I do agree with you that there are multiple parties responsible for the current shortage, and I agree the buyers are just as responsible. I would not lay the blame for the shortage solely at the feet of those who seek to profit from it, I merely express my feeling that I will continue down the path of refusing to pay what I still believe to be ridiculous prices. If I do buy at those prices, then I am as guilty as the others who continue to encourage the fear that leads to hoarding, etc. I've walked away from a number of .22lr ammo in stock deals just because they were charging far too much.
I have enough ammo on hand that I can shoot from time to time, just not as often as I like. Every now and then, I get lucky and score a box of ammo at what I consider a reasonable price and I buy it. I do believe this will come to an end eventually and the market will adjust and stabilize. Until then, I encourage everyone I know to just stay calm and celebrate the little .22lr victories that come along once in a blue moon. We've already seen some stabilization in the selling prices of guns and other ammo over what was happening last year. I remember seeing a stock, off the shelf 10/22 going for over $500 and people snapping them up at that price. You'd be hard pressed to pull that off today. .22lr ammo will come back around, eventually.
