Quote Originally Posted by RCCrawler View Post
That's why I asked earlier if there was a material shortage. So it goes up the line, ramp up the mines, ramp up the foundries, ramp up the entire line of production from raw materials to ammo salesman in the stores. If the demand is there work to fill it.

There just seems to be more to the story to me.

It's not just ammo, guns as well. I don't understand why everyone is out of everything. If you manufacture bolt carrier groups, and you can't keep them on the shelf, bring on a second shift, if you still can't keep up bring on a third shift, if you still can't keep up bring in more equipment and people to run it. You should be trying to sell everything you possibly can while the demand is there for it, because you never know when it will disappear.
Not every job position requires someone who can push a broom. A lot require skilled personnel to handle the task assigned. I wouldn't want some FSA or fresh out of college kid with no hands on experience, running a backhoe let alone mills, lathes and foundry equipment.

The hire more people mantra, seems like a simple fix, but it's not. Some of these jobs require BG checks beyond the usual piss test and local LE approval. My last job required Bio-Terrorism security clearance and lots of training. The average turn around time for the sec clearance was 6 weeks. I was fortunate having the necessary training and clearances to work right out of the gate.