Hornady: Nope, not a conspiracy

[Fedaykin]

... just paranoid nutbags and opportunists.

http://www.hornady.com/support/availability
via: http://www.guns.com/2013/02/15/horna...ammo-shortage/

"The current political climate has caused extremely high demand on all shooting industry products, including ours. Empty retail shelves, long backorders, and exaggerated price increases on online auction sites – all fueled by rumors and conjecture – have amplified concerns about the availability of ammunition and firearms-related items.

If the information you hear doesn’t originate from Hornady Manufacturing, don’t believe it.

Here are some of rumors we’ve heard, and questions we’ve received:

Have you stopped production, or has the government forced you to stop?

Not at all.

Did you stop selling bullets so you could only make loaded ammunition?

Absolutely not.

Since we can’t find your product you must be selling it all to the government.

Nope, less than 5% of our sales are to government entities.
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For those that don't know, Hornady is a supplier of fully loaded ammunition as well as reloading components (bullets, brass, primers, power).