"We are making ammo" videos from Hornady and Federal

[Pacioli]

I understand his point about mushrooming demand and fixed or semi-fixed supply. That explains the quantity available part. I haven't heard an explanation of the price part. And yes I understand supply and demand and inelastic demand products. Still, there's no way that end user prices can triple without someone in the raw material/manufacturing/distribution/retail chain taking in more profit. It's not possible that any part of the cost stacking/value add has tripled in price since March.

In short, there's a rat in the wood pile.

[SD]

Great video thanks for posting, are there any members on this forum that have stock piled enough ammunition to qualify as a secret warehouse?

[Lester Polfus]

Great video thanks for posting, are there any members on this forum that have stock piled enough ammunition to qualify as a secret warehouse?

I think I've frightened the UPS guy a couple times...

[BehindBlueI's]

Threads merged.

[BehindBlueI's]

Whoever allowed the federal video to be published should be fired.

In the midst of unprecedented demand for your product, it takes massive stupidity to tell customers "Stop bothering me".

I didn't really take it that way. I didn't see it targeted at customers as much as conspiracy theorists. That said, I support everyone else boycotting their ammo, specifically 9mm, for awhile.

Buuuuut...in all honesty, he probably could have made a video of him hammer-dancing, in a g-string, on tops of crates of ammo yelling "you can't touch this" and flipping off the camera and still sell every box that goes out the door in today's market...

[TGS]

Great video thanks for posting, are there any members on this forum that have stock piled enough ammunition to qualify as a secret warehouse?

[1911Nut]

I simply cannot see what the first CEO did that is wrong. He is doing his best to train people, guide his company through the issues created by a pandemic, keep employees safe and motivated, and deal with unprecedented product demand. And the feedback he hears every day is untrue, negative, and accusatory in nature.

I would be "tired of hearing it" too. I salute the guy for his honesty and wish him and his organization the very best. If I were in his shoes, I am certain I would have been even more blunt in expressing my frustration.

[JAD]

I understand his point about mushrooming demand and fixed or semi-fixed supply. That explains the quantity available part. I haven't heard an explanation of the price part. And yes I understand supply and demand and inelastic demand products. Still, there's no way that end user prices can triple without someone in the raw material/manufacturing/distribution/retail chain taking in more profit. It's not possible that any part of the cost stacking/value add has tripled in price since March.

In short, there's a rat in the wood pile.

Why do you think price has anything to do with cost?

[Pacioli]

Why do you think price has anything to do with cost?

Normally cost sets a floor for price, you look to make a margin on cost that covers overhead and yields a profit. Market forces usually determine a ceiling. But the ceiling has been blown. Somewhere in the chain, someone or multiple someones are sticking it to us.

It would just be nice to know who's screwing me.

[TGS]

It would just be nice to know who's screwing me.

Capitalism.

They can sell it for XYZ dollars, so they will.

It's not a command economy.