Disturbing memo from SG Ammo
- Thread starter swsig
- Start date
Since the population in my state has gone up 400% since the good old hunting days...........
I am lucky to get a hunting tag every 5-7 years.
With the Factory ammo I bought twenty years ago,
I'm still good to go.
I can wait for the loose bullets for my target shooting, also.
Always nice to have a different caliber rifle and pistol for a backup, just in case ammo gets low.
More Popcorn !!
I am lucky to get a hunting tag every 5-7 years.
With the Factory ammo I bought twenty years ago,
I'm still good to go.
I can wait for the loose bullets for my target shooting, also.
Always nice to have a different caliber rifle and pistol for a backup, just in case ammo gets low.
More Popcorn !!
- Joined
- Feb 3, 2015
- Messages
- 1,349
- Reaction score
- 1,567
Since ammo is made with expensive automated machines manufacturers are limited by their machinery on how much they can ramp up production.
In decades past when demand was fairly steady it made sense to take a just in time approach and only invest in the plant necessary to just barely make enough ammo to meet demand. Now that panic buys are frequent and predictable you would think they would invest in having some excess capacity so they can sell more ammo when demand and prices are high.
- Joined
- Feb 3, 2015
- Messages
- 1,349
- Reaction score
- 1,567
People that buy up ammo are scalpers and I share your annoyance with them. I will never buy anything from them. Now and forever.
But I don't have a problem with retailers that price products high enough to stop hoarding. If I ever really, really needed just one box of ammo I would like the option of being able to go to a store that will sell it to me at twice the normal price. A store with empty shelves is of no use. Ideally, in times of hoarding stores would limit purchases of scarce items and jack up prices until people that have enough back home quit buying more and let the people that really need some buy a small quantity.
ParadiseRoad
Member
...I've been stocked up on a couple of military calibers since 1994...
That was an epiphany I had, that lifetime warranties aren't a big deal to me anymore.
Eddie Southgate
Member
I guess age has slowed you down some . I loaded up on components the day I found out Osama was running and then bought several thousand dollars worth twice more before he left office the first time .
Amen brother and X2...personal freedom rights to 'do what I want' does not supercede our collective freedom rights to surivve.
Echo40
Member
- Joined
- Sep 25, 2017
- Messages
- 4,040
- Reaction score
- 7,860
Fortunately I was buying ammo at every available opportunity since 2015, so I have a decent supply.
If more folks would only buy a box of ammo every couple of weeks to a month, then perhaps their wouldn't be a shortage. Sure, would-be scalper scumbags would still be scrambling to buy up dozens of boxes at the first sign of trouble, but the only person who would get screwed is them since everyone else would already be stocked up and thus nobody would buy their marked up ammo, nor would they need to because the ammo companies wouldn't have to scramble to meet demand.
Unfortunately, so long as people are driven by fear, motivated by panic, and continue to completely drop their guard during times of peace, this cycle will repeat itself indefinitely.
If more folks would only buy a box of ammo every couple of weeks to a month, then perhaps their wouldn't be a shortage. Sure, would-be scalper scumbags would still be scrambling to buy up dozens of boxes at the first sign of trouble, but the only person who would get screwed is them since everyone else would already be stocked up and thus nobody would buy their marked up ammo, nor would they need to because the ammo companies wouldn't have to scramble to meet demand.
Unfortunately, so long as people are driven by fear, motivated by panic, and continue to completely drop their guard during times of peace, this cycle will repeat itself indefinitely.
Just ordered 10,000 rounds (2 cases) of .22LR. Thanks for the tip!
I also shoot blackpowders and there is never a run on supplies for those as so few shoot them. I can always find powder, lead, flints for flintlocks or caps for caplocks.
Should be enough to hold me over until things smooth over. I really don’t shoot centerfire much at all, but have enough .45 ACP, .25 ACP, and 9mm Makarov to get my by for the foreseeable future for practicing for defense, and have a case of Federal Tactical 12 gauge buckshot for the home defense shotgun.
I also shoot blackpowders and there is never a run on supplies for those as so few shoot them. I can always find powder, lead, flints for flintlocks or caps for caplocks.
Should be enough to hold me over until things smooth over. I really don’t shoot centerfire much at all, but have enough .45 ACP, .25 ACP, and 9mm Makarov to get my by for the foreseeable future for practicing for defense, and have a case of Federal Tactical 12 gauge buckshot for the home defense shotgun.
Spring 2019: Federal 5250 rd case .22 lr 36 gr plated HP's, $199 before the $40 rebate. OK, send 2. I guarantee before Summer's end (unless madness subsides) folks will beg me for a box @$60. I guess I'd be a "scalperscumbag" if'n I turned that $320 worth of ammo into $1200. Which I won't. I'm too old to **** around for money that ain't "life changing." Joe
Actually, I'm heartened by an increase in the demand of guns and ammo. New shooters mean more pro 2A voters.
Neversink n Klapperthal
Member
- Joined
- Sep 14, 2019
- Messages
- 772
- Reaction score
- 1,125
Natchez had plenty of ammo,but prices have doubled or triples on many
Echo40
Member
- Joined
- Sep 25, 2017
- Messages
- 4,040
- Reaction score
- 7,860
Good call, best to just be a decent human being and not take advantage of panicking people for the sake of profit, saves you the hassle of deathbed repentance.
Classic Radio99
Member
Dave,
During normal times, the manufacturers may be producing ammo for say 50 hours per week, they could always up it to 90-100 hours per week which would nearly double their output. They'd have to hire some temporary workers, which would impact their efficiency, but it's doable.
And you are exactly right, this isn't the first panic buy we've seen, you'd think they would have at least some excess machinery available to turn on when necessary. I guess it depends on how strong the bean counter influence is at a particular manufacturer.
During normal times, the manufacturers may be producing ammo for say 50 hours per week, they could always up it to 90-100 hours per week which would nearly double their output. They'd have to hire some temporary workers, which would impact their efficiency, but it's doable.
And you are exactly right, this isn't the first panic buy we've seen, you'd think they would have at least some excess machinery available to turn on when necessary. I guess it depends on how strong the bean counter influence is at a particular manufacturer.
Exactly. Just got quite a deal on .32 Long.
I imagine demand for "weird" calibers will remain fairly constant.
AJ
US Veteran
SG's ammo prices are a touch on the higher side. I would deal with these folks AimSurplus, Llc. if I needed ammo. A local shop was able to buy ammo from Aim, when his distributor could not fill his order.
Last edited:
I'd like to finish reading this thread but I'm going to reload so I can do some shooting tomorrow.
AJ
US Veteran
Would be nice to have a range open to shoot on.
