recoveringyankee
Active Member
You might not be, and other experienced firearms folks might not be. But plenty of others are which encourage resellers to do what they're doing. The more resellers can be discouraged with less sales, the less it will be worth it for them to continue clearing shelves.
I agree, this "panic demand" needs to reduce, I see a lot of this as results from the "Instant gratification, no effort" mentality that has gripped many/most Americans. You want it now, you are gonna pay, I don't see that is a bad thing because that connivence has value, and apparently to some that connivence is worth $.80/rnd for 9mm FMJ compared to $.25/rnd from last year.
Sorry if I came off as an a$$hole, I'm still recovering :-)
I know it's frustrating, I'm frustrated also, I was hopping to start a reloading hobby this year. The problem is that I don't see any of the players here as "bad guys", even the flippers. The flippers are Capitalists, they see a spike in the demand (an opportunity to make some money) and they are taking advantage of it.
Are there people here convinced they are good at this point if they never bought ammo ever again? Have you altered your shooting habits? Are you fine making those compromises for forever?
Being convinced that I'm good to go at this point would take A LOT of ammo. I have slowed my shooting. I am NOT fine with making those compromises for forever, but unless I want to go into the ammunition manufacturing from raw materials business or stop shooting my feelings really have nothing to do with the issue.