ammo stash?

[22shooters]

This for Joe in fla; Back in the seventies I read that the manufacturers tested lots, and if any lot exhibited extraordinary accuracy it was sold as match ammo.But thats all I know about that. Back to general discussion....I would like a simple answer from a moderator only as to why TEOTWAWKI discussion is prohibited.I don't want to participate in or even read said topic. Just curious.

 

[Joe in fla]

This for Joe in fla; Back in the seventies I read that the manufacturers tested lots, and if any lot exhibited extraordinary accuracy it was sold as match ammo.

That's makes sense. The resistor companies used to do something similar. They made resistors and then tested them, if the resister was with 1% of the exact value, it got marked as a 1% high precision part. If the resister was with 5% of the exact value, it got marked as a 5% precision part. If the resister was with 10% of the exact value, it got marked as a 10% tolerance part. All other's were left as unmarked and sold as 20% tolerance parts for cheap, shoddy construction.

But to get back on topic. If that's how the cartridge companies still operate then there should be no difference in the quality (or longevity) of target ammo and standard ammo and, presumably, bulk ammo.

 

[HGUNHNTR]

^ This is the same method used for Weatherby sub MOA rifles. They get dumped into pile a or b depending on a quick accuracy test with one type of ammo.

Sorry for the thread drift, interesting factoid though.

 

[merlinfire]

Its been hashed and been said but....

If you're "prepping" for a ban, and you intend to use it for practice/plinking, there's pretty much no way you could stash enough. The likelihood of an all out ban is pretty low, though.

If you're pretting for "SHTF", you're unlikely to live long enough to use more than 1,000 rounds of centerfire if what you're shooting at is shooting back.