This is bad, regarding vista outdoors

[briant27]

Vista Outdoors reports ammunition backlog of over $1B

Big-name shooting sports company Vista Outdoor Inc. reported “over a year’s worth” of backlogged ammunition orders worth more than $1 billion.

www.foxbusiness.com

Does this mean things won't normalize until 2022 or maybe even a bit further out?

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[WillametteWill]

January 2025 might be the best hope for "normal." I'm guessing there are numerous distributors and companies over ordering thinking they can make big bucks. Hopefully like in the past this will lead to super cheap ammo and components in about a year. Just my thoughts, crystal ball broken.

 

[cigars]

This too shall come to pass. If it doesn't, personal self defense options will become really creative.

 

[Dungannon]

earlier thread

Vista Outdoor has one-year, $1B order backlog for ammo

Article: Vista Outdoors reports ammunition backlog of over $1B Vista Outdoor owns many companies, including American Eagle, Blazer, CCI, Federal, Independence, and Speer. https://vistaoutdoor.com/brands/

www.northwestfirearms.com

 

[The Heretic]

Backlogs can disappear quickly. Orders can be cancelled. Then all of a sudden you have a surplus. This is why manufacturers of any commodity are reluctant to add capacity in such circumstances, especially when politics is in the picture.

We shall see.

 

[arakboss]

earlier thread

Vista Outdoor has one-year, $1B order backlog for ammo

Article: Vista Outdoors reports ammunition backlog of over $1B Vista Outdoor owns many companies, including American Eagle, Blazer, CCI, Federal, Independence, and Speer. https://vistaoutdoor.com/brands/

www.northwestfirearms.com

Good candidates for mods to join together.

 

[briant27]

I should have done a better job of searching before re-posting. My apologies.

 

[arakboss]

I should have done a better job of searching before re-posting. My apologies.

It's a interesting situation, thanks for getting it out there.

 

[Snip]

Backlogs can disappear quickly. Orders can be cancelled. Then all of a sudden you have a surplus. This is why manufacturers of any commodity are reluctant to add capacity in such circumstances, especially when politics is in the picture.

We shall see.

I'd think that even the manufacturers are having some problems sourcing raw materials. Even if they did add more ammo making capacity, where would the primers, the bullets, and the powder come from if you wanted to double or triple output?