I've been to a few gun shops that look like the locusts just came through. Very small inventory left after the rush.
Hope we don't start losing gun shops as they close up shop because they can't sell anything as they don't have anything.
Why would they be in trouble? I am certain that right now every producer of AR and most other firearms are working overtime furiously to produce every gun they can, to sell while the buying panic continues. I have no doubt that the "inventory" will remain very low for some time. Inventory does not a profit make. Every GS that gets a shipment in sells it within a week (love to be in a business with that turnover). I don't think any "distributor or manufacturer" is withholding any shipment - it just appears that way as the GS are not accumulating any due to QUICK sales - and no GS is having to lower prices to sell anything. As has been said - none should be in trouble if they don't overspend on non-essentials. Some very small shops may have some problems if the distributors they are working with gives priority to their big customers only. But I really doubt that will happen often as the distributor's future depends on the vendor base they have. They sure don't want any vendors going out of business. Sounds like the perfect business to me. Low inventory = less money invested, High selling prices = higher profit, Quick turnover = Steady income. Actually they probably have to work less hours - When they get ammo or firearms shipped in - they can sell them in a very few hours at this time.
I've been to a few gun shops that look like the locusts just came through. Very small inventory left after the rush.
Hope we don't start losing gun shops as they close up shop because they can't sell anything as they don't have anything.