K2bonsai wrote:I have been trying to get hold of the Federal Power Shok ammo for my 6.5 creedmore for months now in Sydney but can't find a store that has any.... anyone had any luck or know where some may be sold in NSW?
JohnV wrote:I would say that the Ukraine war needs is taking up manufacturing time and space in a few ammo plants in the US .
The US Government has the power to compel most ammo plants into filling their emergency requirements and there is also Government contracts that they sign to agree to fill their needs at any time requested .
mickb wrote:JohnV wrote:I would say that the Ukraine war needs is taking up manufacturing time and space in a few ammo plants in the US .
The US Government has the power to compel most ammo plants into filling their emergency requirements and there is also Government contracts that they sign to agree to fill their needs at any time requested .
The US has over 100 client countries for armsales, aka half the worlds countries(and a fun fact 50% of them are humans right abusers) and manages it without missing a beat. 1 war in a european backwater attributed to so many problems sounds more like post covid price gouging to be honest.
mickb wrote:JohnV wrote:I would say that the Ukraine war needs is taking up manufacturing time and space in a few ammo plants in the US .
The US Government has the power to compel most ammo plants into filling their emergency requirements and there is also Government contracts that they sign to agree to fill their needs at any time requested .
The US has over 100 client countries for armsales, aka half the worlds countries(and a fun fact 50% of them are humans right abusers) and manages it without missing a beat. 1 war in a european backwater attributed to so many problems sounds more like post covid price gouging to be honest.
geoff wrote:mickb wrote:JohnV wrote:I would say that the Ukraine war needs is taking up manufacturing time and space in a few ammo plants in the US .
The US Government has the power to compel most ammo plants into filling their emergency requirements and there is also Government contracts that they sign to agree to fill their needs at any time requested .
The US has over 100 client countries for armsales, aka half the worlds countries(and a fun fact 50% of them are humans right abusers) and manages it without missing a beat. 1 war in a european backwater attributed to so many problems sounds more like post covid price gouging to be honest.
The breadbasket of the continent is hardly a backwater. People have been fighting over that patch of land for centuries
The sheer volume of ordinance and small arms fire that would have been going on in the last 12 months should be a little more than a blip on the radar for an arms dealer
mickb wrote:US arms sales worldwide in 2022 was 154 billion, Ukraine only made up labout 9% of that. There are 40 wars occuring in the world at the moment. Most levels of conflict are vastly understated, or at least no one gets the real figures until the relevant dictator is removed(if ever) or someone makes a hollywood movie.
Diverting domestic companies to produce ammo if this is occurring is strange as the US often just re-sells Ak-47's and various ball ammo from the global market. and there is enough of that stuff around to run ww3
deye243 wrote:We Sporting Shooters in Australia are .2% of the world market according to a seminar Nioa did a while ago .
JohnV wrote:deye243 wrote:We Sporting Shooters in Australia are .2% of the world market according to a seminar Nioa did a while ago .
That does put it into perspective however it angers me that we make the best gun powders in the World but have to fight with other countries to get our own product and pay higher prices and suffer short supplies because of that competition and exchange rates . No protection for the local markets at all . A friend of mine in El Paso USA can get ADI powders easier and cheaper than me . That's wrong .