Where'd all the ammo go?

**iomatic** · 04-02-12, 17:10

XM193, XM855 all gone? Skip the conspiracy theories, just where are they all? Brass shortage? Prep for war (I thought civ. ammo was not "milspec" enough?)

**RIDE** · 04-02-12, 17:12

Originally Posted by iomatic

XM193, XM855 all gone? Skip the conspiracy theories, just where are they all? Brass shortage? Prep for war (I thought civ. ammo was not "milspec" enough?)

Election year..

sales on Ammo and firearms are through the roof as they say.

**NoveskeFan** · 04-02-12, 17:13

Um...everybody is buying it up. Gun sales are through the roof, so it stands to reason ammo sales are up as well.

**NoveskeFan** · 04-02-12, 17:13

Beat me to it

Originally Posted by RIDE

Election year..

sales on Ammo and firearms are through the roof as they say.

**Benluby** · 04-02-12, 17:19

http://www.businessinsider.com/us-im...of-ammo-2012-3

Not just that it is an election year. Feds just ordered a total of about 700,000,000 rounds.

**NoveskeFan** · 04-02-12, 17:21

I wonder if they are expecting a "busy" time ahead or if it was just time to place a new order.

Originally Posted by Benluby

http://www.businessinsider.com/us-im...of-ammo-2012-3

Not just that it is an election year. Feds just ordered a total of about 700,000,000 rounds.

**JeepDriver** · 04-02-12, 17:23

It sucks, I've been trying to track down some reasonable 75 gr Match ammo for an up coming Precision Carbine class.

Looks like I'll have to dig into my reserves until the panic buying is over.