7.62x39 production is going to shift to Eastern European countries, think Poland, Serbia, Romania, and maybe even Ukraine.
The Russians had the steel case market locked down, where it wasn't worth it to make the ammo and ship it into the USA. That has just changed and there is a free for all going on over there to ramp up the steel case production and get it here at a price point to get the market share that is going out the window for the Russians.
There is a huge void and multiple competitors are going to jump to fill the void. Prices may jump but there will be downward pressure on prices as the competitors race to lockdown the void in the market. Give it some time and the price and supply will even out as these eastern european companies ramp up to fill the void.
Importers in the USA were over there playing the angles within 24 hours of the announcement. The invisible hand of the market is hard at work, filling the need.
The Russians had the steel case market locked down, where it wasn't worth it to make the ammo and ship it into the USA. That has just changed and there is a free for all going on over there to ramp up the steel case production and get it here at a price point to get the market share that is going out the window for the Russians.
There is a huge void and multiple competitors are going to jump to fill the void. Prices may jump but there will be downward pressure on prices as the competitors race to lockdown the void in the market. Give it some time and the price and supply will even out as these eastern european companies ramp up to fill the void.
Importers in the USA were over there playing the angles within 24 hours of the announcement. The invisible hand of the market is hard at work, filling the need.