So you say it’s not a conspiracy

[Imissedagain]

Just saw a large cargo ship full of all kinds of ammo......
King George III was navigating, Elvis was at the helm and they were headed to Margaritaville.

 

[germansheperd]

Another thought. If there are "seven million new shooters," wouldn't that be a pretty good justification to build new ammo making facilities or add on to existing ones? That's not the same demand pattern as anti-gun elections every four years, this is industry growth.

One would think but it's not going to happen.

 

[Gamecock]

I guess I must have missed something. How did the reaction to Wuhan flu enable manufacturers to make more, especially with no new factories?

I find the speeches by the manufacturing companies, especially Steve Hornady and Jason Vanderbrink, to be disingenuous and patronizing. But they say they are making more. I have no info that they are not. That their biggest customer, Johnny Morris, isn't receiving it, is quite strange.

Again, I wish I had a theory that could explain it. What we are being told doesn't. Which opens the door to conspiracy theories, though I haven't heard any.

 

[RCL-09]

I asked at Academy too, a few months ago. Same answer, they weren't getting much at all. Not, "We're getting it in, but the same group of people keep showing up to buy it at opening time."

For those who believe a group of people keep showing up at Academy to snatch ammo out from under us, to flip it on the internet, that would be pretty much the definition of a conspiracy.

Actually the definition of a conspiracy is... a secret plan by a group to do something unlawful or harmful.

 

[Rubone]

Ammo is small potatoes, try finding building supplies. I'm a general contractor specializing in remodel, addition, and repair. EVERYTHING is in short supply or many time the price it was a year ago. The biggest issue is shutdowns between countries, lack of raw materials, and interestingly, a major lack of truck drivers. Building costs have doubled while the demand for new homes has skyrocketed, every handy homeowner is busy working on all the projects they never got around to, a perfect storm of limited supply and high demand. And you are sniveling about ammo? Get over yourself, you should have had enough in the first place .

 

[ancient-one]

The BATF is the problem causing the shortage of ammo. They are requiring the ammo manufacturers to install a micro chip in one bullet in each box that is activated when your ammo goes through the register or if an online sale when your CC if processed. The bullet requires much longer time to manufacture. The bullet reads quantity purchased, your name, address and phone number and transmits it to the BATF for recording. When you place that box of ammo with your stash it reads the quantity, caliber, HP or solid and location of all ammo on your property and transmits that info to the BATF to be added to the recent purchased ammo.
You want conspiracy, there you have it.

 

[Rubone]

The BATF is the problem causing the shortage of ammo. They are requiring the ammo manufacturers to install a micro chip in one bullet in each box that is activated when your ammo goes through the register or if an online sale when your CC if processed. The bullet requires much longer time to manufacture. The bullet reads quantity purchased, your name, address and phone number and transmits it to the BATF for recording. When you place that box of ammo with your stash it reads the quantity, caliber, HP or solid and location of all ammo on your property and transmits that info to the BATF to be added to the recent purchased ammo.
You want conspiracy, there you have it.

And here I thought LSD was no longer popular. Who would have guessed??

 

[littleriver1]

Actually the definition of a conspiracy is... a secret plan by a group to do something unlawful or harmful.

That would be a government that wants to control their population.

 

[max503]

I don't believe Conspiracy Theories. Why would the Army want all our 22 rimfire ammo? I think hoarders/scalpers are making a career out of grabbing any and all available ammo, and us common folks, with lives to live, can't get it.

 

[quikdraw67]

Ammo is small potatoes, try finding building supplies. I'm a general contractor specializing in remodel, addition, and repair. EVERYTHING is in short supply or many time the price it was a year ago. The biggest issue is shutdowns between countries, lack of raw materials, and interestingly, a major lack of truck drivers. Building costs have doubled while the demand for new homes has skyrocketed, every handy homeowner is busy working on all the projects they never got around to, a perfect storm of limited supply and high demand. And you are sniveling about ammo? Get over yourself, you should have had enough in the first place .

I'm in purchasing at a plumbing and heating wholesaler.

EVERYTHING is hard to get right now for sure.

We're on allocation for everything from pex fittings to water heaters.

Price increases are coming weekly. copper and steel pipe prices are through the roof. And copper pipe is spotty to get.

You know. the same copper used in ammo.

So there's no conspiracy. Only an overloaded system of production, delivery. and demand.

I'm glad I was an ant and not a grasshopper when it came to ammo.

 

[Gamecock]

Finally, a plausible conspiracy theory. Thanks, ancient-one.

 

[geeollie]

Yeah ancient-one is right.

But, I got em tricked. As soon as I get home I shoot every bullet I buy.
Ain't no one gonna track my bullet stash!

 

[Bozz10mm]

I would hope our military has priority when it comes to ammo. I'd rather be out of ammo than to have the Army out of ammo.

 

[germansheperd]

I would hope our military has priority when it comes to ammo. I'd rather be out of ammo than to have the Army out of ammo.

Ok ill play the game why do you want the military to have priority over US citizens?
Who is invading the US? The US hasn't has foreign boots on our soil since 1812- OVER 200 years. All wars we fought in the last 70 years have been meaningless that we either lost or backed out of.
You really need to come out of the Ether.

 

[germansheperd]

I don't believe Conspiracy Theories. Why would the Army want all our 22 rimfire ammo? I think hoarders/scalpers are making a career out of grabbing any and all available ammo, and us common folks, with lives to live, can't get it.

The Army doesn't want your .22LR. They companies are not producing .22LR like they claim. They are producing 9mm,5.56, 7.62 and that is all doing to Gov't agencies and now the Army.

 

[germansheperd]

The BATF is the problem causing the shortage of ammo. They are requiring the ammo manufacturers to install a micro chip in one bullet in each box that is activated when your ammo goes through the register or if an online sale when your CC if processed. The bullet requires much longer time to manufacture. The bullet reads quantity purchased, your name, address and phone number and transmits it to the BATF for recording. When you place that box of ammo with your stash it reads the quantity, caliber, HP or solid and location of all ammo on your property and transmits that info to the BATF to be added to the recent purchased ammo.
You want conspiracy, there you have it.

How about on Wolf, Tula, and Brown Bear Ammo?

 

[germansheperd]

I find the speeches by the manufacturing companies, especially Steve Hornady and Jason Vanderbrink, to be disingenuous and patronizing. But they say they are making more. I have no info that they are not. That their biggest customer, Johnny Morris, isn't receiving it, is quite strange.

Again, I wish I had a theory that could explain it. What we are being told doesn't. Which opens the door to conspiracy theories, though I haven't heard any.

Jason Vanderbrink is a lying schill.

 

[RCL-09]

The BATF is the problem causing the shortage of ammo. They are requiring the ammo manufacturers to install a micro chip in one bullet in each box that is activated when your ammo goes through the register or if an online sale when your CC if processed. The bullet requires much longer time to manufacture. The bullet reads quantity purchased, your name, address and phone number and transmits it to the BATF for recording. When you place that box of ammo with your stash it reads the quantity, caliber, HP or solid and location of all ammo on your property and transmits that info to the BATF to be added to the recent purchased ammo.
You want conspiracy, there you have it.

That is why I wrap each and every bullet in aluminum foil

 

[ancient-one]

How about on Wolf, Tula, and Brown Bear Ammo?

You want suckered in some more? Give me a chance to dream up another one. I don't think I better, it might give me a headache.

 

[Muss Muggins]

. . . The US hasn't has foreign boots on our soil since 1812- OVER 200 years. . .

20 nice fellas from the Middle East were on American soil for a year or better before they flew three hijacked planes into various American centers of power, and tried to do the same with a fourth.

I have many other examples, but that ought suffice . . .