bushmaster1313
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We are now 12 days into November and the Ammo Shortage of 2020 is now longer and deeper than I expected. Specifically, even after all the ammo purchases over the past 8 months at very high prices, there seems to be an endless demand for practice grade 5.56, .38 Special, and 9mm at about $0.80 per round. 
My hunch is that -- for all the various reasons -- people who would normally have purchased ammo by the box bought multiple boxes or even a case to have on hand, and people who would normally purchase by the case bought an extra case. I fall into the extra case category, although my purchases were made before the shortage to take advantage of the relatively low prices in December 2019 and January 2020 and to stock up while New Jersey still allowed online purchase of ammunition.
Since the jump in prices my ammo purchases have fallen to zero and on range trips I will shoot one box of 5.56 instead of 2 or 3 boxes, and half a box or less of .38 Special and .40 S&W instead of a full box.
My hunch is that -- for all the various reasons -- people who would normally have purchased ammo by the box bought multiple boxes or even a case to have on hand, and people who would normally purchase by the case bought an extra case. I fall into the extra case category, although my purchases were made before the shortage to take advantage of the relatively low prices in December 2019 and January 2020 and to stock up while New Jersey still allowed online purchase of ammunition.
Since the jump in prices my ammo purchases have fallen to zero and on range trips I will shoot one box of 5.56 instead of 2 or 3 boxes, and half a box or less of .38 Special and .40 S&W instead of a full box.
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