Am I part of the problem?

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I have been buying (mainly CCI standard velocity & mag game points since Nov......not a lot but say 500 SV and 100game points each week I have maybe 14k of 22 LR total and 1750 of 22mag. Am I the reason it wont go down in price......and/or people like me buying when they dont need it?
 
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Personally I think the current prices on 22LR and primers are now the norm. Because of inflation and rising costs of everything it takes to get 22LR and primers to the shelves of your LGS, these prices are here to stay. You are definitely not the problem!
 
Personally I think the current prices on 22LR and primers are now the norm. Because of inflation and rising costs of everything it takes to get 22LR and primers to the shelves of your LGS, these prices are here to stay. You are definitely not the problem!
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With this I shall agree. Unless the economy slips into a significant recession and we see deflation, the current prices are the lowest will be seeing.
 
As long as an item will sell and move off the shelf ... a dealer will sell that item at that price .
When that item stops selling and just sits on the shelf ... the dealer isn't making any money .
At some point the item starts to cost the dealer money ... and the dealer has a Sale ... he lowers the price to move the item ...

He will still make money , just not as much ... but why sell at a lower price when prople will buy it at a higher price ...

My good friend owned a gun shop and I worked for him for a couple years ... Buy Low - Sell as High as the market will allow .

No ... you aren't the problem ... it's our economic situation (bidenomics doesn't work) untill we get some economy resposible leaders ... high prices for everything will be the norm.
It ain't all on you ... or me ... I have hoarded up on 22 LR ammo , brass cases , powders and primers myself ! just plain old economics 101 at work .
Gary
 
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If you need it, you will likely pay up for what you want. If you don’t need it you will buy when the price is attractive enough to store in your stockpile. That is how I buy powder, primers and rimfire. I will never need to pay crazy current pricing.
 
If you're the problem then I don't know what myself and many others like me are considered? I would say you're starting to stock ammo, whereas if I don't have 20000 22lr on hand it's time to source more.

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I have been buying (mainly CCI standard velocity & mag game points since Nov......not a lot but say 500 SV and 100game points each week I have maybe 14k of 22 LR total and 1750 of 22mag. Am I the reason it wont go down in price......and/or people like me buying when they dont need it?

Nope, I don’t think you are the problem, just as we all are not the problem.
Just remember that we are not hoarders.
We are without a doubt just collectors.
 
I agree with Spurdan too. If the prices for materials, labor, shipping, etc. are not changing, then there is little reason to expect the prices to drop.


That said, I'm going to go against the grain here because its hard to know what the profit margins are at each stage.

I have been buying (mainly CCI standard velocity & mag game points since Nov......not a lot but say 500 SV and 100game points each week I have maybe 14k of 22 LR total and 1750 of 22mag. Am I the reason it wont go down in price......and/or people like me buying when they dont need it?

If you (or really we) are willing to pay the current price, then as said above, there is no incentive for the price to go down. In terms of economics - it doesn't matter why we are willing to pay the asking. As long as enough stock moves off the shelf that the retailer is not desperate for cash, the retailer will continue to charge that price.


That shouldn't change what you are doing. If you want X amount in your personal stock, so you have enough for your use through (fill in a time frame), then get it.

There is a hidden 'danger' with a consumable product (ammo) when we come to view it as expensive. We don't use it because it is too valuable and precious. Paul Harrell has mentioned this numerous times with respect to specialty ammo. Each of us has to ask ourselves if availability or price changes (up or down!) will that change our usage of what we've bought?

That's sort of a drift from the question, but economics really is about people and our behaviour so I think it ties in.
 
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They’re geared up to produce what sells in an average year.If people panic and start hoarding ,the shelves will be empty and,as we’ve seen in previous years, that generally causes more hoarding and perceived shortages
 
"The Problem" is the "Civilian Disarmament Disorder" plaguing our country. Stocking up within your means is the real common sense. Think of it as a vaccine against "CDD" - even if it doesn't totally prevent the disease, it certainly lessens the symptoms. You'll need a periodic booster.
 
. Am I the reason it wont go down in price......and/or people like me buying when they dont need it?

It does not matter if you have a stash, if you need it or don’t need it. It doesn’t matter what color your shoes are or what you Uncle’s middle name is.

If the price is $xxx and you buy it, then absolutely, you are very much part of the “problem” if you are saying that the problem is the price is too high.

Doesn’t mean you shouldn’t buy it. You have free will! But if you think the price is lousy AND you buy it anyway, then absolutely, this is definitely your fault.
 
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