Lake City ammo plant allegedly to stop sales of excess M855 to civilian market

[In God We Trust]

I wonder how many rounds of this stuff are already squirreled away in private hands. Millions? Bazillions?

I’m doing my part. I have a couple cases stashed.

Is there some reason he is going after LC? I know they sell to the military, so is that the leverage he is using?

 

[BrianWilson]

Not quite. They fly better because of their boat tail shape at the back and not having an exposed lead divot on the back that causes drag. The open tip is just a result of the manufacturing method for being able to form that boat tail.

But still, the external ballistics of a bullet that has been spun to stabilization with the rifle twist is going to be a whole lot different than the external ballistics of an arrow.

Fascinating subject. Thanks for bringing this up. A lot of reading about center of gravity and center of pressure available online, some of it an uneducated guy like me could actually understand.
Anyhow...it appears we do agree the most accurate bullets manufactured do indeed by design have the weight in the back.

As far as the boattail.....the teeny tiny groups shot by the real benchresters? Flat base.

 

[In God We Trust]

If it is fast enough, it will go through plate quite nicely.

Even light .223 zips right through soft Kevlar. Nothing but plates will stop it.

 

[PappyM3]

Fascinating subject. Thanks for bringing this up. A lot of reading about center of gravity and center of pressure available online, some of it an uneducated guy like me could actually understand.
Anyhow...it appears we do agree the most accurate bullets manufactured do indeed by design have the weight in the back.

As far as the boattail.....the teeny tiny groups shot by the real benchresters? Flat base.

The boat tail is for reducing drag and increasing ballistic coefficient. Being able to maintain velocity and buck the wind better, which increases accuracy potential over range. Not necessarily increasing outright precision.

 

[Dadstoys]

I’m doing my part. I have a couple cases stashed.

Is there some reason he is going after LC? I know they sell to the military, so is that the leverage he is using?

I would think so.
Want that sweet government contract ? Then toe the line.

 

[Tallahassee]

Even light .223 zips right through soft Kevlar. Nothing but plates will stop it.

Put enough in a plate, they eventually go through.

 

[rogersmithiii]

I’m doing my part. I have a couple cases stashed.

Is there some reason he is going after LC? I know they sell to the military, so is that the leverage he is using?

John Farnam suggests 4000 rounds minimum for every caliber that you own.

 

[rogersmithiii]

I love Brazilians!

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I know I cannot afford that. That makes maintaining a Lambo or a backhoe look like cheap money.

 

[Parker Schreiber]

Is there some reason he is going after LC? I know they sell to the military, so is that the leverage he is using?

Lake City is owned by the Government and operated by Winchester/Olin under contract. They can only sell commercially after filling government orders. That makes the rumor somewhat more plausible.

 

[enbloc]

I know I cannot afford that. That makes maintaining a Lambo or a backhoe look like cheap money.

including fuel...