I can’t believe what factory ammo sells for these days. 50 rounds of 9mm for 40 bucks? I would consider not shooting at that kind of price.
The vast majority of those new gun owners will shoot their new gun a few times (or not at all) and squirrel those guns away.One of the things of concern to me is that there are a huge number of brand new firearm owners. They desperately need to be practicing with those guns and with ammo prices like that it isn't happening.
It would not surprise me to see a large influx of lightly used guns on the market in the near future...........
After a very few months those shooters quit showing up. The speculation among the few range regulars I talk to is that they blasted through their initial stash of ammo and can't buy more, or the rifle's perceived need diminished and they stored it. One opined that, after the country gets back to whatever its new normal will be, there will be a lot of lightly used guns for sale.