Buddy, Can You Spare A Pound

nukem556 · 05-03-2014, 06:51 PM

Up until the last few years, ammo that the military deemed excess or unusable for whatever reason was sold to the highest bidder to be "de-milled". It was broken down to its components : brass, powder and projectiles. Pat's Reloading and Jeff Bartlett were the two biggest dealers in these surplus items. You could get 8lb jugs of 4895, WC844,846, AA#5, etc for great prices. No more. Under the current regime that sees armed citizens as a threat, these sales are now banned. They even tried to prohibit the sale of fired brass with the intent of shredding it into scrap brass. Only after the NRA and others officially protested was that new reg reversed.

So the situation now is....the DOD will spend more taxpayers money destroying billions of rounds of ammo that could be sold as components, to recoup some of the cost, and purchase NEW ammo, again at taxpayer cost, as well as putting more pressure on the "overwhelmed" ammunition manufacturers. And the "shortage" will continue....welcome to the Brave New World.

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05-03-2014, 06:51 PM	#5
nukem556 User Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Irmo, SC Posts: 625 Thanks: 35 Thanked 168 Times in 107 Posts	Up until the last few years, ammo that the military deemed excess or unusable for whatever reason was sold to the highest bidder to be "de-milled". It was broken down to its components : brass, powder and projectiles. Pat's Reloading and Jeff Bartlett were the two biggest dealers in these surplus items. You could get 8lb jugs of 4895, WC844,846, AA#5, etc for great prices. No more. Under the current regime that sees armed citizens as a threat, these sales are now banned. They even tried to prohibit the sale of fired brass with the intent of shredding it into scrap brass. Only after the NRA and others officially protested was that new reg reversed. So the situation now is....the DOD will spend more taxpayers money destroying billions of rounds of ammo that could be sold as components, to recoup some of the cost, and purchase NEW ammo, again at taxpayer cost, as well as putting more pressure on the "overwhelmed" ammunition manufacturers. And the "shortage" will continue....welcome to the Brave New World. Last edited by nukem556; 05-04-2014 at 12:25 AM.