...and then call you a commie for understanding economics better than they do. Oh, and call it "freedom." I would call your idea exercising our market power so manufacturers can't get away with gouging us any longer.
...and then call you a commie for understanding economics better than they do. Oh, and call it "freedom." I would call your idea exercising our market power so manufacturers can't get away with gouging us any longer.
...and then call you a commie for understanding economics better than they do. Oh, and call it "freedom." I would call your idea exercising our market power so manufacturers can't get away with gouging us any longer.
If the President and the current Congress eliminate the PLCAA, ammunition manufacturers could become civilly liable for harm done by types or classes of ammunition. In addition, the President pledged to ban the online sale of ammunition. See link below. I think it not unlikely that, absent intervention by SCOTUS, you could see even bigger and longer-term problems with availability. I agree with all our free market thinkers, but when government interferes with the market, everything goes South.
https://joebiden.com/gunsafety/
Looks like a recipe for putting the gun business out of business.
Yeah ( many people ) would indeed spend $80/ box on .243 .
IF they have Zero ( or even a partial box ) , they will buy ONE , or less often a maximum of two boxes . Use less than 10 rounds to sight in , and only shoot if aimed at a deer with remainder .
Well, one last entry and I'm done.
Regarding the seemingly huge ammo consumption of the 5M-7M new shooters.....Try a little data. US production of ammo is in excess of 9 BILLION rounds/year. Roughly 55% of consumption is made up of 9mm, 223, 45, and 22LR. Everything else makes up the other 45%. The military accounts for 2 BILLION or so.... What do you think new gun owners rushed out to buy this year? 26 Nosler? 270WSM? 280AI? I'd wager the wisdom of the "senior" posters that the overwhelming majority was 9mm, 223, 45, 22LR, and 12 gauge. So 5-7million new shooters at the 100rd number used here....eating into somewhere in the neighborhood of 3-4 billion production is an increase of 12-24%....IF...they're only buying the most popular rounds. I'm sure some bought 30-30s and 308s....right? And this assumes all production was being consumed (which it wasn't, or there would always be shortages) Oh, and we haven't accounted for existing inventory....Oh, and we haven't even accounted for foreign ammo supply....Russian, European... So, sorry, no, that's not where the shortage has been created.
Allow the natural forces to work. I am happy when I see ammunition in the MDS classifieds. Fill that classified section up. When there is enough people selling ammunition the price will crest and start to fall.