Debunking Ammo Shortage Myths: An Insider's Take on the Crisis

Dive into an insightful discussion with Jon Faulkner from Firearms Depot as he sheds light on the current ammo shortage. With over a decade in the firearms industry, Jon offers a unique perspective, debunking myths and addressing concerns. From the impact of global events to panic buying and supply chain challenges, he breaks down the factors contributing to the scarcity. Whether you're a seasoned gun enthusiast or a newcomer, this video provides clarity on the state of the industry. Share your thoughts in the comments and let's navigate these uncertain times together.
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[@kylehill4437]

There's no ammo shortage, this is purely panic buying causing prices to go up and low supply. Im glad finally someone on the inside is talking about this. Thank you sir.

[@bensherman8976]

The distributers and the manufacturers have nothing to stock the shelves with . My best friend owns a huge gun shop and he has all the ammo connects ,also I got another buddy that owns a pawn shop. They have been told that after what you see on the shelves is gone then it will be a very long time or maybe never see 556/233 ever again. A lot of factors plays into it. Bottom line it doesn't matter what everyone says go out and look for yourself. If you see it and you need it grab it . 223/556 in my area has been nonexistent for about 3 weeks now. I live in the TRI state area of 3 states and there is none to be had. Only one pawnshop that I know of has any and in August it was 55$ for 125 Winchester valor now it's 100$. Highway robbery. But it's still selling.

[@Front-Toward-Enemy]

If there is a low supply, doesn’t that mean that there is a shortage?

[@chriss4325]

@@bensherman8976 I just looked on ammo seek and there are online places to buy it, up ten cents a round from the last 1.5 year flat line at .32-.38 cent rounds. If war heats up some manufacturers could just go full govt contract and short the civilian market maybe.

[@plusorminusandtime]

@@Front-Toward-Enemy Stop using common sense. LOL..a shortages is a shortages regardless.

[@sparky_-mf2cs]

Price gouging

[@Chudchanning]

One thing that always bugs me about the firearms world is the panic buying. People goes from "we gotta stick together" to every man for himself overnight as soon as there's a small kink in the supply chain

[@chik3nTendies]

No shit

[@billydodd8457]

You are right, glad to see someone actually thinking instead for just spreading horseshit

[@joshbrown1381]

I get what you’re saying, but also I just lived through a manufactured pandemic. Where we all witnessed our government collaborating with many companies and organizations to create a manufactured crisis on a global scale. Anything is possible.

[@1realtruthrightnow742]

YES! THIS!

[@michaelsweaney3890]

You misspelled PLANdemic

[@6030jdr]

Been going on in every industry. Remember the lumber "crisis". Yards were full, transports were full, shelves were bare

[@Buletspunge555]

The prices shot up overnite after HAMAS invaded Israel. I had a case of ammo in a shopping cart Friday night. By Monday night when I went to purchase, it had increased $130. There was still ammo available to buy. There's plenty of ammo in the pipeline and supply chain. The retailers and manufacturers are getting greedy now. Maybe it starts with manufacturers and retailers are afraid they will lose big, but we're nowhere near the levels of buying we saw in 2020-2021. There is no reason we should be out of ammo already, and no freaking reason that prices should have spiked from near pre pandemic lows to middle of pandemic highs in 72 hours. The market is trying to capitalize on the panic. That's all.

[@jfess1911]

Good explanation. A while back I worked in manufacturing and you are right, there are a lot of steps between a manufacturer trying to guess future demand (often months in advance), order raw materials and the finished product showing up on the shelves. The distributers and major retailers also play the guessing game. Nobody wants to be sitting on a bunch of inventory that they have paid for but cannot sell, so they tend to be cautious. When demand spikes from a panic, the small buffer capacity disappears, which fuels further panic. Several primary ammo manufactures like Hornady in vested in new manufacturing equipment and the buildings to house it. They lose a lot of money if they let that equipment sit idle, so they want to produce as mush ammo as they can.

[@tomahawkm4687]

I'm glad someone in the industry is explaining plain economics, distribution, and warehousing. General public struggles to understand this

[@chriscorbray4457]

Dude…you are actually making sense compared to the ammo shortage yahoos on some of these channels. It’s actually refreshing. And yes, millions of new gun owners came into the market the past few years. I had one gun for 25 years until the pandemic. In the middle of it and towards the end, I bought 2 more pistols and a AR-15. And yes I bought ammo for them all. I do shoot, but I don’t go crazy at the range using 300-500 or more rounds a visit. Good video!!!

[@LuvBorderCollies]

You sound like a smart sensible person. One thing I've seen for many years is people with semi-autos banging away spraying bullets and making noise. Skill building?? LOL If they like hearing noise it'd be cheaper to buy packs of firecrackers.

[@Sharpspur1965]

Great analysis of how the entire process of ammunition production operates. I live in NE FL and we’re not seeing any Ammo shortages here. For example I was just in my local Academy Sports and the Ammo Shelves were well stocked with all caliber’s available. Some items were even on sale. 🇺🇸

[@nascarnut18]

I am also in Northeast Florida, and my local Academy is cleaned out of 556 and 223. We'll see which side is right in the end, but my money is on the shortage taking place.

[@cheezychungus967]

Weird. I'm in Melbourne in the shelves in the lgs and the big box stores were empty.

[@peterquinn2997]

Academy in north GA has plenty of ammo and sales as well.

[@lanejohnson7656]

Love it when people only look at their local area to deem if there is a shortage or not. Lol. I not only look at my general area, but also online. I shop that way as well. Just because an Academy in your area has ammo it doesn’t mean there isn’t a shortage. It merely means people in your area are not buying as much…. I also love how some people call faced shells plentiful stock.. If there isn’t multiple cases not 20 round boxes laying out I don’t consider that “plentiful”. Just 1 example. If there wasn’t an ammo shortage Target sports USA wouldn’t be out of stock.. You can literally see how many items they have up to 100 in stock. That’s just one example of several online sources I look and buy from

[@michaelsweaney3890]

I'm in Las Vegas. Our only Bass Pro shop was stocked to the max for 5.56, .223 and 9MM about 6 to 8 weeks ago. Now they are out of all of them.

[@lostinspace8238]

Bought my first handgun during the pandemic when 9mm ammo was selling at $1 for reloads and there was literally none in the stores. A gun with no ammo is a paperweight. I also believe ammo will be a currency of the future. The government is crashing the dollar. This makes commodities like ammo a better savings account than US dollars in a bank.

[@ZER0_G]

So how many rounds of 9mm will you pay for a dozen eggs? I've heard this argument before and I don't buy it. Pun intended. Versatility and standardization (official or not) are required for currency to be successful.

[@skyeric875]

Insurance agents must love you when you like to live in fear.

[@crawwwfishh3284]

And before people started panic buying I was buying it for 8 dollars a box. If people keep paying 25 $$ a box they will keep raping us all.

[@lostinspace8238]

@@ZER0_G Obviously I am speaking of a barter system. Obviously you do not put all your savings in ammo. Some of it needs to go to food. I literally have a year of food. When there was a toilet paper shortage I never had an issue. Note I said A currency of the future. Not THE currency of the future. People will discover that money has no real value soon and a lot of people will be surprised when their life savings get wiped out in an instant. Some day physical goods will be the only thing worth anything.

[@lostinspace8238]

@@skyeric875 You trust insurance companies?

[@ReversePolarity5]

Nailed it! At least, that's my opinion of your assessment. Thank you for being a calm voice of reason and one that is simply trying to be informative to allow people to form their own opinions to proceed as they see fit. Our current popular culture seems to be built on a need of influencing everyone to fall in step with what they're pushing.. I have been fortunate enough to have been adding onto my inventory for quite a little while now and resisted the instinct to buy at the first whispers of an ammo shortage. I wish you continued success with Firearms Depot, as you seem like an honest, ethical, knowledge and reasonable American business owner in an industry that I hope stays above these current social trends.

[@johnmiller4553]

I HEAR WHAT YOUR SAYING.. BUT PANIC BUYING ISNT JUST GONA STOP BECAUSE OF YOUR STORY.. SO THE SHORTAGE IS GOIN TO CONTINUE.. SO DO AS YOU FEEL NECESSARY…. I AM…… 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@dustinlauw8511]

Great, informative video. Too much fear-based videos out there concerning ammunition.

[@nunyabusiness3082]

Fear sells and gets clicks. I hate those KZbin guys.

[@CrushtheQuarter]

If people wouldn't panic and hoard the availability would be improved and just fine.

[@michaelclark2458]

You do have those people who say if you don’t have about 25 - 50 cal ammo cans full of 556 you are not prepared. Someone struggling to find a couple boxes hears that and sees they can’t get any currently and the. Rushes to buy 2000 rounds during a panic buy already. No one wins there.

[@colt2206]

Well the ones buying it now while it is available will have ammo when it is not available. So they won’t be panicking when there is no ammo for sale and they think they need it. I mean buy it when available but I have yet to see a situation where citizens needed huge amounts of ammo yet.

[@steves2664]

So define "hoarding". Problem is there are too many people, perhaps like you, that want to define what and how much other people have...and too often there's an undesirable agenda hidden somewhere that's pushing it.

[@rogerwood5228]

​@@colt2206I think situations that were experienced during Katrina is good reason to have a healthy supply of ammunition. It didn't take long for anarchy to take over. Not only were citizens having to defend themselves against packs of marauders trying to steal their firearms, they also had to defend themselves against the ones not wearing the badges. I know I would feel alot more confidant surviving a similar situation with excess ammo and arms that I could also lend to neighbors and friends if we needed to protect our area until a return to normalcy.

[@kagyu1]

I’ve been keeping reloading components numbers flat . Had just started buying Winchester primers @$60 shipped / hazmat. Now it’s $80 plus shipping and hazmat… 3 days later.

[@crawwwfishh3284]

500 primers.

[@LuvBorderCollies]

A couple months ago my fav large store dropped the price of basic CCI SP and SR to 60 bux. A week later ALL prices jumped BACK to 80 bux. Greediness caused this. Someone came in (usually from out of state) saw the great price and grabbed everything they could. Now, nobody could buy primers...period. So once again our "fellow gunowners" are our worst enemies. So that was about the time you commented. Now in Feb 2024 the store is maintaining HIGH primer prices to choke out the 'bulk buyers" and keep a good selection in stock.

[@augustinegonzales4266]

Good explanation; however within a week period we had the hornady fire, Lake City announcement and the announcement of the sale of Vista Outdoors. I don't believe in coincidences so if something smells fishy it is probably fishy...

[@B_R_]

The lake city rumor was fake. Lake city themselves have posted within the last couple of days that they have not ended any consumer contracts.

[@TryingtoSurvive2day]

Exactly, something is not right

[@kagyu1]

Beliefs are just notions, notions are just thoughts. Thoughts have no substantiality. Just because a thought arises in our mind , that does not mean it is objectively true. Believing everything we think to be objectively true and substantial is foolish.

[@joshbrown1381]

@@kagyu1 Have you been paying attention to what’s happening in the world? Like the past 8 years?

[@kagyu1]

@@joshbrown1381 last 40, not much has changed. There is always a war, always fear of not having enough, fear of losing what you have, fear of the future and losing sight of the present focusing on what you don’t want to happen. Oil crisis, housing crisis , the Soviet Union , overpopulation, nuclear war , the Gauls attacking Rome, Hannibal crossing the Alps, the Great Depression, World Wars. Handle it.

[@Nanster-gv8nf]

So how much does groups like USPS, Homeland security, FBI, CIA, IRS, Small Business admin, The VA, HHS, EPA and others recently buying record amounts of ammo adversely effect the market?

[@rangerdanger222]

Ammo seems to be readily available. The only issue I see is prices are up.

[@Anon_Ymous]

bulk ammo is not

[@Front-Toward-Enemy]

The prices never go back down to where it was afterwards either.

[@Front-Toward-Enemy]

@@Anon_Ymousyes it is. Just a few years ago, bulk 5.56 was 42 cents around. Now its 60cents

[@Anon_Ymous]

@@Front-Toward-Enemy I referring to the readily available part. I literally just spent two days trying to find bulk 5.56 for less than $300

[@Brett235]

The day Israel was hit I bought 800 rnds from a company in Arkansas for.35 a round. 5.56 m193 ball. New brass. Now it's.45.

[@Hunting4knowledge]

Even during the height of covid our stores had ammo on shelves. It was never a case of shortages, it's always panic buying.

[@LuvBorderCollies]

Locally our Scheels ammo shelves were totally bare except for 6.5 Creedmoor. The place looked like a mob riot had gone thru and stripped it. This was at the start of the Covid induced mad panic.

[@damonharrington2948]

Good explanation. So why did .223/5.56 price jump so high over the past few weeks vs 9mm? Now I got a steal on 5.56 55 grain Winchester $398. Now it’s $550-600?!

[@emf5338]

You bring up excellent points. I’m 60 and there’s always been highs & lows in the ammo market. Most of it comes from who is in the WH and what’s going on on the world stage. New President sometimes means new federal laws, regulations, and executive orders. There’s 6 or 8 states that regulate ammo sales now. I don’t believe it’s manufacturers or distributors, it’s always gov that causes shortages.

[@Brett235]

Our local academy and gun shops are very low or out of 5.56, 223, 9mm and 300blk. They have plenty of everything else including hunting calibers. This is a self made shortage in my opinion.

[@Mike_The_Hog_A_Nator]

I live South of Houston & everywhere I go they are packed with Ammo.. No shortages here.. Hell, I just got an email about buy all the 556/223 Lake City ammo.. Luckily I bought the 200 round boxes of 62g 556 when they were $89 a box. I bought 1000 rounds & more in 22's & 9mm. So I'm set for years.

[@BD-cu4cq]

Why is it to223/556 is 3 times more expensive than 2 months ago?

[@flowermage7299]

A real good video that is actually trying to be informative. So many now are just "click bate", and not even worth the time to watch. From my perspective, I am in the category of being a food prepper. However during this past year, the store shelves have been stocked to the point of I no longer feel so insecure over stocking up on food. So what happened, I traded one insecurity for another when the ammo shortage news started coming out. All this press about a shortage lit a fire under my butt to go out and really stock up. Otherwise I was just content to wait until next year some time to buy and get prepped in the ammo dept. But lets face it, more and more people are prepping for SHTF, and the current shift might be now that other food only preppers and trying to get their ammo stocked. It's a new sales market, and I hope supply does catch up to demand, but honestly, I don't believe that it will.

[@crawwwfishh3284]

I can’t shoot anymore like I want because I’m setting on what I bought during cheaper times. If people would let it get overstocked then they would have to drop the price to move it but they get some u boob er to scream ammo shortage and here we go again and they love it $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$

[@JimHolowczak-ix8pr]

Thank you John for the clear, logical take on why we are seeing ammo scarcity, especially in the NATO calibers. I am a happy Firearms Depot customer that appreciates your great service!

[@kentstewart2907]

I don’t know about this. You being rational in an irrational world. I agree with you, but I do my own hand loading with plenty of previously purchased supplies over the years, but some folks are just unwilling to accept rational reality. Just that little grain of doubt keeps people on edge and unwilling to accept rational explanations.

[@Scottm46]

I worked in Purchasing for years. Thank you Sir for your common sence explanation. We are definately being handled by many speaking out of fear and confusion.

[@sandybartlett1333]

What happened to large rifle primers? Its been 4 years of scarcity and price gouging

[@NormSaucemam]

What I am looking for seems no one has it. I need about 2000 rounds of frangible 22lr subsonic ammo. Yes, I know there is segmented and so called "green" ammo but it is not what I am after.

[@HVSJR-n5q]

Any 325WSM? I’ve only seen it for $80.00+ a box. It was never cheap but this is unreal.

[@duanejackson6718]

I don't think it's as bad as they say I watch GunBroker auctions all the time, 556 ammo rarely sells about 55 cents around there's a lot of people trying to get way more than that for it and it's not selling they can ask what they want but if people won't pay it, and right now it doesn't seem like people want to pay above 55 per round, if people were desperate they would be paying a lot more

[@Justslothin]

This. Tells me they’re getting it locally with no real challenges.

[@nathanstrickland6508]

I pay no attention to the rumors. I keep to what I've done for decades. I purchase ammo or extra magazines, or extra parts. Every time I get paid, in no time at all. You are stocked up on everything you need. I'm not playing the games they want to play. It's so surprising to me personally. How some people are so focused on just ammo. They don't think about extra bolt carrier groups, or gas tubes or batteries for optics. It's so much more than just ammo.

[@williamdrake4046]

Just saw video. I’m a past and future buyer. Great to hear this angle. Especially great not coming from a gun related format and giving us a different perspective. Keep it up!!

[@PlayingWithFireOutdoors]

I'm still waiting for primer (LRP specifically), to be easily accessed and affordable. I roll my own for most calibers, while I can do that for almost all that I shoot. It's just not viable for everything I shoot, .22LR & 12g being most prominent.

[@seanmiley6294]

Great video. Would like to see results instead of excuses for a change. There will always be reasons why it can't be had or can't be done. Leaders within industries find a way to make things happen. Hoping to see more competition coming to the Ammo industry ...the demand is there.

[@crawwwfishh3284]

Greed $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$

[@michaelclark2458]

AAC is a huge step forward. Plus things like freedom munitions also breed hope. I see a huge demand for unashamedly pro self defense oriented 2a companies already. Not hunting focused but self defense focused. He is right with it being hunting season ammo purchases in this time period are usually skewed more towards hunting calibers historically speaking. We need to see AAC and others producing 9 and 556 with lake city plant volumes.

[@mavericknonconformist69721]

What I see is this, I go to see my people, my fav shop. I see lots of variety and the prices are double what they were pre scamdemic. I go in and see 15 bxs. of hp 9mm, I take 2. I am buying but leaving some for the next patron. I can do this because I have been buying like this when it was plentiful and cheap. I will do this from now on. So there is something left for next patron.

[@senswiwuu]

It's good to hear from someone on the inside and not just some guy who knows a, who knows a guy who works on a loading dock somewhere. Thanks for the video and the insight!

[@kdw75]

I keep going to local stores and they all seem to have full shelves of ammo. Not seeing this shortage some people are talking about. I have a boatload of the 5.56 and 9mm from before COVID, but only have a 1,000 rounds of 10mm, .308 and 6.5 Grendel. They all seem to be about the same price so far.

[@Santaheckler]

Don’t apologize for buying ammo…”panic” is just the gun world’s guilt trip for the consumer demand.

[@rogerray2545]

The shales are full here the prices are out of control

[@Hawtload]

PSA makes ammo for pretty good prices now. Almost always better priced and more quantity than anything I can find locally at places like Academy in the last few years.

[@locophoto6881]

And PSA is pretty COMPLETELY OUT of 5.56 genius every day for weeks now other than the most expensive types...and only a few of those....ALLLLL of the other ammo....eight pages worth,....is out of stock

[@mikehancho1613]

I refuse to pay shipping on ammo. They do have good prices I love psa 100%

[@rogerwood5228]

​@locophoto6881 PSA restocks their 55gr 5.56 online daily. You have to get to it early in morning because it's bought up by the afternoon by panic buyers. Moral of this story, buy it when it's cheap, stack it deep, and watch the panic buyers complain about not getting their precious.

[@locophoto6881]

@@rogerwood5228 Thanks for that sincerely, and I just learned today that Lake City supposedly never did have anything change at the plant....they DO still produce ammo that's going to commercial channels, so it's probably someone lying to spike the price per box since it's pretty much doubled in a week and everyone bought at those prices...sheep will be sheep....and liars will be their shepherd...

[@elchamo000]

Glad we have experts speaking on this versus bloggers who claim they have sources.

[@sojourn1544]

First video i see that there will be an ammo shortage...i get into my panic mode and buy all my ammo!!! Its fun and i stock up!!

[@MrRell1986]

Good explanation! We got some of these other well known streamers putting out video scaring people got folks panic buying ammo for no reason! I seen a couple guys load up on wolf ammo! WOLF AMMO!!?

[@bensherman8976]

Is 4k rounds both target and defense enough for 2 ar15s and about 40 mags. What do you all think?

[@1973vegas]

Yes. In reality a gun fight will be a mag or less. I doubt you will last through approximately 133 gun fights. You’ll be fine with what you have.

[@sojourn1544]

It's a little light..but a start.!!

[@chriss4325]

Enough to hold you over during the price spikes is the way I think about each caliber in use.

[@racoming1035]

You need at least a million rounds per magazine. 😊

[@bensherman8976]

@@racoming1035 yea I don't think there is a magazine that holds a million rounds .. that would be one big ass mag. Lol

[@Radicalstacker]

Also tell me where i can get 7.62 x39 steel cased for only 8 bucks a box still lol

[@michaelhunt8486]

I went to a local sporting goods store where I live in WV to see if there was any truth to this shortage talk. The shelves were fully stocked with every caliber and type you could imagine. It actually looked better than I have seen for quite some time. Not to say that the circumstances wont change soon.

[@huckleberry_spice1653]

People panic buy at the drop of a hat. I’m only seeing prices up a bit, not a “shortage”

[@CarolinaEDCreviews]

I’m not seeing big shortage of ammo in my town, but they are some online retailers that are our stock, but thanks for the information 👍🏽

[@eriii6464]

Thanks for your input. you seem to be the most honest opinion out there !

[@markwhite6782]

My go to place for ammo is stocked well in 5.56 with reasonable prices still. I live in rural Oklahoma so I have no place except internet to buy bulk ammunition. Wal-Mart went woke and quit selling 5.56 ammo to increase their ESG score from the globalists so it leaves rural folks with just a couple of small gun shops and they never carry ammo in bulk serving mainly hunters. I see all these youtube videos of people hitting 5 or 6 major stores in their city and comparing inventory with price. I would have to drive 4 hours round trip to OKC or Tulsa in order to hit some big retailers so it's not worth the gamble and waste of time going there. I don't buy for a minute that war or wars have caused this and I have to agree with you that panic buying and new gun owners are driving the shortage higher. I mean, I went through 2013 when people waited in line to buy 22 shells. Wonder what war caused that?

[@racoming1035]

Finally. A youtuber is not claiming there's an ammo shortage. Every caliber I look up is available.

[@dalepres1]

So if everything is available, then why did this ammo seller create a video about ammo shortages? Oh, I know; he's an ammo seller.

[@VapeTime79]

There's no shortage. Panic buying. Every week I walk into my shop there's everything I need

[@vascamp4854]

When does M855 go back to $0.45.cpr?

[@halaster3388]

Good video, well thought out points.

[@lililililililili8667]

It seems to be slightly better prices than it was last time I bought ammo a few months ago. All these people saying there is an ammo shortage might cause people to panic buy and actually make an ammo shortage when I need to re up on 9mm.

[@steves2664]

lol, no one is obligated to adjust their buying habits to benefit yours.

[@lililililililili8667]

@@steves2664 STOP YOUR RAPID CONSOOMING SO I CAN SLOWLY CONSOOM PRODUCT

[@marks2254]

What’s the address tactical solution to this problem? I don’t think getting people to stop panic buying is going to happen.

[@oakland002]

It’s not shortage , the price is just going to go up .. You can’t have the whole company to stop other calibers and focus on just one cal, it’s a cycle , they make certain ammo for a bit then change to another cal , and then once the order is complete then they’ll ship them out .

[@nunyabusiness1755]

Imo, this sounds like he is trying to justify a large price increase that is upcoming Also, he says the source that the video doesn’t know anything, but goes on to say he doesn’t know if they are accurate or not. The video in question said that the worker talked to management and that is the person who said the trailers are full of ammo. Why would management tell someone that? He also has no explanation as to why this shortage just came about in the last few weeks

[@Chumlee1000]

He also says buying direct from manufactures. Then says it has to go from manufacturer to distributors to local stores. All 4 local gun shops have told me they have to go thru the distributors now, no more ordering from manufacture. That's on ammo and reloading components.

[@Sandhill1988]

​@@Chumlee1000O k then how come pre internet days we never had a problem? It's all bullshit. And I don't believe a word of it, he's Is got bias he works in the industry... covering his ass.

[@Sandhill1988]

​@@Chumlee1000O k then how come pre internet days we never had a problem? It's all bullshit. And I don't believe a word of it, he's Is got bias he works in the industry... covering his ass.

[@l67swap1]

Was at Bass pro the other day and people were buying ammo like crazy ... I think it's just panic buying causing a artificial shortage

[@billydanzz]

Dummies never learn....no matter how many 'panic' cycles they experience first-hand.

[@dalepres1]

Buying one or two boxes is what Fudds do; It takes at most 5 rounds for their entire season - 3 rounds to sight in their scope and 2 shots at most to get their deer. But it's far better for gun owners to regularly go to the range and expend many rounds in practice plus whatever they shoot for fun - and, hopefully, they are having lots of fun. With millions of new shooters, and each war or mass shooting brings in many more, perhaps millions, of new shooters, then the demand absolutely should go up and shooters should be buying by the case or more; anyone who isn't buying that many isn't being a responsible gun owner. So, I do appreciate you telling us that you prefer customers who buy a box or two at a time. When I need a box or two (never) I will consider Firearms Depot since you've said that's the space in which you want to work. When I want to buy by the case, I'll deal with those sellers who want to sell by the case or even multiple cases. Thanks for your honesty, though, Elmer.

[@subarumanrp233]

Thank you!

[@ted1792]

So it has nothing to do with a foreigner buying the majority of ammo companies in the U S .

[@tobylopez445]

Excellent explanation sir, thank you very much. PS glad I just bought a new Ruger PC9 Carbine from Budsgunshop because I have plenty of 9mm ammo and a lot of it is still available at my local Gun shop, of course, my rifle is just for home defense.

[@robertpace8338]

So, you don’t believe the report of first hand individuals actually working at these ammo factories. That’s your prerogative, but why should we believe you?

[@happinesschannel9729]

excellent info from Jon F

[@sparky_-mf2cs]

This is all bull... its called price gouging...

[@denniskennedy3311]

I was at a gun store a week ago and they had skids of amo on the floor

[@kratos7678]

Lol been to Sportmans warehouse shelf’s are stock with all calibers

[@Tomindy46203]

Thanks, Great Perspective.

[@74te27]

Blame the panic buying to gun tubers

[@steves2664]

Blame it on the Left assault on citizen rights...agency boy.

[@jamesarnett2118]

i never looked at it that way now im more informed about the truth i should have known being a trucker for 30 years ive seen how the industry moves things

[@ELRas53]

I don't see an ammo shortage...yet

[@bensherman8976]

Oh it's coming..

[@Anon_Ymous]

@@bensherman8976 it's here! I can't find bulk 5.56

[@Front-Toward-Enemy]

Im seeing it, online atleast.

[@dennisl4000]

Thanks for a rational discussion on the subject.

[@blackyzfr1]

Thanks for the reasonable insight.

[@popsmccartney435]

Thank you for sharing

[@georgeacuna9769]

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS INFO MAY GOD BLESS AMERICA

[@tonecapone5293]

Thank you for this video

[@racoming1035]

Stocked up. I don't need any for years.

[@behnkem1]

The local brick and mortar Stores around here are packed full of ammo. So, I totally do not believe there is a shortage at all. At least not here in Mini California (Illinois)

[@JJ-dc7tt]

Very nice presentation. Thank you.

[@flip97gt]

I'm down here in the north of Houston area. There's no ammo shortage whatsoever. There's a local indoor gun range with literally 1000k round cases of 9mm stacked up on the showroom floor. Now, if you live in po-dunk central with one Academy and a Walmart, your choices may be limited. Especially with those local boys (ie buddy fuckers) lined up outside before opening to rush in, buy it up and turn around to sell it for a profit. You know who you are.

[@Jeffindsm]

I see so they can instantaneously fulfill an order for an overseas war, but there’s some problem with fulfilling stock for their own populace they seem to be running behind. All I see is infringement

[@SliverRc]

So no 90 day halt, or Foreign Company Purchase? Wait so when I went to a local gun shop The owner. Desperately hunting down 7,000 more Rounds of 556.. With no luck, or showing sold out. That was on Monday

[@mrcz7575]

Never forget this started with people hoarding graphic cards and Playstation 5s done with online purchasing programs. I cant ever blame people for panic buying after that. No one helped the public then, why would the public exspect to be helped later? 🤷🏿‍♂️

[@jaredhighlands4604]

One place I go to said isn't a shortage yet but may be a lil wonky in the near future though he diddnt seem to concerned and another that sells ammo Hella pricy told me his distributor is saying there are issues.

[@mr.rosarioshistoryvlog9303]

The KZbinrs get people in a panic

[@steves2664]

then why do you watch them?

[@mr.diversity2267]

I’ve started buying firearms chambered in calibers that are carried by Walmart.

[@trackerjoe08]

Thank you for putting this out from someone who works at the company that was mentioned in " said videos with insiders" its all bullshit and if they actually talked to a employee that employee doesn't know what they are talking about.

[@TheChristonline]

Thanks . My fellow Americans , are you able to afford buying Ammo or other stuff that's not food . I'm a late 60's Gen X'er , and have lived through some really tough times in our country , but I have too say , this time is way different for a lot of reasons. Just curious if you are able to just spend cash on " stuff ". Sorry but a few buttons on this laptop are broken , question mark is one of them .

[@johnnyrocko2933]

It completely baffles me that so many people in this day and age do not understand manufacturing, distribution and logistics for all products not just ammunition. People are just blind, panicked animals sometimes.

[@brocklee1996]

I think ammo prices will continue to rise due to the cost of acquiring all the resources to make ammo is getting more and more costly. Add that to panic buying and we are gonna see record prices for ammo. Its worth buying simply for investment purposes and leverage for goods and services services in the future

[@colt2206]

Well it just makes sense that during wartime there is going to be limited if any ammo for sale to civilians. It’s going to be in short supply and it is going to be going to the military and not civilians

[@chuckironsight3914]

these politicians have stock in ammo, they do this on purpose i believe

[@cleo-2212]

Thank you

[@jordansuarez7556]

Have any promo codes brotha?? Love what yall do keep it up brotha!!!

[@Texan1]

Makes 100% sense.

[@farmerdude3578]

From my point of view is scalper’s come out of the woodwork looking to resell ammo for profit.

[@steves2664]

so you would never sell anything for a higher price if people wanted to pay that price to have what you are selling?

[@farmerdude3578]

@@steves2664 why does that matter?

[@brianosborne1096]

Just bought some .556 for under 8.50 a box then the usual guntubers that always use click bait to get viewers started this crap over the lake city article saying they can no longer sale to the public for a while . This has happened before and will happen again it always comes back that same ammo is now 12.99 a box it’s panic buying period!!! Stop watching there videos and unsubscribe from them your making them and the ammo makers rich

[@steves2664]

lol, you are telling people to not buy ammo but you state that you just bought ammo...that's weird.

[@brianosborne1096]

@@steves2664 I bought it before these idiots drove the price up also Winchester was doing a mail in rebait which dropped the price even more .

[@mesapysch]

There is an ammo shortage, regardless why and how.

[@stevecooper2873]

He says that at 14:14

[@taylorharbin3948]

I saw the video you were talking about! Isn’t it convenient how any time somebody wants to scare people into buying things the people they claim have the information are always anonymous? If somebody was brave enough to come forward, prove their credentials and then make a statement I might believe them.

[@randomstuff0331]

i saw it too. I cant remember the name u remember?

[@22addict40]

@@randomstuff0331guns and gadgets???

[@adamrodgers2377]

Was it Guns n Gear or some shit like that?

[@randomstuff0331]

@@adamrodgers2377 I found it bro. Guns & Gadgets 2nd Amendment News. 😂 had to surf my history to find it.

[@22addict40]

@@adamrodgers2377 guns and gadgets.

[@crawwwfishh3284]

They would get overstocked and have to drop prices if people would stop playing their stupid greedy games. Grow the hell up and stop being played like a fiddle.