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| Above, the Albuquerque Cabela's ammunition shelves on January 7. Photo by Armand Vaquer. |
Back in late January, I stopped in at Cabela's sporting goods in Albuquerque and saw nearly full shelves of ammunition. On previous visits, those same shelves were barren (or almost barren).
What is the state of the ammunition shortage?
Techli took a look at it two weeks ago and posted their findings.
They start it with:
The great ammo shortage, a significant spike in demand confronting low supply, has been around for over a year now, frustrating both new and experienced shooters. Many theories have addressed this shortage, among them a sense of fear-buying mainly driven by the pandemic and people wanting to buy as much ammunition as possible with the more they hear about the dwindling supply.
However, a closer look at the current state of manufacturers in the industry indicates that the increasing number of firearm owners has pushed them to produce more handguns and supplies at a faster pace, which naturally takes more time to fully cover the market’s needs. In short, it is not that ammunition is no longer being produced, but that previous assumptions about demand are no longer valid. But how will the industry combat the current shortage and what’s to expect from suppliers in 2022?
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| Above, the ammunition shelves at the Albuquerque Cabela's on January 24. Photo by Armand Vaquer. |
To read more, go here.
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