Southwick: Ammunition Demand Will Remain High…and Inventories Low

Have you seen much ammunition in your local gun stores or sporting good retailers? We haven’t. From surveying the shelves in these parts, you might think it was May, 2020, not 2021. Unless you’re looking for an esoteric caliber, the only thing you’ll find on your retailer’s ammo shelves is a thin layer of dust. … Read more

No, Virginia, There Is No Great Conspiracy Keeping Ammunition Prices High

Around the fall of 2020, I started to see forum comments, social media posts and reactions, remarks on web articles, etc.—and I mean tons of it— from upstanding, law-abiding, patriotic Americans. Virtually all of them were whining about first the lack of availability of guns and ammunition, and soon after the increased prices of both. … Read more