Ammunition Shortage Eases, For Now

Above, Albuquerque Cabela's ammo shelves during the height of the shortage. Photo by Armand Vaquer.

The ammunition shortage seems to have eased off in recent months.

Personally, I have had little difficulty in finding what calibers I want. If I can't find exactly what I want at a local gun store, I can get it online. I prefer buying at local stores as online sellers tack on shipping charges.

According to the Echo Press:

DULUTH — Hunters across the Northland are mostly finding what they need for ammunition this fall after three years of severe shortages of some of the most popular gauges and calibers.

Supply chain shortages during the COVID-19 pandemic shutdown — as well as an ill-timed bankruptcy and factory closing, combined with a huge increase in new gun ownership — conspired to greatly reduce supply in recent years even as demand was increasing. That led to little and, in several cases, virtually no ammunition being available.

Several buyers hoarded whatever they could find, leaving some hunters to beg, borrow or scrounge ammo for their favorite duck gun or deer rifle.

“It’s a lot better this year. We have most of what people need,” said Matt King, owner of Fisherman’s Corner sporting goods, gun and bait shop in Pike Lake, just outside Duluth.

That includes popular hunting calibers that have been nearly impossible to find in recent years, like .30-30 Winchester, 30.06 and .308. This year, there are also several options in many calibers, King noted.

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