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This is complete B.S. research it. We were using 52 million rounds a month when Iraq and Afghanistan was going on now 26 million a month goes to Ukraine.
As I said, it is my "suspicion". Didn't say it was fact. But I do know this: Even though ammo expenditures are being reported to be down, it takes a huge amount to not only replenish whats been used but even more to build up stockpiles. Which is an ever going process. The DOD has been a bit surprised by the massive rate of usage. Im sure they are not going to be caught short again by not properly planning for this eventuallality again. Which will come. It always seems to happen. So they will go overboard on stockpiling. A couple of manufacturers are saying they are maxing out production. It seems no one else is saying one way or the other for sure. IF this is the case, where are they? Since no one wants to share solid verifiable facts, I'll stick with my original statement. I'll be glad to retract my "suspicion" if and when the other major manufacturer comes clean as to where the piles of primers are located. One thing is fact though. I have not seen LR primers in my LGS in over a year.
I fear we may be stuck with inflated prices, it could be the new norm. I can't see them reducing prices in any case. As we come forward from Covid, companies are ramping up production again, slowly. Lots of folks decided to either quit or retire when it all hit the fan. It takes time to retrain and hire employees. We all know this. Added that there seems to be a "generation" now that has a rather poor work ethic. I've seen and had to experience this. Starting out new hires think they can demand 100k+ a year. To start. Yeah, right. Only in some industries. Hopefully, things will get better. Until then, we play catchup.I know that when we got to talking about powder really hard. It began to show up. First it was shipping now it the war again. I didn't really seen any shortage after I got out of Nam. I saw shortage years after that in primers. I generally haven't purchase primes, because of the high prices presently. Brownnell has some BR2's but at $169 per brick. That about 4 times to high.
So I guess I will complain about it. Maybe something will happen. The fight with Russia I don't see it taking that much ammo to fight it. That's my gut feeling, nothing to back it up with presently.
I known the Fed's including IRS are purchasing large amount of 5.56 ammo. I haven't really seen where they have been in any gun fight either. Obama did that durning his term too. Maybe that's why they need the 87,000.00 people increase at the IRS.
Were does all this info come from Media?
WELL.....OF COURSE.....
As you say, do you believe everything the press or Administration says? The US is the largest supplier of arms and ammo in the world. Afghanistan, Iraq, and Ukraine are only a few of the customers. The US supplies countries the public is not privy to knowing. That's the way of things. One thing for sure, there one huge pile somewhere or it's being curtailed for a reason. I doubt the public will ever know any time soon.
What i do believe is numbers like profits soaring, Vista Ceo salary increase by 11 million.
Ain't that the truth!
