How much of your ammo is foreign made?

How much of your ammo is foreign made?

  • 100%

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • 99-75%

    Votes: 11 11.3%

  • 75-50%

    Votes: 12 12.4%

  • 50-25%

    Votes: 15 15.5%

  • 25-1%

    Votes: 43 44.3%

  • 0%

    Votes: 16 16.5%
  • Total voters
    97
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Lessee, now...
I have some Aquila and Wolf .22s but I won't likely replace them as long as my stock of CCI lasts and can be replaced.
I have some S&B 9mm bought to compare econoball with reloads.
I still have some Malaysian M193 type.

Most of my ammo is USA or reloads.
 
Kyle S.:
The very nebulous aspect of this (to me) might be that different import companies are on very different schedules for renewal of their " import permits for Russian ammo", if that is the right lingo.

Unless the media can accurately report on the Exec. Branch's true intention, we might not know for many months which - if any - import licenses/permits get denied.

Much bigger picture here: our "President" days ago Was Four Hours o_O Late...To A Press "Briefing". Literally "what the ****" ?

Ammo, among the Many chaotic True crises which have been allowed to develop (or encouraged/appeased), will likely be the last thing they think about - unless there is a mass tragedy in a school etc as a pretext/excuse.
 
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Kyle S. said:
I guess we'll have to see what the future holds and not jump to conclusions.
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We have already gone through this before so there's no need for guessing.

When Chinese made ammunitions were banned, what resulted was simply other countries and manufacturers absorbed the market share.

Sure, initially the "cheap" ammo prices were not immediately duplicated but over time, due to competition from other countries and manufacturers, we got Wolf, PMC and Tulammo that replaced the Chinese "cheap" ammo.

If and when Russian ammunition ban takes place, simply other countries and manufacturers will absorb and compete to take over the market share.

Keep in mind that nearly EVERY country in the world maintains standing armies and they are supplied with ammunition somehow. If there's a void in the market place, countries with cheaper labor force and manufacturing costs will certainly consider jumping in or be contacted by domestic/foreign businesses to make some money ... A LOT of money.

I wonder how much money Wolf/PMC/Tulammo made over the decades off US consumers ... ;)
 
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I initially put zero, but then remembered I had a couple of boxes of Aguilla .22 LR that a buddy gave me last year. And I do have some PPU .308 cases that I use for reloads. Other than that, I avoid anything steel or aluminum cased or from Russia or China.
 
I'm really not sure but have X39 and X51 and some .223 made in Russia, China, Germany, South Africa, India, Egypt and some IMI reloading bullets for my .44.
The Chinese X39 is corrosive in sealed tins, the German X39 is plastic cored.
The Indian OFV X51 is decent from 75 but crap from 97


I believe all my purchased handgun ammo is US made.
 
LiveLife said:
We have already gone through this before so there's no need for guessing.

When Chinese made ammunitions were banned, what resulted was simply other countries and manufacturers absorbed the market share.

Sure, initially the "cheap" ammo prices were not immediately duplicated but over time, due to competition from other countries and manufacturers, we got Wolf, PMC and Tulammo that replaced the Chinese "cheap" ammo.

If and when Russian ammunition ban takes place, simply other countries and manufacturers will absorb and compete to take over the market share.

Keep in mind that nearly EVERY country in the world maintains standing armies and they are supplied with ammunition somehow. If there's a void in the market place, countries with cheaper labor force and manufacturing costs will certainly consider jumping in or be contacted by domestic/foreign businesses to make some money ... A LOT of money.

I wonder how much money Wolf/PMC/Tulammo made over the decades off US consumers ... ;)
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I am thinking that the proposed ban has almost everything to do with money and taking business away from Russia, partly in order to weaken it economically. I think it is likely that all the political reasons the Biden administration gives for the ban actually has little to do with it, they are just politically correct excuses validated and supported by Western media. What this will really achieve is weakening positive relations with Russia and it will have repercussions for us.

Probably a little less than half of my ammo is foreign and about half of that is Russian.

My 9x19 supply is largely American and Israeli.
My 38 and 357 is all American, as is my 45ACP.
My 7.62x39 is all Russian.
My 7.62x51 is Argentinian and something else foreign.

My 9x18 supply is about 1/2 Russian and 1/2 Chinese.

There might be a few discrepancies I've forgotten. I'm just working off my memory of the past several years, here...
 
Uh Oh, I did a bad. I also clicked zero and that is not quite true. Sitting here looking at a can of 30-06 which is 200 rounds of Seller and Bellot and forgot about maybe a few thousand rounds of Chinese 7.62 x 39 stuff plus some assorted Russian 7.62 x 39. I also have about 10,000 large rifle primers which are Seller and Bellot. Then there is some 22 LR stuff from Aguila, Wolf and Eley laying around here. In reloading I have some Norma and Lapua brass also. So maybe 10% or so of my stuff is not US made. Then there is some VihtaVouri powder also. Heck, I still have some South African NATO 7.62 x 51 ammunition also.

Edit: Changed my vote. :)

Ron
 
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I believe you can change your vote.

.455_Hunter said:
Its kinda hard to not have significant quantities of foreign ammo if you enjoy milsurps, or things like full power .32 ACP.
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That goes for me as well. Cz 82, finnish m39, and my new carcano.
 
I marked "Most, 75-99%"

If you break it down by caliber, or if you go by overall numbers.
  • 9mm- probably 75-80% foreign, most being S&B, Fiocchi etc. Have (an open) case of Tula steel, but that's barely scratching the surface. Similar case of Federal aluminum. Gonna say 90% brass, about 80% foreign, and a nice overall percentage of my total ammo.
  • 45acp- maybe 50%, one way or the other. Blazer Brass and Defender reloads make up most of my US stuff, got S&B brass and a good bit of steel from various Russians.
  • 32acp- probably 80% foreign. Got some Blazer aluminum (US), but a lot of Fiocchi, PPU, Geco.
  • 9x18 Mak, 100% foreign, various Russian steel, PPU, Fiocchi, Geco.
  • 7.62x39, 100% foreign, 100% Russian steel, a good bit.
  • 223/556- 100% foreign; IMI brass (Israel) and Russian steel
  • 308/7.62 NATO, 100% foreign. Armscor (Philipines), Korean surplus, PPU, Russian steel
  • 7.62 Tokarev- 100% foreign. Lots of Yugo and Romanian surplus, a couple boxes of PPU
  • 9mm Largo- maybe 55% American. Got surplus Spanish, a nice amount of Steinel (US), some US reloads.
  • 7.65 Argentine, a good bit of PPU, and some surplus Argentine; 100% foreign.
  • 7.62R- 100% foreign, same rough total as the Argentine, but more surplus than PPU.
  • 30-30- counting up the PPU vs the federal, probably a 50% mix.
There's a few other stuff and 22lr, but that's the bulk of the centerfire.
Of significant note is the 30 cal rifle rounds- PPU puts out nice stuff at a decent price, and makes calibers the US companies just don't.

If you have oddball calibers, be sure to check and be honest- Winchester sold some 7.62 Tokarev for awhile, but it was made by S&B in the Czech Republic. So that's not American.
 
I have a box here and a box there of foreign stuff in ammo cans. Not even 10% total though. Mostly surplus ammo for my surplus guns though. Somehow I ended up with a bunch of .22 and 25 ACP that is foreign too. The only thing would be 7.62R that is almost all Russian or Norma.
 
Most of my ammo is handloaded (by me).
With the one exception: for x39, most of it is Russian.
I do have some brass and will one day load some of that.
 
None/very little usually. I use norma and lapua brass for some cartridges, and PPU factory ammo and brass when i can get it.
 
Probably close to 50% since I have to stock 7.5x54 French, 8x57 Mauser, 7.62x25 Tokarev, 7.62x39, 7.62x54r, and I'm sure im forgetting something else. PPU is pretty much the only maker of 7.5 French
 
I have a couple thousand rds of Chinese & Russian rifle ammo I have not used it in 25/30 years.I have enuf reloaded ammo to keep me going for many years. Good luck
 
Hmm lets see.
22LR is PMC South Korea
7.62x39 Red Army Standard Russia
7.62x63 or if you prefer .30'06 HXP Greek from the CMP
9x19 Sellieir&Bellot Czech Republic
Some Fiocchi 12 gauge.
 
In normal times, the only non-American ammo I keep around is a brick of Aguila Interceptors, just in case on of my .22s ever has to be pressed into service. However, since the shortage, I've bought a couple of cases of MagTech and Fiocchi .380, when they were the cheapest stuff around. I've shot up most of the Fiocchi and about half of the MagTech, so I can hoard my other stuff.
 
My AR stash is Russian. Everything else is either handmade or good old USA made. I roll all of my centerfire hunting ammo and most of my handgun stuff. I gave up on loading shotshells since we have very little bird hunting here except for doves.
 
I said 0% then realized I have some IMI 5.56x45. That is the only non-USA made ammo I have. I clicked 25-1%

Oops…I also have 1 box of S&B 9mm that I discovered hiding in a gun bag of mine.
 
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