Subj : Slow times
To   : All
From : Moondog
Date : Wed Oct 02 2019 12:22 am

Since Trump has been in office, there has been a slump in the firearms
industry.  Part of that is due to gun grabbing politicians not having as much
clout (hope that stays that way) but otherwise there was a huge growth in
manufacturing and ammunition production since 2013, and sales have levelled
off.  

The other week Colt announced they are halting civillian sales due to a
backlog of military and police contracts, plus I get the impression civillian
sales have been down as well.  Today I read BCI Defense, a smaller company
south of where I live has announced they are pausing individual sales in favor
 due to a backlog of work their parent company has been working through.  

As the presidential debates continue, I expect an uptake in demand for arms and
ammunition, however I doubt there is enough existing supply out there to last 
awhile.  When Obama entered office the first time, the ammunition companies
ramped up production to supply a shortage that didn't happen.  In 2012 they
didn't ramp up production, which led to the shortages and the panic that
happened after the Sandy Hook incident.

What are everybody's predictions for the following year?

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