Report on Improvement in Ammunition Supplies

[Richard S]

The June 12, 2009, newsletter from Rangemaster in Memphis contains the following report on some improvement in ammunition supplies:

[size=10]The post-election panic buying seems to finally be over, and the supply line is getting back to normal. We now have examples of just about all our recommended handguns in stock at Rangemaster, including Glocks, XD's, and others. The ammo supply is also normalizing. We have both practice and carry ammo in quantity now.
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[kjtrains]

Very good news!!      

[tracker]

Did the ammo prices come down? [ rhetorical question ]

[Richard S]

Did the ammo prices come down? [ rhetorical question ]

I wish!  "Murphy's Law of Economics" provides that once the  price of a product or service increases it tends to remain at the elevated level despite an increase in supply of the product or service involved.   :-/

[tracker]

You got that right--kind of like property taxes going up with real
estate prices declining.

[DanR9SF]

In Virginia they're still either holding the ammo behind the counter, and/or still have a 1 or 2 box limit on all the popular calibers/loads.  If the supply really does increase I wouldn't be surprised if we see this "limited availability/2 box limit" practice continue until we buyers smarten up and stop purchasing.  THEN we may see the price drop back a bit.  

If it keeps selling for $1/round - they'll keep selling it for $1/round.  And I don't blame them.  That's capitalism.

I have enough.  I can wait for a while.  Hope it drops back to pre-Obummer pricing.