Ammo is a government first market, not a parallel market. Factories generally have to fill their government orders first, then sell govt runs 2nds/rejects (in

Ammo is a government first market, not a parallel market. Factories generally have to fill their government orders first, then sell govt runs 2nds/rejects (in military calibers) to consumers, and then manufacture consumer specific rounds with surplus factory capacity. Automation at factories to this point has generally resulted in lower quality products. People still want it because it's cheap, but there's a balance between price and how bad of a product people will tolerate.