this primer situation getting out of hand

[Edward Horton]

As far as I know the U.S. Military has only one ammunition plant and that is Lake City Army Ammunition plant.
ATK - Lake City Army Ammunition Plant

Due to military cut backs and base closings to save money not one military base actually produces its own ammunition. Lake City Army Ammunition Plant is actually run by ATK (see web link)



Our American military no longer makes any small arms ammunition components, no primers, no powder, no bullets.



The American Government in its infinite wisdom to feed the "military industrial complex" now contracts out all ammunition manufacturing to civilian contractors. You spell this as monstrous profits for these companies now that the politicians have eliminated government competition by closing military bases and implementing the biggest ripoff in American history called "contracting out".

By implementing these fantastic cost cutting measures and closing military bases it took over three years to get armour kits for our Humvee vehicles to get to Iraq and Afganistan.

You have a hard time getting getting primers because all the companies are making ammo for the U.S. Military and the fat cats keep getting fatter.

We worked our backsides off to get ready for the first Gulf war and they gave us hats made in Taiwan.........contracted out to the cheapest bidder And a short time later our Army GIs got black berets made in China

New Cumberland Army Depot died and the aircraft overhaul section or Air Maintenance was contracted out to civilian contractors. Defense Distribution Depot Susquehanna, Pennsylvania was created in 1991 with the merger of New Cumberland Army Depot and Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) The people running DLA are non-vets who can't tell what branch of service you are in so they call all our GIs "War Fighters"

[jonnyc]

No problem finding Wolf primers for under $30/1000, and I also got some Federal for a decent price recently. I'm still using the last of my CCI LP and LR primers, hope they reappear before too long.

[duggaboy]

Powder valley is a definate go.

[TDH]

Just bought a brick of CCI small rifle primers today for $30 +tax {$31.95} at a small local shop. He's been my steady supply. He tells me every time I go in that he has a standing order fo 200 K of each type and brand and he gets a couple thousand in at a time. Once I went in to get large rifle and he said he has two bricks. I said I'd take both and he said no you won't. You'll get one.

[duggaboy]

I agree with Ed horton: We see the gov contracting out what should be done at our army/navy/ airforce bases and arsenals at a better cost, etc. Now I see Obammi on the news this morning trying to stop all the contracting cause it is not cost effective. guess all the senators and reps in dc wanted to bring the bacon home, didn't they/ good money in contracting.

[Dave_n]

Can find them in SE PA for around 33-36 per 1000 from my friendly local gun store. Dave_n