twofewscrews
Member
After Vista sold their ammo department to the Czechs I had a couple of questions regarding the ammo market both in the US and abroad.
What percent of the US ammo market is exported? How much remains here?
How much foreign ammo is imported to the USA? What percent of the ammo market does it account for?
What is more cost effective/generates more revenue: manufacturing and shipping ammo to foreign markets or manufacturing and selling within the country of origin?
For example, toilet paper is so large and light that almost all of it is produced in the same country it is sold, whereas diamonds are so small and "valuable" that they are mined in Africa and sold everywhere.
I've always assumed that its is more cost effective to sell the ammo in its country of origin rather then exporting it for sales but I am having a hard time finding data to support/refute my assumption.
What percent of the US ammo market is exported? How much remains here?
How much foreign ammo is imported to the USA? What percent of the ammo market does it account for?
What is more cost effective/generates more revenue: manufacturing and shipping ammo to foreign markets or manufacturing and selling within the country of origin?
For example, toilet paper is so large and light that almost all of it is produced in the same country it is sold, whereas diamonds are so small and "valuable" that they are mined in Africa and sold everywhere.
I've always assumed that its is more cost effective to sell the ammo in its country of origin rather then exporting it for sales but I am having a hard time finding data to support/refute my assumption.