More gun show rumors on ammo related shortages.
Ammo cans: According to one dealer, he's having a hard time getting even the crappy beatup ones now and the manufacturer/supplier called him up trying to buy back the ones that he had gotten via surplus and warehoused over past years. Another change is that empty cans use to be tossed after the ammo inside was used as it was too expensive to ship the cans back. Now they are being shipped back because of the shortage. As a benchmark, he use to have top condition .50 cal cans for ~$3 for the last two years. Mid-show, prices went up to $5.
Lead & Powder: US manufactured ammo is seeing a slow increase across the board due to the increased prices for lead and powder. Military ammo production has increased demand on these materials. This is suppose to be most evident with shotshell prices.
Can anyone verify or debunk?
-Frank