Why not buy more equipment and make more ammunition??

The production equipment for all ammunition is highly specialized and arguably the most specialized equipment is that used for .22LR.

Very few people make the equipment and it is not off-the-shelf, that is to say each user has special needs which mean the machines are really custom built all of the way.
So the lead-times to build test and install a production line are long and capital requirements are high.

Eley for example has four machines which produce all of the Tenex made, if sales exceed production capabilities, you can add some shifts but maintenance time must be allocated so total production time is restrained by the clock and calendar, good luck producing more.

Actually the manufacturer’s problems go deeper they also need specialized brass, powder, and priming materials, and they stand in line with other ammunition makers for these materials. Good luck convincing some of the suppliers to ramp up their production when the requirement for say brass rolls for .22 cases is but a small part of their production/sales.

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