… ever since Joe Biden was named the presumed presidential-election winner, we have seen a reaction in the marketplace, and it hasn’t subsided at all. So, through all that, we’ve been producing ammunition flat-out, and yet our retailers are not able to maintain any inventory to speak of.” The demand equation for ammo is being driven by a number of factors: record number of gun buyers, and outright hoarding, to name a couple. As one ammo maker said, “Ammunition is the new toilet paper!” ~ V. Paul Reynolds