Hornady Addresses Ammo Shortage: We’re working 24/7

[ShooterInPA1]

Big time ammo company Hornady released a statement Tuesday commenting on the ammo shortage and shed light on some key questions they’ve been asked repeatedly.

The Hornady booth at SHOT Show 2013. This year they introduced “Critical Duty” ammo.

“The current political climate has caused extremely high demand on all shooting industry products, including ours,” Hornady said in the statement. “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.”

The company asked that you, the consumer, not let Internet rumors on the ammo shortage influence or scare you into paying any outrageous prices. And stressed that if information about Hornday’s supply doesn’t come from Hornady, don’t believe it. Here are the rumors they addressed in the statement:

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

A: Not at all.

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

A: Absolutely not.

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

A: Nope, less than 5 percent of our sales are to government entities.

Q: Why can’t you make more? Ramp up production? Turn on all the machines?

A: We’ve been steadily growing our production for a long time, especially the last five years. We’ve added presses, lathes, CNC equipment, people and space. Many popular items are produced 24 hours a day. Several hundred Hornady employees work overtime every week to produce as much as safely possible. If there is any question about that – please take a tour of the factory. You’ll be amazed at what you see.

http://www.guns.com/2013/02/15/horna...ammo-shortage/

[Mike3888]

I like hornady stuff, I think they are a standup company. Wish some others would be more responsible and try to cater more to us normal people.
Thanks for the post.

[HolyCrapItsFunk]

+1 for obama!

No hornady employees getting laid off this year.

[hawk87]

+1 for obama!

No hornady employees getting laid off this year.

Likely to get nice bonus checks. Ah, the free market in action!

[ACRblaze]

Have a Hornaday LNL press for a few years now and they have EXCELLENT customer service.

Keep cranking out those bullets boys!

[ShooterInPA1]

Have a Hornaday LNL press for a few years now and they have EXCELLENT customer service.

Keep cranking out those bullets boys!

I have a LNL progressive too and agree 100% that Hornady has some of the best customer service out there.

[emckee57]

Quote:

Originally Posted by ACRblaze

Have a Hornaday LNL press for a few years now and they have EXCELLENT customer service.

Keep cranking out those bullets boys!

I have a LNL progressive too and agree 100% that Hornady has some of the best customer service out there.

Echoing this. Had some small part on my Hornady LNL break. Emailed them one afternoon about it. I expected a long delay in response/shipping with how slammed they must be cranking out ammo. That next morning I got an email saying they would ship out a new part, and had the shipment notification two hours after that email and the part in hand two days later.



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[messeduprex]

Echoing this. Had some small part on my Hornady LNL break. Emailed them one afternoon about it. I expected a long delay in response/shipping with how slammed they must be cranking out ammo. That next morning I got an email saying they would ship out a new part, and had the shipment notification two hours after that email and the part in hand two days later.



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You just made my decision about what press to get. Thank you

[Qtrborecrazy]

I amTeam Hornady and the best part is they are in a gun friendly state. Buy Sierra, Hornady or Speer, screw the rest of them that reside in anti gun states.

[bustedmp]

I was just going to post a question regarding the ammo/component shortage, but I guess I don't need to. I couldn't even get consistent answers from 5 local gun shops. I use hornady bullets for all my reloading needs execpt my cheap plinking loads, and some times even then. I have had very good luck with their bullets, even the cheap ones. I just got 5 boxes of 225 ftx's for my 44 mag from my lgs, can't wait light them up!