PROCUREMENT: Why There's a Bullet Shortage

StrategyPage.com ^ | January 12, 2004

[DeFault User]

Doesn't it seem really, really stupid to rely on a single point of supply for bullets? Whose idea was this? Think anything will change given this problem?

Agreed. Any competentently run large corporation would not rely on one supplier for critical parts. ..... Whoops. We are talkin' guvmint here. Almost forgot.

[BushMeister]

[CDHart]

There's a factory in Sedalia, MO, that makes bullets -- called Sierra Bullets -- wonder why they couldn't let a contract to them?

Carolyn

[ccmay]

Shelf life is indefinite for ammo when stored correctly.

Jobs for the boys. Whose Congressional district is this ammo factory in?

-ccm

[SJSAMPLE]

Sierra makes only bullets, not the complete cartridge. Coincidentally, Sierra makes the 77gr MatchKing bullet which is being loaded by Black Hills for ammunition for SpecOps troops. The 77gr bullet has a longer range that standard ammunition and is very popular (and expensive).

[snopercod]

bump

[SevenDaysInMay]

Remember that Clintonazis were waiting on "green" ammo before restocking.

[Happy2BMe]

Running out of M16 and SAW ammo?

No SWEAT.

There are thousands of AK47's being confiscated all the time, and millions of rounds of ammo for them also.

This is a good time to do some training on foreign weapons.

[B4Ranch]

ping

[BushMeister]

LakeCity$88million

[BushMeister]

LakeCity$25million

[CDHart]

Sounds like you know a whole lot more about it than I do! :^) But if the demand is there, you'd think someone would be thinking about filling it.

Carolyn

[quietolong]

And look what we have sitting in WI doing nothing!!
And there's a smaller up near Bayfield.

Badger Army Ammunition Plant
http://www.badgeraap.org/index.shtml

http://www.saukprairievision.org/histover.htm

http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/facility/aap-badger.htm

[BushMeister]

Getting a shipment ready at Lake city:

[Gritty]

Why don't they just contract some bids out to some of the domestic civilian ammumition plants? They could use the business.

[tortoise]

Tungsten bullets, which are higher density than lead and have a longer effective range, are under development and the expected cost is about $1 each.

As opposed to the roughly $0.25 per round they pay now.

[Squantos]

Hey !! ....My 500 rounds BANG a week BANG habit BANG is BANG something BANG I BANG can BANG quit if BANG these BANG guys BANG really BANG need the BANG ammo...........!

Stay safe and cache what presstitutes are trying to say we're short of !

[BushMeister]

I don't think they have to. Production at Lake city has expanded from 350-400 million rounds/year before 9/11 to 1.2 billion rounds/year currently. They are still hiring at and expanding the Lake city plant. Do I wish they would disperse ammunition production for security reasons? Sure. But the Lake city plant is huge and has plenty of room to expand.

[Squantos]

Hey Eaker they have a pic of your garage !........before the trip to range........:o)

[BushMeister]

I think the military probably pays about 15 cents for each cartridge of 5.56mm.