[Gritty]

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

[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.

[B4Ranch]

Because of the increased demand for ammunition since the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks and America's wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, Kern said the Army in late December let two supplemental contracts to Olin Winchester of East Alton, Ill., and Israeli Military Industries for each to produce 70 million rifle rounds per month starting in June.