So in the long run if this doesn't turn out to be some variation of ammo ponzi scheme, what are we looking at? Professional middle man? Buying up the ammo like a commodity, driving up the price and making it generally harder for everyone else to be able to buy it? Is this what we have to look forward to, this catching on? Lord I hope not. I think we should pray it turns out to be a long con and not yet another step (+$) in the supply chain.
It's not just ammo... It is every "commodity". I can see the different perspectives.
Cost is one. a manufacturer can hold down his cost tremendously by not having a store front and dealing with a guy who wants to come in and BS for 30 minutes and buy one box of ammo.
Shipping is another. If a manufacturer can have a small operation and sell regionally and do away with shipping cost, that is a win / win for both the manufacturer and the customer.
Bulk selling is one more. Selling a case at a time to one buyer or even a pallet full is again a cost saver.
Now, the middle man is in it to make money.. Make no mistake, he will have to work for it. Maybe some of you guy's would like to become the middle man.
Retail LGS is paying rent, insurance, employees and putting up with the Government looking over his shoulder. He passes this on to the customer or shuts the doors.
Ride around the back of your local Asian or Mexican grocery store and look at the unmarked pickups loaded with produce, meat or other commodities. That store owner services "his people" before the white guy with the new pickup.
America is rapidly turning "Third World"... Adapt in order to Survive.