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Ammo makers prepare for down turn

In other news, war is good business when you make ammo.

5 Responses to “Ammo makers prepare for down turn”

  1. Jim W Says:

    Awesome. War is bad news when you are a civilian that shoots.

  2. Sebastian Says:

    Oooh… that’s good. I have some to add when I stop being swamped by work

  3. Michael Says:

    Personally I believe the price will come down,but production will remain the same for a while. Cause when that price comes down to the 2000 or 2001 level people are going to hord like a chipmunk.

  4. Snowflakes in Hell » Blog Archive » Keeping Knowledge and Expertise Alive Says:

    […] SayUncle posted yesterday that ammo makers are preparing for the inevitable downturn.  It’s a good read, but the main thing that caught my eye is this: In 1978, there were 318 plants in the United States involved in ammunition production. By 1995, six years after the Berlin Wall fell, there were fewer than 100, according to Loren Thompson, a defense analyst with the Lexington Institute in Arlington, Va. […]

  5. markm Says:

    It’s good for business, but as a manufacturing engineer it makes me shudder to think about hiring a bunch of newbies, expanding from 1 shift to 3, and pressing for every bit of production you can possibly get – with gunpowder… Glad I’m in electronics, where the explosions are just naturally limited to very small.

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