As someone who sees what prices are and the availability of ammo if you spent $3000 on ammo last year you bought it at retail price for less than wholesale price this year. Right now there's 3 things available at any time to dealers, 223/556, 308 fmj, and 00 buck 12 gauge that's it. As dealers...
If it wasn't for tax and shipping I could get you some 22-250. Hornady 55 gn 32.33 or Remington 50 gn accutip 39.00 parents own a gun store and have pretty much everything in stock. Only 2 common calibers they don't have are 410 and 44 mag.
They are making ammo everyday. 8 or 9 months ago the sells rep told me that if they didn't take a single order starting that day it would take them a year just to fill backorder.
If another box of ammo wasn't bought it will take at least 6 months to just get shelves restocked.
With hunting...
I buy it and it's not coming back fast. It's coming back yes. When the federal government is putting a stop to imported Russian ammo that's going to change everything.
Get ready for ammo shortage 2.0. There's been a ban on Russian ammo importing. I know most people on here don't shoot it but that means all tula, wolf, etc is going to be band.
Indiana, it's my parents gun shop. They've had ammo all year. It's in a very small area. They have pretty much everything that people want in that area except 5.7x28. All the ammo they have isn't even pictured. I know they have a pallet of 12 guage and cases of 9mm and 5.56