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'Homeland' Mysteriously Purchasing 141,000 Rounds of Sniper Ammo

bhdpal

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'Homeland' Mysteriously Purchasing 141,000 Rounds of Sniper Ammo

February 11, 2014 By Paul Joseph Watson RedFlag News

The Department of Homeland Security is buying more bullets with a solicitation for over 141,00 rounds of sniper ammunition.
According to a solicitation posted on FedBizOpps, the federal agency is looking to procure 141,160 rounds of Hornady .308 Winchester 168gr A-MAX TAP ammunition.
Such ammunition is sometimes retailed as “Zombie Max,” a marketing gimmick alluding to its power.

“What makes the .308 ammunition so deadly is the long range capability of the round,” notes James Smith. “The ability is called ballistic coefficient, or the efficiency of a projectile in overcoming air resistance as it travels to its target. According to Speer Reloading Manual Number 13, the .308 165 grain has the highest coefficient of any hunting rifle.”

The latest purchase further illustrates the fallacy of the DHS’ excuse that it is buying bullets in bulk in order to save money.
The federal agency will pay around $1.20 for each round, when a lower grain round could be acquired for around a quarter of the price.
The DHS has faced questions over the last couple of years as to the purpose of its mass ammo purchases which have totaled over 2 billion bullets, with some fearing the federal agency is gearing up for civil unrest.

The majority of the bullets purchased by the DHS were hollow point rounds (one order alone amounted to 450 million of them). Hollow point bullets just happen to be completely unsuitable for training purposes because they cost significantly more money compared to standard firing range bullets, contradicting claims by the DHS that the bullets were merely for training purposes and were bought in bulk to save money.

Large scale DHS bulk buys have contributed to ammo shortages across the country. In April last year, the Government Accountability Office announced that it would be investigating the issue, although no follow up has been forthcoming.

In May last year, the DHS sent out a request for information asking companies if they could provide 2 million bullets within a 30-60 day turnaround period.
In February last year, Law Enforcement Targets Inc., a contractor that had previously done $2 million dollars worth of business with the DHS, was forced to apologize after producing “no more hesitation” shooting targets which depicted pregnant women, children, and elderly gun owners in residential settings as “non-traditional threats.”
http://www.redflagnews.com/headlines/homeland-purchasing-141000-rounds-of-sniper-ammo
 

509rifas

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I don't see what's so mysterious about that quantity. Many members here I'm sure have up to 1,ooo rounds or more of their "sniper" ammos of choice. I prolly have close to 3k of various "high power" rifle rounds, at the quantity I have that's enough for 40 agents, not exactly FEMA death camp quantity.
Considering use for training, that's not a lot at all. I go to the gun range in rural where I live and pick up the brass and boxes of the 5-30 local PDs, they burn through hundreds or thousands pretty regularly.
 

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The article is more biased against the government than the government is against us.

Referring to its humourous sister-product Zombie-Max? Really?

Calling it a more "powerful" round instead of the more accurate round it is?

My only real problem is that it doesn't seem like they are getting much of a deal. The contract should be for generic match-grade ammo, with Winchester, Remington, Nosler, and other American makers getting to compete with Hornady for it. The profit margin on match ammo is higher than any other.
 
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