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Breaking: Latest ATF Surprise Could Drive Ammo Prices Through the Roof - AllOutdoor.com
aug 30 2016 As reported on Ammoland, a sudden ATF rule change promulgated entirely without warning in a newsletter has reclassified a critical component of smokeless powder as a “high explosive.”
The problem is that there are very strict rules governing the storage and transport of high explosives, and the ammunition supply chain is totally unprepared to suddenly comply with those rules.
Overhauling the ammunition supply chain to accommodate those rules will be a long and expensive process, which would be bad enough news for ammo prices. But the knockout blow is the fact that the industry was given no warning and zero grace period, so they’re just screwed, because as of yesterday they’re now in sudden violation of federal law.
Given that this ruling will result in a drastic shortage of smokeless powder, it’s going to bite reloaders just as hard as everyone else.
This stunt is also going to hurt the DoD as well as civilians. Given the collateral damage to military ammo supplies, I don’t expect this ruling to stand. Something will have to be done or else the troops will run out of ammo.
If it gets past the Congress, which is unlikely. But if it does I recommend starting to scrounge as much spent brass as possible, then buy a reloading kit and get a powder permit.A new president will fix this shit.
If it gets past the Congress, which is unlikely. But if it does I recommend starting to scrounge as much spent brass as possible, then buy a reloading kit and get a powder permit.
