FYI Gee-Whiz stuff here.
I did an Argentina dove shoot last June. The outfitter was telling us they were being rationed on 12 & 20ga ammo and couldn't get 28 or .410. When asked why they were having a shortage. The answer was that 80% of the powder produced in Argentina was being exported to America. I don't know the whole story, but I do believe what I was told.
The public shooting park I go to around here is now charging $40.00 for a round of 100 sporting clays & if you have to buy ammo there it's $15.00 a box. That makes it a $100.00 per round-- pretty expensive in my book. Thankfully I don't have to buy ammo from them, but I wouldn't be willing to pay this kind of cash to shoot some clay birds.
