I drove into the city the other day and stopped off at several stores. It seems that components (and loaded ammunition) are starting to trickle back onto the market, at least in some of the more popular calibers. There was very little inventory at Cabelas, but they did have two boxes of large pistol primers which a friend purchased. The local (independent) gun store also had very little in the way of components, but I managed to score a box of .375 Nosler Accubonds at a pre-pandemic price. They also had some ammunition, but mostly in calibers that I don't use. The one store with a fairly good inventory was Scheels. They had a fairly good stockage of bullets from Hornady, Nosler, and Sierra in the small- and mid-bore sizes. Surprisingly, they also had powder -- H110, Bullseye, and a couple of the VV's. Powder prices seemed to be in the $31-33/lb. range, regardless of whether it was a 1# canister or an 8# jug. In addition to the usual ammunition (9mm, 40mm, 5.56, and 7.62) they had a fair selection of the mid-bore calibers in major brands (mostly Remington and Federal).
So it appears that ammunition and components are starting to find their way back onto the market, at least in some quantity. Prices of course, were elevated from pre-pandemic levels.
