JRH6856
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alsaqr said:Ammunition makers are not storing vast quantities of ammunition in anticipation of US governmant purchases. That is not how IDIQ works.
Yeah, I knew I should have had more coffee before I posted that.
One thing I do worry about though is reloading supplies. Primers are the critical component, followed by powder. Brass is reusable and bullets can be cast. But primers and powder seem be going to factory ammo.
Independent bullet makers need reloaders buying bullets to stay in business. MBC is buying new equipment, cash up front, to keep up with current demand, but people can only buy so many bullets before the lack of primer and powder turns them into little pieces of scrap lead. Then they stop buying and the folks that ramped up their capital investment suddenly have cash flow problems.