It's probably the most common semi-auto in America, and Ruger is (or will) no doubt continue cranking them out in huge numbers. In a few months, this psychotic panic will be over, and they will be back on the shelves at regular prices.
At the gunshow last weekend, I kid you not, I sold a Walmart .22LR (37 grain) "Value Pack" of 550 loose rounds in the paper-type milk carton, for $50! I paid $9.95 for it about 3 months ago.
Bricks of the 1,000 round Winchester WildCat .22LR had price tags on them of $100 per brick. Most sold for about $85. By noon, ALL of the .22 LR at the show was gone.
At the same show, all of the 9mm ammo, virtually every round, was sold by about 11:00 in the morning. One guy had three boxes left, so he poured the rounds into a big plastic baggie and sold them for $1.00 a round. He sold them all.
I sold my two old boxes of 9mm UMC to a couple who had just bought a new 9mm pistol, and couldn't find any ammo for it. They paid me $29.99 a box and they were glad to get it.
People are idiots! People are idiots!. People are idiots!
Regards, Mannyrock