How long before the ammo shortage dies down

[Cylinder Head]

Not to mention as we wind down things in the sandbox won't there be some decent surplus available?

[Rabid]

Not to mention as we wind down things in the sandbox won't there be some decent surplus available?

I doubt it. We can not buy US surplus and i do not think i have ever seen British surplus for sale. The rest of the country's may have some but they never really played a big roll in the war. The good news is there is more ammo made that will be available to the public now that the government has less demand.

They are making a lot of ammo but you have to realize every store in America needs to be restocked and that spreads out the supply pretty thin and on top of that people are still hoarding ammo. Even if you are not making a stockpile you are still going to be prone to buy more ammo then you did pre-panic because you are not sure it will be on the shelf next time you want it. It is a big negative feedback loop that is going to take some time to slow down and run its course.
I personally think, if nothing else happens, it will be over a year till you can reliably find ammo if you visit a few stores but i am sure there will be a gun run on the next election and it starts all over again.