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Old 12-10-2010, 08:06 AM
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Someone told me today that the bulk of the ammunition used today buy are military in munufactured in and purchased from China.
Please say it an't so
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Old 12-10-2010, 08:28 AM
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Old 12-10-2010, 08:39 AM
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No, not true.

However, it wouldn't surprise me if the Red Army (China) is making ammo faster that we are, for their own use.
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Must be. It's sold in Wal-Mart.

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It's "green" and it's still made by Lake City.

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I just retired and I never seen any ammo used by the Army made in China.

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Thank you combat diver for your service.
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Chinese food, yes. Chinese women, definitely. Chinese ammo, no way. ..evah. Ask me how I know this. Below, Chinese ammo in a 629. Apparently, when the shooter lit one off, he got at least two other sympathetic detonations in the adjacent charge holes. You have been warned.










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No ammo used by the US military is manufactured in China.

By the way, the gun in the above picture has been analyzed to death and the conclusion I've seen most often is that the gun was loaded with re-loads, not Chinese manufacture. In fact, a quick check of ammo and I cannot find Chinese manufacture stuff in solid brass cases.
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Chinese food, yes. Chinese women, definitely. Chinese ammo, no way. ..evah. Ask me how I know this. Below, Chinese ammo in a 629. Apparently, when the shooter lit one off, he got at least two other sympathetic detonations in the adjacent charge holes. You have been warned.

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Don't believe everything you see on the internet. That 629 ka-boom was also seen and posted by me some time back on this forum. Lee said that had been investigated, and told me that it was caused instead by an overzealous reloader. Perhaps that guy thought that massive charges of a fast-burning powder ought to be just the ticket to impress folks on the firing line. I guess it was more impressive than he thought. That 629 is the poster child for being very careful when reloading, not for avoiding Chinese ammo. Still, when given a choice, American ammo is highly preferred.

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I stand corrected, sir. I will pass this news on to the trusted source from which I obtained it. Slowburnin' Steve, you lis'nin?


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