Bullets are becoming increasingly hard to come by in the United States as demand overwhelms American manufactures’ production capacity.
Retail ammunition imports aren’t sufficient to remedy the situation because of pandemic-related disruptions to international supply chains.
Townhall’s Beth Baumann reports:
All across the country, millions of Americans are on the hunt for ammunition, either for self-defense, target practice, shooting sports or hunting. Sporting goods stores and small mom and pop businesses have had to severely limit how many rounds of ammo a person can buy at one time. Some have even went so far as to limit ammo solely to those who are purchasing a new firearm because of the shortage.
Rumors have swirled through the Second Amendment community, particularly online, about Vista Outdoors, the parent company of Federal, Remington, CCI, and Speer Ammunition. Some have said that Vista Outdoors has ceased manufacturing ammo all together while others have insisted the company is picking and choosing who to sell ammo to.
Vista Outdoors’ President of Ammunition, Jason Vanderbrink, decided to address – and squash – the rumors once and for all.
“I am tired of all the hate mail. I am tired of people showing up at our factories. I’m tired of reading the misinformation out on the Internet right now about us not trying to service the demand that we’re experiencing,” Vanderbrink explained. “… After a year like right now, when we’ve hired hundreds of employees to support American manufacturing jobs, all I hear is that we’re not making ammunition.”
Vanderbrink explained his problem from a logistical perspective, reiterating that at least seven million first-time gun owners joined the ranks of Second Amendment enthusiasts in 2020.
“Seven million new shooters since March, times two boxes [50 rounds per box], which is a conservative estimate, is 700 million new rounds of ammunition our factories have to help produce,” Vanderbrink clarified. “That is impossible to do in nine months,” he added.
It does seem impossible to produce more ammo when so many people are buying guns and want ammo plus all the people with guns wants more ammo.
Gun sales are up even more with the prospect of Bedtime Biden being our president.
Most boxes of shells only contain 20 bullets, not 50 bullets. So this does not resolve the issue, but there is a crisis going on. Things will get better
Things will get better after we beat the dumbocraps back through the gates of mordor.
Most Rifle bullets come in 20 round boxes, most handgun calibers in 50 round boxes, and shotgun shells in 25 round boxes….the major shortages seem to be 9mm handgun, and .223 rifle rounds. Two VERY popular calibers.
And some rimfire in 100 or more round boxes.
Try to find 50, 40 or 30-06. The shelves at Cabella’s are empty.
So just shop somewhere else! Takes a little effort!
Not so. It depends on the caliber.
Actually the ‘range’ ammo for handguns are usually sold in 50 cartridge boxes. These cartridges are normally full metal jacketed
The 20 cartridge boxes you speak about are what is referred to as ‘duty ammunition’ some type of semi-jacketed cartridge that I will carry for self or home protection
The biggest difference full metal jacked ammunition does not or only slightly expands and will normally over penetrate where the duty ammunition will greatly expand (do more damage to tissue) and not over penetrate and continue down range
Small caliber comes 50 to a box
Answer is need more Ammunition manufacturers.
Buy a sling shot theirs plenty of rocks, David killed the giant with a sling and a rock
Just praise the LORD and keep on passing the ammo.
Only need about 80 million, or was it only about 70 million?? maybe we will never know since they destroyed so many ballots.
Heck no stores here in Reno have any ammo all gone. You can’t even find reloading powder primers etc. all gone. I believe the corrupt government is behind this. The factories have the ability to produce them but not without the primers or powder I am sure they are all having just as hard of time as the rest of us are. Look remember when odipshit was in office it was hard to find .22 lr. I heard that the corrupt government purchased it all and have it stashed in some bunker don’t know how true it is but I would not be surprised. As the government is very corrupt and they know it. They don’t want anyone to stand up for their country. Keep checking with your local gun shops and sporting goods stores you might find some at some point. GOD BLESS AND SAVE OUR COUNTRY FROM THESE TYRANTS WE HAVE IN OFFICE.
Very frustrating every gun I own has been difficult. 380 has been hard for about a year now. My Fn 5.7 went from $20 a box of 50 rounds to $99.99 if you can find it. I feel next shooting match is going to be slingshots Though I do find it funny that the biggest purchasers of hand guns are the libtards against guns. But when the toilet paper famine hit they got scared that their stuff would be taken and the first thought was “I need a gun to protect my stuff “.
I can remember a gun show I went to back when Obama was president and his picture was plastered all over the place. They were honoring him for being the gun salesman of the year. They were selling out of guns and ammo back then. The more the anti gun people blow their horn the more guns are sold. They deserve our thanks.
Even those of us that reload are in a pickle, as components (bullets, propellants and primers), are becoming harder and harder to find. This tells me there are more folks getting started in reloading.
New gun owners and more reloading is a good thing in the long run, though it’s a pain in the short term to deal with.
Prices, are what concerns me (as a pensioner). Prices rise as supplies dwindle, and demand increases, that’s how a free market works. But, prices very seldom drop in response after a supply chain crisis. So even when manufacturers crank up production and empty shelves start to fill, the price increase that supply and demand created stays up there. I’m already seeing prices double and in some cases almost triple, what they were a year or so ago. Factor in the increase in cost of living across the board from the Scamdemic/Pandemic, and it’s getting to be a big budgeting issue, especially for those of us on a fixed income.
I don’t know if it’s happening nationally, but locally, Range Membership and Fees have shot up too. The range I’m a member of, had to shut down it’s Open to the Public days, due to CoVid restrictions. As a result, the income that public days generated was gone, so naturally, the yearly membership fee went up.
Cause and Effect, it do be a fickle biyatch.
I THINK SOMEONE Is telling a lie here ,imports ammo can help fill the void as well as AMERICAN, MEXICAN
RUSSIAN and so on maybe biden influence is working here ,as no ammo guns are useless huhh
China will sneak ammo in to the leftys. They caught them on the docks trying to sneak in weapon parts to be assembled with other parts later on. Need some rich rightys to help get ammo for all the good people. Prepare. Trump is the man. Trump 2020
Vista Outdoors needs to be broke! up! TOO much control! I don’t buy any of this BS!
There is more to it than that. U won’t see any more ammo period, unless u can reload yourself. No primers,no bullets, tell the truth.
The side with the most bullets will be the winners of Civil War II. This time NO P.O.W.s!!
Gorilla warfare if nessary
Online resale of ammo is outrageous. That’s part of the problem, people hoarding then reselling for 4x the price.
ROBBERIES FOR GUN RELATED with AMMO “CARS” and “HOMES” are UP by 650%….DO NOT (!) show any hint of ownership in your VEHICLE, HOME OR PERSON…NEITHER BY “STICKER,” sign or by social media. Be totally “COVERT!” “‘THEY ‘“ARE” LOOKING for signs of “POSSESSION.” TAKE THAT RIFLE DOWN IN THE TRUCK GUN RACK…Your asking for it….Prepare for the Civil war that is almost here…The SOCIALISTS HAVE NO JOBS AND THEY HAVE NO MONEY TO BUY THE GUNS OR AMMO SO THEY STEAL IT….Get ready…
I stocked up on ammo a long time ago, just for these times. Stocked up on 9,22,40,44mag, 45, 380, 556, and AK ammo. I’m good to go for the Biden Apocalypse! All buried in a safe place!
Anyone ever hear of bartering? It’s gonna happen if Biden gets the nod.