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Rangem4
06-26-2012, 1:46 PM
I just heard this rumor at the re-loading shop.
He says his last order of Nosler 45ACP and .223 bullits were backordered and the guy at the warehouse said Homeland Security is buying ammo and bullets.
If this is the only time we hear it it's probably BS but if the trend continues...........:popcorn:

paul0660
06-26-2012, 1:48 PM
I don't think HS buys bullets, but they have made some large orders of ammunition. Practice makes perfect.

CalTeacher
06-26-2012, 2:28 PM
I thought DHS shot .40

Don't believe everything you hear in a gun store.

eville
06-26-2012, 2:33 PM
isn't this "old news" from April
http://theintelhub.com/2012/04/04/usda-orders-326000-rounds-of-ammunition-as-homeland-security-stays-quiet-over-450-million-round-order/

offdutyalot
06-26-2012, 2:38 PM
I have a friend from church who is DSH. I'll ask him if he knows if I see him Sunday.

xpbprox
06-26-2012, 2:46 PM
Man, I'm gettin good.

non sequitur
07-17-2012, 9:14 AM
175,000,000 million rounds of .223 ammo

350,000,000 million rounds of .40 S&W ammo

...and the list goes on (see link below).

Why would a civilian branch of the federal government that employs 20,000 people need this much ammo?

http://pprnnews.prepperpodcast.com/dhs-praise-lord-obama-and-pass-the-ammo/#ixzz20catxzCZ

kb58
07-17-2012, 9:34 AM
Oh God, it's back. Please look into this further instead of stirring up this old news, and if you run the numbers, it's a non-issue. Getting "news" from prepper sites guarantees it's blown out of proportion.

Fyathyrio
07-17-2012, 8:51 PM
I doubt that Border Patrol are buying it up as they are now being trained to run and hide. (http://www.foxnews.com/us/2012/06/29/border-patrol-union-claims-homeland-security-safety-course-promotes/)

stilly
07-20-2012, 12:12 PM
I doubt that Border Patrol are buying it up as they are now being trained to run and hide. (http://www.foxnews.com/us/2012/06/29/border-patrol-union-claims-homeland-security-safety-course-promotes/)



LMFAO! Did someone put a Brit in charge of DHS now?

rsrocket1
07-21-2012, 10:06 AM
This is an IDIQ (Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantitiy) order. It is like a "blanket purchase authorization", not a scheduled quantity delivery requiring all of that ammo to be produced ASAP.

175,000,000 million rounds of .223 ammo

350,000,000 million rounds of .40 S&W ammo.

175 trillion?
350 trillion?

that's a lot of ammo :rolleyes:

Of course, I wouldn't assume a gun store worker understands what that means.

About the only thing I would trust from a store worker is the price of what he's selling and I would have already know what I ought to be paying.

gatesbox
07-21-2012, 10:11 AM
175 trillion?
350 trillion?

that's a lot of ammo :rolleyes:



Thanks I was trying to figure out how many zeros to add.