Ammunition Pipeline Report, Firehole Arms
Checked daily · Data as of November 3, 2026
5.56 NATO FMJ
Adequate

25.0%

25.0% of 5.56 NATO's 64 listings at national wholesale are American-owned and stocked at scale (16). That's 5.0 points above the 20% line, the top rating.

5.56 NATO is Adequate. 4 fewer American-owned listings at scale would make it Limited.

Firehole 5.56 55gr FMJ is American-owned, American-made, and in stock today.

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Where the 64 listings stand
16American-ownedat scale · 25.0%, sets the rating
16Everyone elseat scale: imported, or not American-owned
32Not at scaleunder 250 boxes at one distributor, or out of stock
Against the rating lines
CriticalScarceLimitedAdequate5%10%20%

Today 25.0% A week ago (Oct 27) 26.6%A rating changes only once the share is 0.25 point past a line (the shaded margin).

Day by day, since October 2, 2026

American Market Presence™ since October 2, 2026, 5.56 NATO FMJ
CriticalScarceLimitedAdequate0%5%10%20%40%Oct 6: no data collectedOct 2: American Market Presence 5.1%Oct 3: American Market Presence 5.1%Oct 4: American Market Presence 5.1%Oct 5: American Market Presence 14%Oct 7: American Market Presence 12.3%Oct 8: American Market Presence 15.8%Oct 9: American Market Presence 17.5%Oct 10: American Market Presence 21.3%Oct 11: American Market Presence 21.3%Oct 12: American Market Presence 25.8%Oct 13: American Market Presence 25.4%Oct 14: American Market Presence 25.4%Oct 15: American Market Presence 25.4%Oct 16: American Market Presence 26.6%Oct 17: American Market Presence 26.6%Oct 18: American Market Presence 26.6%Oct 19: American Market Presence 26.6%Oct 20: American Market Presence 26.6%Oct 21: American Market Presence 26.6%Oct 22: American Market Presence 26.6%Oct 23: American Market Presence 26.6%Oct 24: American Market Presence 26.6%Oct 25: American Market Presence 26.6%Oct 26: American Market Presence 26.6%Oct 27: American Market Presence 26.6%Oct 28: American Market Presence 28.1%Oct 29: American Market Presence 28.1%Oct 30: American Market Presence 28.1%Oct 31: American Market Presence 28.1%Nov 1: American Market Presence 26.6%Nov 2: American Market Presence 26.6%Nov 3: American Market Presence 25%Oct 2Nov 3

Nov 3American Market Presence™ 25.0%AdequateDrag or tap along the line to read any day.

American Market Presence™ (American-owned), in today's rating colour. Shaded bands are the ratings.No data that day

We’re not in that number. Here’s why that matters.

American Market Presence™ counts ammunition sitting in wholesale warehouses, waiting to reach a store. We sell direct, so the measurement was never going to see us — and the same is true of every American-owned brand built the way we are. The number isn't wrong. It just isn't built to see companies like ours.

What the pipeline measures
Manufacturer
National distributor
counted here
Store shelf
How Firehole reaches you
Firehole, South Carolina
Direct to you
never passes the counter

We’re not in these numbers. That’s the point.

Firehole Arms, our ammunition brand, is American-owned and American-made, and we sell it direct, so it never sits in a distributor's warehouse. Every box you buy from us is American-owned ammunition these numbers will never count.

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The full analysis, what's driving this and what it means for you: The 2026 Ammunition Supply Report →

Where the numbers come from
  1. 1National distributor inventoryCounted every night
  2. 2Our checksBall loads, standard boxes, stock we can confirm
  3. 3PublishedNovember 3, 2026, early morning

What moved it

  • We now count frangible ammunition as ball, which moved 9mm Luger from Scarce to Critical.
  • 5.56 NATO moved from Limited to Adequate.