>Is the restriction on making bullets for sale the same as making guns? For domestic production, it's basically just a different ATF permit. The reason why the

>Is the restriction on making bullets for sale the same as making guns? For domestic production, it's basically just a different ATF permit. The reason why there's so many shortages is because the cost of setting up a new production line is a huge upfront cost, and if the demand for ammo goes down (which it historically has after spikes) then that will have been a wasted investment. It's actually the same problem happening right now with graphics cards. >Don't bullets also "expire" after a certain period of time? Only on a timescale of decades, and even then it's more a matter of reliability because of corrosion and the like. Most WWII surplus ammo should still fire perfectly fine.