1911 Luger--What Do I Need to Know? - Page 2

Pokedoc · 03-20-2013, 01:21 AM

Thanks for the heads-up. Hadn't shopped for ammo in a while and holy crap!! Can't find anything useful anywhere, including online! Hope manufacturers are ramping up production.....

JCP · 03-20-2013, 11:17 PM

Just for information, I work for Winchester at their pistol range in East Alton, IL. It is my retirement job. W-W is running at full production to try and keep ammo flowing and I am sure all the other manufacturers are doing the same. The problem is that they only have so many machines to make ammo. Most people don't know that most calibers are not made all the time. As an example .380 acp is only made one time per year. The only commercial ammo that W-W makes all the time are .22's, and 12 gauge shotgun shells. Once the ammo craziness ends the ammo makers will be able to catch up. They can only do so much to make it through these politically driven shortages. Joe

03-20-2013, 01:21 AM	#21
Pokedoc User Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Chicagoland Posts: 7 Thanks: 4 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Thanks for the heads-up. Hadn't shopped for ammo in a while and holy crap!! Can't find anything useful anywhere, including online! Hope manufacturers are ramping up production.....

03-20-2013, 11:17 PM	#22
JCP User Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Illinois Posts: 23 Thanks: 0 Thanked 10 Times in 5 Posts	Just for information, I work for Winchester at their pistol range in East Alton, IL. It is my retirement job. W-W is running at full production to try and keep ammo flowing and I am sure all the other manufacturers are doing the same. The problem is that they only have so many machines to make ammo. Most people don't know that most calibers are not made all the time. As an example .380 acp is only made one time per year. The only commercial ammo that W-W makes all the time are .22's, and 12 gauge shotgun shells. Once the ammo craziness ends the ammo makers will be able to catch up. They can only do so much to make it through these politically driven shortages. Joe