DOD no longer to sell bress

[PWC]

Local AZ newspaper, Glendale-Peoria Today had article in their "vents" column on 11/13/09 saying the DOD notified a ammunition factory they would no longer sell used cases to be reprocessed as mil practice ammo. Instead they will shread the cases and sell the shredded material to the ammo factory. The factory has no use for shredded brass. The DOD will incur the cost of shredding and sell to China for less than they would get foe servicable spent brass. As a result the ammo factory will lay off 50 percent of staff of 60 people in 90 days.

Since this is local to the Phx area I suspect the factory is Thunderbird Cartridge Co., who does / did business primarily in 50 cal ammo, and sold powder for reloading components.

[John Kepler]

Local AZ newspaper, Glendale-Peoria Today had article in their "vents" column on 11/13/09 saying the DOD notified a ammunition factory they would no longer sell used cases to be reprocessed as mil practice ammo.

VERY old news (like about this time last year!)....long since repudiated by the DOD. Don't get your boxers in a bunch!

[Liam]

....long since repudiated by the DOD.

Good! I was really scratching my head over this one. Said scratching was forecast to last the entire weekend.

[Litt'le Lee]

has went into the stratousphere !!!!

[John Kepler]

has went into the stratousphere !!!!

Checked the price on brass-alloy lately?