Homeland Security — that innocent bastion — has solicited for 141 THOUSAND custom sniper rounds for long rifles.
And it has couched that request in as buried a fashion as possible.
I haven’t posted about this because I was conducting background investigations, subterranean. I have sources. Period.
I discovered that: despite rising unemployment, and despite an actual record number of people on public assistance via Mr Obama’s foodstamps — the US Government via the Department of Homeland Security’s ICE has placed a solicitation for more sniper ammo.
They are requesting 141,160 rounds of ammunition (7,058 boxes) of Hornady .308 Winchester 168gr A-MAX TAP Ammunition.
Not being immediately familiar with the origin and source of that ammo, and its accuracy, price and availability, I made some personal inquiries.
I found this:
These are match bullets. They are not common rounds found on the shelves of the typical gun store.
Hornady themselves write:
Features:
Top Performing Hornady Match Bullets
Hornady match rifle ammunition is loaded with the most accurate, consistent match bullets in the world: our sophisticated boattail hollow point match bullets and our technologically advanced A-MAX Match bullets.
Specially Selected Cases
Cases are hand selected based on strict criteria: wall thickness uniformity, internal capacity, case weight and consistent wall concentricity. We get proper bullet seating, consistent charges and pressures, optimal velocity and repeatable accuracy.
AMP™ (Advanced Manufacturing Process) Bullet Jackets
These jackets represent a technological advancement in design, tooling and manufacturing. Developed by Hornady technicians, AMP Bullet Jackets feature near-zero wall thickness variation, resulting in unprecedented concentricity and uniformity throughout the jacket.
Powder
Powder is matched carefully to each specific load for optimal pressure, velocity and consistent accuracy.
Primers
Like the powder, the primers we select are the highest quality available, perfectly matched to the load.
The Activist Post.
And as the Joker asks: “why so serious?”
Because of the .308 round, for one.
And the .416 and the .50 as well.
BZ
P.S.
And to whom shall these bullets be delivered?
Good question, and I will tell you BTHP (Hornady or Sierra) are extremely accurate (Sub-MOA with ease)…
Just to put things into perspective. If your fear is that the US government is buying a few hundred boxes of bullets, the US Government has their own ammunition factory that makes millions of rounds every day. That same government has aircraft carriers, nukes, tanks, machine guns and artillery. But they don’t even need any of that. If you are their enemy, they can just send a sheriff armed with an obsolete revolver, to knock on your door with a warrant. It is that simple.
Granted. But specifically Homeland Security? That’s my question. Methinks there’s a uniformed and armed division of HS coming.
BZ