One of the big bottlenecks in the supply chain is primers. Another manufacturer would need to deal with that problem, especially as it is due to shortages of core chemicals.
If we all recycle brass objects from our homes (brass nick-nacks are all over a relative’s house), and turn in our mercury thermometers (for fulminate primers) and tire weights, we could do it.
I went to a couple of places recently in Georgia. At a high-volume gun store (with 25 people waiting at the front door when it opened), there was only shotgun shells, Russian 7.62x54R and little else. At a major sporting goods store which usually has *everything*, there were lots of shotgun shells, a pretty good selection of hunting rifle calibers, and almost no handgun ammo. Neither of them had any .22s.
It’s not a bad idea and although nothing is guaranteed, this does have a good chance for a reasonable Return on Investment. If you do go ahead with studying the issue please be sure to let us know what you find out.
If you can manufacture ammo below the going rate, do it.
If you don't know the first thing about manufacturing ammo, good luck.
Put me down for co-op ownership participation. Make a Great Day!
There are about 10B rounds of ammo sold annually in the US (I googled it), and DHS bought contracts for over a billion over the next five years, so the vast majority of the ammo is being bought up by people like you and me.
Am not dissing Texas in this post (everyone). Recommend Tennessee for plant location near I-40. When the refugees flood over from south of the border once the war goes full hot south of the border, and no doubt the war south of the border grows hotter with each passing day. By being located in Tennessee will give a little more time to protect the production line and continue ammo production. Will need that time. Tennessee is known as the Volunteer State. There will be plenty of help available to protect the production line.
Excuse me officer, but I bought tickets to your association fundraiser.
I want a Phased plasma rifle in the 40-watt range.
Munitions factories are subject to federal licensing. If the feds don’t want you to open another ammo factory... good luck with that.
Find out where Magpul is moving and locate there. Then make lots of 5.56 Nato.
Or the other 49 states.
I like that idea, but the location in TX would have to be carefully chosen. In or near a big city or college town where the progressives have achieved public office you might never get approvals for the facility.
You had me until the....”fifty million”. I presumed that was dollars.
All I can donate is computer skill.
If we’re not rolling our own already, start (will be difficult). Look at getting a muzzle loader also. Not a rapid fire tool, but they work, and components are still to be found (as of last week anyway)at local Dick’s.
YMMV
KYPD
Good idea.
But with the way the government is going right now...
It might be better to just get a bunch of re-loaders working together and sell it to folks through barter and trade.
Just a thought.
” I bet it could be done for under 50 million.”
Let me write you a check.