I wonder what will happen to ammo prices....

[Random_71]

I wonder how much validity there is to this.

BREAKING: Biden Administration Moves to Cut Off Lake City .223/5.56 Ammo From the Commercial Market - The Truth About Guns

&#9664Previous Post Next Post▶ Apparently not content with its efforts so far to make gun ownership more difficult and expensive for America’s 100 million firearm owners, a source tells TTAG that the Biden administration is taking steps to reduce the availability of .223/5.56 ammunition...

www.thetruthaboutguns.com

 

[Ingomike]

The interesting part, mentioned in the article, is will this action derail the gun control agreement?

 

[DadSmith]

I wonder how much validity there is to this.

BREAKING: Biden Administration Moves to Cut Off Lake City .223/5.56 Ammo From the Commercial Market - The Truth About Guns

&#9664Previous Post Next Post▶ Apparently not content with its efforts so far to make gun ownership more difficult and expensive for America’s 100 million firearm owners, a source tells TTAG that the Biden administration is taking steps to reduce the availability of .223/5.56 ammunition...

www.thetruthaboutguns.com

No loss to me I prefer 69-77gr match bullets or good Ole Speer 75gr Gold Dot bullets.

M193 can be mimicked easy enough.
For M855 just go with the 69gr or higher bullets for deeper penetration. Heavier bullets penetrate much better.

There are other companies besides Winchester to buy m855 and ss109 from.

 

[Ingomike]

No loss to me I prefer 69-77gr match bullets or good Ole Speer 75gr Gold Dot bullets.

M193 can be mimicked easy enough.
For M855 just go with the 69gr or higher bullets for deeper penetration. Heavier bullets penetrate much better.

There are other companies besides Winchester to buy m855 and ss109 from.

The article said they are nearly 1/3 of all 5.56, so that demand will move on to your preferred ammo when theirs runs out…

 

[DadSmith]

The article said they are nearly 1/3 of all 5.56, so that demand will move on to your preferred ammo when theirs runs out…

I reload my 5.56x45mm. Very rarely do I shoot bought ammo. I just don't like the accuracy from military rounds. I'm sure someone will step up to meet demand eventually.
Remember some voted for this.
It's going to take a big win this November to stop all this nonsense if we get a majority leader that has a backbone, and is aggressive in undoing the damage over the last 2 years, and to stop Biden and the DNC from totally destroying the country in his last 2 years of his term.

Edit:
If 30% less 5.56x45mm is made that means 30% more SR primers to be sold.

 

[DadSmith]

 

[Ziggidy]

Can he really do this?

 

[Jeepster48439]

Does this mean that Lake City is going to produce less? Or is the military going to stockpile more? I'm sure the contract for Winchester to run that plant for the government specifies how much they need to produce and that excess production can be sold on the open market. Typically in government contracts, any variance in quantities in excess of 10% (+ or -) of that specified needs to be negotiated.

Not sure I would want to be the contracting officer negotiating that change order.

 

[Cavman]

No loss to me I prefer 69-77gr match bullets or good Ole Speer 75gr Gold Dot bullets.

M193 can be mimicked easy enough.
For M855 just go with the 69gr or higher bullets for deeper penetration. Heavier bullets penetrate much better.

There are other companies besides Winchester to buy m855 and ss109 from.

Its a loss to other people though. Other companies can only step up so much.

 

[Ingomike]

Edit:
If 30% less 5.56x45mm is made that means 30% more SR primers to be sold.

No, the industry has made it clear they use primers for ammo first, selling them is last…

 

[Ark]

Brandon at it again.

Remember that they hate you.

 

[DadSmith]

Guys they will probably manufacture M193 instead of the M855/SS109. Or maybe they will make a bunch of 75-77gr FMJBT for the same cost.

Once you all see the difference in the heavier bullets in accuracy you my never go back. If you buy it, it runs around $20 a box of 20.
So if you do shoot what I shoot and don't reload you are going to spend twice as much. Unless they make the heavier bullets standard civilian ammo which is actually a plus.

 

[Trevelayan]

Juuuust when 5.56 was starting to slowly creep down below .50/round, we get this crap.

That's okay, I didnt want to shoot anyway. Guess I'll go grab another case....

 

[Usmccookie]

Just as I got a nice chunk of change from installing tesla chargers in rich Chicago suburbs on the side...

 

[teddy12b]

It's going to take a big win this November to stop all this nonsense if we get a majority leader that has a backbone, and is aggressive in undoing the damage over the last 2 years, and to stop Biden and the DNC from totally destroying the country in his last 2 years of his term.

I don't have all the confidence in the world that truth and justice are going to be a big part of Novembers elections. If you haven't seen the movie "2000 Mules" yet you should.

 

[teddy12b]

Ultimately, this will drive prices up across the board. Yes more primers will be available, but other manufactures will gobble those up without hesitation to produce other factory ammo. As much as I like my Dillon 550B, the manufacturers are going to be running millions of primers through their giant machines before my little press gets to see them.

 

[BJHay]

Sure it will raise prices. Lake City is a large and efficient manufacturing facility. If nothing else the change would cause disruptions.

I think the average democratic voter is clueless on guns but most would agree that if we have gun owners they should be well trained. This move will reduce training by making it more expensive. It will also hit lower income gun owners the hardest. Shooting common firearms should not be a rich mans pursuit.

 

[BJHay]

I don't have all the confidence in the world that truth and justice are going to be a big part of Novembers elections. If you haven't seen the movie "2000 Mules" yet you should.

Agree. I've observed that facts, economic rules and the concept of credibility simply don't matter much.
Vote for who makes you feel good.
I'll check out 2000 Mules.

 

[Ark]

Just as I got a nice chunk of change from installing tesla chargers in rich Chicago suburbs on the side...

What's it cost, start to finish, to put in a Tesla home charger? $2500?

 

[littletommy]

Brandon at it again.

Remember that they hate you.

I think you’re preaching to the choir, surely nobody on INGO would have been stupid enough to vote for FJB and giggles….ohhh, wait, never mind.