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Stick_man · June 11, 2009, 11:50 PM

Well said. Thank you. My thoughts on it are the shortage is indeed created and being sustained primarily out of fear and speculation. Lately, I have been seeing handgun ammo on the shelves of Wally World that have been bare for the better part of several months. I believe that many people have been speculating and have either run out of money to buy more or are starting to take their profits. Many of the hoarders (and even low-volume reloaders) have reached their new comfort zone for quantities on hand, and many others can no longer afford to purchase reloading supplies. AND THAT'S JUST FROM THE RETAIL SIDE! I have recently seen many signs that the gap between supply and demand is shrinking. It will probably still be a while before prices get back to where they were even one year ago, but at least they are headed in the right direction.

Everybody just needs to take a deep breath or two and relax a bit. THINGS WILL RETURN TO A MORE NORMAL STATE SOON.

June 11, 2009, 11:50 PM	#424
Stick_man Senior Member Join Date: October 18, 2008 Location: Salt Lake City, Utah Posts: 241	Well said, Mike Well said. Thank you. My thoughts on it are the shortage is indeed created and being sustained primarily out of fear and speculation. Lately, I have been seeing handgun ammo on the shelves of Wally World that have been bare for the better part of several months. I believe that many people have been speculating and have either run out of money to buy more or are starting to take their profits. Many of the hoarders (and even low-volume reloaders) have reached their new comfort zone for quantities on hand, and many others can no longer afford to purchase reloading supplies. AND THAT'S JUST FROM THE RETAIL SIDE! I have recently seen many signs that the gap between supply and demand is shrinking. It will probably still be a while before prices get back to where they were even one year ago, but at least they are headed in the right direction. Everybody just needs to take a deep breath or two and relax a bit. THINGS WILL RETURN TO A MORE NORMAL STATE SOON.