I don't think it's an issue of the manufacturers and suppliers catching up. They are producing ammunition as fast as possible. Fear will subside, and demand will peak, and I expect it to drop quickly when it does, and prices will follow. I think at some point people will decide they have plenty of ammo and the market will be flooded and prices will go back down. People will begin selling their stockpiles tryin to turn a dollar and flood the market even more. It might take a few months, but I'm convinced before long the prices will go down and the shelves will be stocked. It has to, the only thing that will keep demand as high as it is currently is an all out war. And I don't think anyone is actually expecting that.

One idiot.

Perhaps I should elaborate. I once worked for an incredibly stupid NCO in the Army. But he was also one of the best bosses I've ever had. Garth may not have been bright but he recognized that fact and he made the most of the individual intelligence of each of the men working under him. Every day he came to work he made every effort to learn as much as possible from every source available. He was always asking questions ... and listening to the answers. He may not have been smart but he was wise enough to never stop trying to be smartER. He was not an idiot.

An idiot is someone who isn't very smart but thinks he is and, therefore, is not inclined to try to learn anything or improve what God failed to endow him with. CRM, I offered that enlightened explanation for everyone's benefit ... but yours. No sense in wasting my time on that account.

Maybe the Democrat states have plenty of ammo because they all trust the Chosen One and see no need to buy anything or even own a gun. If I were an Obamatron and bought into all the BS from the likes of Feinstein, Schummer, Pelosi, Reid, Biden, Bloomberg, Cuomo, Billary, Holder, Rahm-boy, and the like, I would not see a problem with the anti-gun agenda either. Isn't that what the poice are for? Ludicrous

The manufacturers are not likely to add to their infrastructure to expand production because this is clearly just a temporary panic attack. Expanding production would only be smart if they could anticipate long-term demand. That clearly IS NOT the case here. I don't expect any of the big retailers like Walmart who are holding back on wholesale purchases for the time being to make any ventures into restocking supplies until early to mid April. I expect by June there'll be a LOT of ads in the papers for ammo bought by gullible fools trying to sell their stash so they can buy gas money for fishing. Or to get their wives off their backs and save the marriage.

Found a store across the state line that had a good supply of powdet, "some" bullets and had just rec'vd a primer order. (YEAH!) They also had a reasonable rack of AR's to pick from. "Some" ammo! No case lots.
At home, both stores have limited loading supplies. One had 2 AR's, the other had 4 or 5. Two-two-three ammo was slum to none with no case lots available. Found a "Bucket O' Bullets" (1400 Rem Golden .22's) for $60 two months ago. Wish I'd bought both now. One "pack" (525 ct) Rem Golden .22's for $22! Wish I'd bought all three.
Kids gloaming onto ammo as they find deals. One lives in same city as CTD warehouse. She finds some pretty good deals.
I'm close enough to some "metro" areas that there's still "some" out there.
Good luck!

Well OH that Gander Mountain is unique. Down here there are no rounds anywhere. And the rare occasion I find them they are over priced. I just got a couple of high capacity magazines for my .40 and I was looking for hollow points to fill them with. There was only one place in town that had them, and I'm ashamed to say what I paid. Even the online stores are backordered.

I have it on good authority that I bought the last box of standard .22 lr in my county. There is still some .22 short and top dollar .22 match grade ammo. A guy I have coffee with is a knife maker and attended the recent Shot Show. He reported that while one AR manufacturer was at the show he received orders totaling $168 million. By the time OhBummer is done trying to get rid of "assault weapons" they will be the most popular firearm in USA. It is a simple matter of a threat to supply drives up demand like they teach in Econ. 101. But, obviously, judging by our ongoing economic state, economics has never been OhBummer's strong suit.

There is still ammo available in MN as OHH points out. Very little .223 and 22lr. I watched a pile disappear at a Gander yesterday. Everyone buying the three boxes they would allow.
Are people thinking they are going to ban the ammo? Anyway fear is clearly driving the panic and some folks are probably making a pile of money so we will just have to wait this one out.
ps OHH Gander usually runs 10-15% higher than Fleet Farm or Cabelas on ammo. I only buy there on special or clearance.

I had a bunch of Cabela's points to cash in so I tried to buy a couple of magazines, not AR, not hi-cap, just standard mags for a .22 rifle and my 1911. None, nothing, nada. So I tried to order some of the ammo I had the least of, again not .223 or 7,62X39, just some pistol ammo. I found three boxes not in the loading I was looking for. I bought them anyway. So, even though everything wet is still frozen and it will be another 4 -5 months before I'll be fly fishing in the high country streams, I used my points for a new rod case because the government isn't threatening to ban fly fishing, at least not yet.

Chuckles, I am used to looking at Canadian prices which are quite a bit higher even in normal times (and I do not see our prices going up and supplies still seem to be fine).

OHH,
Do you have any names and addresss of Sporting Goods Stores in your area that will ship reloading supplies to the lower 48 ? I think that you said the stores in your area still had plenty of supplies in their inventory.

I just got a dozen arrows and a high capacity quiver no problem. All you ammo hoarders are doing is driving up the prices on yourselves.

Yes, it's too bad someone doesn't have some kind of x-ray vision or magic crystal ball that will allow them to see when someone is a "violent mental case" or will become one in the future. Dave, mental illness is not like measles or chicken pox. Like violent criminals, "mental cases" usually look just like everybody else on the street. It will never be fully possible to "launch a war" on mental cases without painting a target on all of us.

Sarge, I was talking about plenty of ammo in stock at one of the Walmarts, not reloading stuff.