DHS Purchases 21.6 million more rounds of ammunition.., page 4


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reply posted on 7-2-2013 @ 10:35 PM by Wildmanimal
reply to post by KawRider9



Well, their Fully Automatic and Semi-Automatic hardware eats Ammo like Popcorn.
I wonder if they Recycle all that Brass.

I hope to God one of their agents doesn't snap their cap and climb a tower.

Good God Almighty


reply posted on 7-2-2013 @ 11:15 PM by ThirdEyeofHorus
reply to post by endats01



maybe nancy pelosi is truly terrified of gun owners who resist her Statist tyranny.



reply posted on 7-2-2013 @ 11:49 PM by evc1shop
reply to post by GoOfYFoOt

I just remembered that there was another post on ATS recently where the OP was saying that the DoD is no longer going to be reselling spent brass but instead, destroying it. This was for a .223 caliber, not sure if it covers others
Here is the link: .www.abovetopsecret.com...

Interesting times ahead for sure.

OTA: Sorry, I read that post further down and realized that it did happen but the DoD retracted this policy and supposedly all is well now. Of course the OP is still a good to read since it shows what they were planning was to shred the brass and sell it to China for less than they were getting for selling it to US businesses that reload them.

Made me wonder if they would have shredded them or secretly just sold China reloadable brass for a secret agenda... the T95 China Battle Rifle uses a 5.56 NATO round which I believe is close to the .223 (5.6mm), maybe they would be direct interchangable.
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reply posted on 8-2-2013 @ 08:04 AM by KawRider9
reply to post by ANNED



No offense, but that seems a bit far fetched. IMO.

There would be no way to monitor how much ammo a person has. I shoot on both a skeet and trap league. When you look at the amount of shells I have, you'd think I was some kind of nut(kinda am), but I'll go through that supply relatively quick. Same with pistol and rifle rounds. I like to shoot a lot, so I go through a lot of ammo...... I'm KawRider9 and I'm a shootaholic.


reply posted on 8-2-2013 @ 09:02 AM by evc1shop
reply to post by Hijinx

Okay, thanks.
My apologies for the wrong information, I got it off the Wiki somewhere.....



reply posted on 8-2-2013 @ 04:14 PM by tide88
reply to post by KawRider9



First off, I belive that 1.6 billion number they are saying they have acquired is way off. This was the biggest order I could find by far.

Also the FLECT, according to their website uses 15 million rounds of ammo in training per year. I would like to see these orders that reflect the 1.6 billion number, because most of the buys I can find are for less than 200k rounds.


reply posted on 8-2-2013 @ 04:23 PM by tide88
Originally posted by Dustytoad
reply to
post by KawRider9




The Source is this here:

Fed Bids


Buyer : DHS Federal Law Enforcement Training Center
End Date : 02/11/2013

End Time : 17:00 ET
Delivery Days : 30 Day(s) - Required (No. of calendar days after receipt of order (ARO) by which Buyer requires Seller to deliver)
Line Item(s)
Item No . Description Qty Unit

001 Commercial Leaded Training Ammo (CLTA) Pistol Cartridge .40 caliber 165 Grain, jacketed Hollow point(Jhp) p/n P40HSTS3G OR EQUAL. BRASS CASING 100,000 ROUNDS PRICE PER 1000 ROUNDS WILL INCLUDE DELIVERY. 100 MX

002 Commercial Leaded Training Ammo (CLTA) 9MM 115 GRAIN JACKETED HOLLOW POINT P/N 9BP-115 GRAIN JHP OR EQUAL BRASS CASING 100,000 ROUNDS PRICE PER 1000 ROUNDS WILL INCLUDE DELIVERY. 100 MX

003 Commercial Leaded Training Ammo (CLTA) PISTOL CARTIDGE 9MM BALL 124 GRAIN P/N AE9AP OR EQUAL BRASS CASING 40,000 ROUNDS PRICE PER 1000 ROUNDS WILL INCLUDE DELIVEY 40 MX


So I am seeing
10 million from item 1 - .40 165 grain
10 million from item 2 - 9mm 115 grain
1.6 million from item 3 - 9mm Ball 124 grain
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That number actually seems to be incorrect. If you look at this on FEDBID page, the order has been modified. The are getting that number from the original synopsis. It was changed on feb 8th and now the number seems to be more like 140000 total rounds.

www.fbo.gov...

Look on the left side and click the original synopsis, then you can click the next two modified orders.


reply posted on 8-2-2013 @ 05:17 PM by seabag
reply to post by endats01



Seriously talk to the folks that sell ammo. They are selling out and mostly to civilians. I have not seen one of the major dealer at a gun show in many months. They are sold out. The ammo dealers are scrambling to try and meet the demand of civilian and law enforcement contracts never mind the government which is a small percentage by comparison. The government is responding by making these purchases which they are doing out of panic more than anything in my opinion.


I know it’s tough to find. I can’t even find 5.56 brass to reload. I’m sitting on a few thousand bullets and primers, and plenty of powder, but I have no brass!! I also spent over 2 weeks looking for 300grain 44mag rounds last month. I tried to hit a local gun show but the line was wrapped around the building.

Back on topic, the government has been making large purchases LONG before this gun-ban scare and run on ammo started. They purchased 450 million rounds of 40cal almost a year ago; way before Feinstein's proposal! These recent government purchases aren't in response to what we're doing out here in the civilian world IMO.


reply posted on 8-2-2013 @ 06:12 PM by Tarzan the apeman.
reply to post by Dustytoad

Just wondering how long it takes to make a bullet, and how long it would take to make that many bullets? How many machines and or factories to get contract done?




reply posted on 8-2-2013 @ 07:22 PM by Screwed
The war has already started my friends.
In fact, it started a long time ago.

In any arena of combat,(and make no mistake, we ARE at war) in order to be successful, there is one thing that you MUST know FIRST!!!!


1.) THAT YOU ARE AT WAR!!!!

The second thing you MUST know is

2.) Who in hell hell your enemy is.

If you have no idea that you are even at war in the first place then.....what chance do you think you'll have at winning a war that you don't even know you're in?

If you know you're at war but have NO IDEA who your enemy is or, worse still, you wrongly THINK you know who your enemy is then......what chance do you have of winning?

Just because you don't hear bullets whizzing past your head and morter rounds dropping all around you doesn't mean you aren't at war.

What is happening right now is an information war.
It is a war for your mind.
Not trying to sound like Morpheus here but it is true.
There is a battle going on for your thoughts, ideas, and opinions.

Whomever wins on this front will ultimately win the whole war.
There is a massive effort to marginalize and demonize everyone who even hints at a conspiracy or cover up.
Anyone who has any distrust of the government or makes any attempt to prepare for their family's safety.
Anyone who takes their personal freedoms and liberties seriously.

The true Patriot to this country isn't waving a God Damned flag folks.
THe true patriot is the one they are after.
The true patriot is the one the masses are going to be brainwashed and manipulated to fear.
He is going to have many guns.
He is going to be willing to DIE for his freedoms and his constitution.

and what's going to be the most scary to the dumbed down masses is....

He is also going to be willing to KILL for his freedoms and his constitution.

bet.
edit on 8-2-2013 by Screwed because: (no reason given)

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