Quote Originally Posted by Beetlegeuse View Post
That isn't "long term perspective." Long term perspective is that gun culture is dying on the vine. There's already going to be considerable pressure to give up shooting on account of the overt political hostility toward firearm owners. Add to that the hassle of continued ammunition outages (this isn't a "shortage," this is an "outage") and what they're losing now might not grow back for generations. If ever. If he thinks he's saving anything by letting gun culture wither, he isn't thinking at all.

Ignoring the anxiety your customers are experiencing now and expecting them to come back to you when the trouble is past isn't a business plan, it's a fantasy. Gun culture aside, the lack of ammunition on the shelves dramatically reduces walk-in foot traffic in gun shops. I haven't been in a gun shop in three months -- including a reloading specialty shop -- that I wasn't the only customer in. When all the gun shops have folded, who do they think is going to sell their ammunition for them? 7-11? Walgreens? Dairy Queen?

Last I looked you can buy the components for lead styphnate online but what you can't buy is the "proprietary" additives they use to enhance brisance and reliability.
I still make my rounds to my reloading shop. Usually to ask if they got any primers. I've been using that musket a lot lately though.

Likely, when the shops fold, they'll probably figure they could just do direct sales to the customers. Or use big box sporting goods stores.

I really don't buy their story that it's the new shooters and people buying out of fear that are causing these shortages. I'm of the belief it's the government buying up nearly all of the ammo. Nobody is getting shipments in.