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AMMO SHORTAGE STILL ON

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    Posted: 18 Jun 2021 at 8:39pm

Ammunition inventories that were depleted during the pandemic are showing no sign of improving, according to Smith & Wesson Brands CEO Mark Smith. 

Gun sales in the U.S. have soared over the past 15 months as people sought protection in response to the wave of civil unrest that occurred following the death of George Floyd as well as an increase in socially distant outdoor activities amid COVID-19 lockdowns. 

Firearms enthusiasts also stocked up to prepare for the possibility of stricter gun regulations during the Biden administration. 

The unprecedented demand for firearms has made it difficult for manufacturers to keep ammunition on store shelves. 

"It's widely known the ammunition shortages continue," said Smith & Wesson CEO Mark Smith. "There is still a lot of interest in firearms."



Smith & Wesson said it shipped nearly 2.5 million units last year, up 70% from 2020. 

Strong demand continues in 2021. 

NICS background checks have climbed 6.8% year over year to almost 1.63 million through the first five months of 2021. Last year they soared 40% to a record 39.695 million.

Background checks are indicative of sales trends but don’t translate directly to sales. For example, customers can purchase multiple firearms at once and only be the subject of one background check. 

A survey of 1,800 customers conducted in April by market research firm Southwick Associates found three-quarters of respondents encountered out-of-stock issues when trying to purchase ammunition. That was down slightly from the four in five customers who faced the problem in 2020. 

Eighty-one percent of those surveyed said they would like to have more ammunition. 

"At some point, demand will certainly soften," said Rob Southwick, president of Southwick Associates. "However, frenzied purchasing and empty shelves often fuels further increases in demand. We do not see demand softening in the near future."



Edited by steve(ill) - 18 Jun 2021 at 8:40pm
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About the way it is around here. Shelves are not as bare as they were a few months back but prices are still high. 
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Was in 3 stores in Sx City on thursday. Almost no Ammo on shelves, gun selection also very low. 
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same every ware  slowly manageing to find what i need or want 
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Midway sporting goods is showing SOME ammo, not a whole lot and it leaves pretty quick.



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pretty much whatever one needs can be found, if one looks hard enough, at least in small quantities, but it is insanely expensive. 
funny thing is .50 is available and really cheap, compared to prices in the past. I guess there is little demand right now
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Was at a Fleet Farm store in Hudson WI - empty shelves - well except 4 boxes of 5 shell turkey loads and a few slug rounds in packs of 5 - and a price that was atrocious 
 On another shelf were some 3 1/2 " 12 ga shells but only a couple boxes . 
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Never heard of a .50 round - please explain
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Starting to appear locally and prices dropping fast in the last two weeks
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50 BMG,, one long range hard hitting SOB.
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Already have plenty
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Like them all, but love the "B"s.
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I just went to the ammo supply last night to get 22's to plink some ground hogs.  Just out of curiosity I looked at the price.  $1.99 for a 50 round cube.  I thought that was a little steep for 22's!  I probably have enough to get me thru til the end!  I got two ground hogs, the scope is still dead on!
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I still have two Bricks of 500 I paid less than $30 for
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Originally posted by DougG DougG wrote:

Never heard of a .50 round - please explain
.50BMG
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What are you using the .50 BMG on? Kills on both sides!
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Originally posted by allisbred allisbred wrote:

What are you using the .50 BMG on? Kills on both sides!
not mine, member of the family, but it is strictly for fun, long range target shooting

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