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Relief is coming. When, is the question.<\/p>\n
Fake news hit high tide when cartridges and components vanished from store shelves and website inventories. The tsunami of misinformation drowned out common sense and customer-service lines, with every manufacturer flooded with complaints, many of them conspiratorial in nature. Lizard people are not stockpiling ammo, nor is it Russian malware at work, according to the experts contacted by Shooting Illustrated.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere are a lot of rumors right now about ammunition and components not making their way to retail that are just not true,\u201d Jason Vanderbrink, Vista Outdoor president, cautioned. \u201cWe are running our CCI\/Speer and Federal factories 24\/7 and shipping products for commercial distribution every day.\u201d<\/p>\n
Jason Hornady, vice president at Hornady Manufacturing, concurred, adding perspective to the current demand. \u201cWe have orders that would be the equivalent of two and a half years of production,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
SIG Sauer Chief Marketing Officer and Executive Vice President of Commercial Sales Tom Taylor agrees sales are simply outpacing production capacity. \u201cDemand has far exceeded our manufacturing capability, but we\u2019ve still been able to double our shipments in all categories.\u201d He added, \u201cWe have greatly expanded our work force and are running three shifts in our factory.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Supply and demand, pretty simple. Ammo manufacturers are understandably cautious as this shortage will pass, and they don’t want to be caught with excess capability. Read the entire article here: Shooting Illustrated<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"