Small business navigating national ammo shortage

HELENA — We all remember when the pandemic started, a lot of things left store shelves fast. Basic cooking items, hand sanitizer.
And…

“Right after people figured out they couldn’t get enough toilet paper they started thinking about ammunition,” said Capital Sports owner Ed Beall.
Unlike TP, ammo shelves are still emptier than normal.

Gun and ammunition sales often will surge based on hunting season and national events, so a run on ammo in the past chaotic year was expected.
But for Beall, this time around is different than anything he’s seen.

“I’ve been here 36 years, our company’s been here 50 years, we’ve seen all these cycles, this is definitely the biggest one of those cycles in terms of the impact and will have the biggest impact on supply,” said Beall.