That what I felt was the manufactures were getting the components first. They would and are the largest demand for the components other that what they manufactures for themselves. I've seen this two times before, and it took years to get back to a normal flow. Today it's even a bigger problem. It use to be just going the sporting good store and getting your items. Now it's the net to get lots of your items. Like Federal they build, cases, primers. Not sure if they build bullets, and powders. They make lots of ammo across the board. So we kind of get shorted as reloaders. I am thankful for the sporting good stores, that don't inflate their prices. Some like to stick it to us. Scheel is one that comes to mind presently they over prices there primer by 3 times. They sold out, but they got to those people pockets. I might go over and see what they have, but I try and make it a point in not purchasing anything there either. So we wait and surf the net. If we are lucky we find what we are looking for.