My guess is when they combined they also fire people. I worked at a company that had to downsize. In one department they fired all the people that were on the "Keep" list on accident. Then the next day the fired the rest, then tried to rehire the "Keep" list back. Many decided to take the unemployment though and get out when the getting was good Lol. Mistakes happen is what I am getting at.
I am betting they fired a bunch of people and the people in charge of buying primers and powder were fired...maybe all of them. And, they evidently forgot to tell someone else they now had to do the job. Lol, just a guess though.