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Originally Posted by Dcat
(Post 18956319)
The DHS also awarded a contract to ATK for acquiring 450 Million rounds of .40 caliber hollow point ammo, and has an open bid for 175 million rounds of .223 caliber ammo.
Press Release Here: http://www.marketwatch.com/story/atk...ice-2012-03-12
http://www.businessinsider.com/us-im...of-ammo-2012-3
In addition, the Department of Defense attempted to enact directive that would have prohibited U.S. ammunition retailers from purchasing used brass shell casings from the government. That way they could send the brass out of the country to further restrict ammo supplies to the American people.
If you break down the numbers behind the ammo purchases, it becomes quite clear that the DHS is actively preparing for prolonged shooting war with the American people.
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A contract is not the same as a purchase. The DHS most likely will not take possession of all that ammo, especially in a short period of time. However, putting that number out allows the price point to drop based on volume. And here's the best part, DHS does not have to take possession of the full amount to get the price point, they only have to "be awarded" the contract.
You should also consider the number of agents the DHS has and divide the number of rounds by the number of agents. Most of the ammo will be used for training and such, not for combat and when you break the numbers down, that's really not a lot of ammo per person.
Jesus H Christ's post hit the nail on the head, except that sales are not down, they are actually way up. It's all about scare tactics, supply, and demand.
Almost all AR-15 barrel and component manufacturers are either sold out or low on supply. Many companies I've been doing business with now have 12-14 week back orders. One of my suppliers is so busy making their own products that they have had to cut off other companies so they can focus on delivering for their own use. Gun related machine shops are running 24/7 and many manufacturers have had to go to machine shops outside the industry to catch up with demand. Ruger sold out their entire year worth of products during the 1st quarter and have stopped taking new orders until further notice. They added a second manufacturing line, specifically for their SR1911's, before the current "boom" began.
It's been known for awhile that around May 1st there was going to be an ammo price increase. I bought 6,750 rounds of assorted ammo last week because they guy selling it got a kick ass deal back in January. I'll easily go through that and more over the next 12 months. In fact, I went through over 1k rounds this morning alone.
Assuming the country doesn't go to hell over the next couple of years, the prices will drop a bit. After the last election, AR-15 receivers became hard to find and the prices doubled. Then all of a sudden (about 12-18 months later) there was a flood of them and prices dropped lower then they were to begin with.
I really don't care much how the prices fluctuate, I'm well stocked up and well connected for pricing.
