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#1 ·
Apparently the regime is moving ahead with its plan to ban M855 5.56 ammo due to its "armor piercing" capabilities.

And I could have sworn I just heard Walt Rauch on Rush Limbaugh holding forth on same.
 
#6 · (Edited)
Tim Burke; All,

AGREED 100%.

One of the first things, shortly after 20JAN17, that NEEDS doing is FIRING (or abolishing the position of) every single "policy person" at BATFE, HHS, DOE, Homeland Security, OSHA as well as every other "policy person" who collaborated with the misadministration of BHO & his crooked henchmen.

NO matter how much the leftist press howls, ALL of them must go.

just my OPINION, sw
 
#9 ·
The late King Hussein of Jordan was a decent guy by all accounts. Perhaps pick a new name or add "of the Potomac" to differentiate.
 
#10 ·
It's possible that this is just our stick boy POOTUS trolling us in order to elicit a reaction.

A reaction that will make certain "measures" necessary.

I'm more concerned about the FCC's taking control of the interwebs.
 
#14 ·
:confused: Doesn't this have something to do with banning "handgun ammo" that is, uh, "armor piercing?" M855 does have that "pentrator insert" (which sounds "sorta" AP if not pornographic [but I shan't go there]) which I know does not make it AP. I believe the BATFE boobs are hanging their hat on an old, innacurate description, that has to do with pistols, and the fact that some companies are now making AR style pistols (as well as the Sig 556 pistol) may be what is prompting this unConstitutional nuttery.
 
#22 ·
Kevin Gibson,

This is the LYING SWINE, who temporarily occupies (or INFESTS) our WH, trying to put a stop to rifles in civilian hands, as there is NO way to lawfully restrict firearms further given MILLER, HELLER & McDONALD, so he's ordered the BATFE bureaucrats/political appointees to figure out how to do that task.

yours, sw
 
#24 · (Edited)
DavidE; All,

Fwiw, virtually EVERY high power rifle cartridge has been chambered in a pistol at some time or other, including the 9.3x62mm, .404 Jeffery & .577 Nitro Express AND all the "deer rifle cartridges" WILL penetrate any armored vest, so it's (as usual for this coven of fools, wierdos, haters, nitwits & common criminals) a PHONEY issue & they are LYING to the general public, yet AGAIN.

yours, sw
 
#30 ·
At first blush, Tim, I agree that it looks that way. Consider, however, that the total 5.56 supply might not be affected. After all, it's only the bullet that's being considered for a ban; the cartridge production capacity will remain intact. It will take the various manufacturers a while to convert their production from SS109's to other bullets, but the supply could return to normal fairly quickly.

I've always been skeptical of the "surplus" label placed on M855; it seems like a lot of this ammo is being produced for the civilian market. While I abhor the idea of the ban, I've never had much use for M855; perhaps a few million more rounds of 55-grainers wouldn't entirely be a bad thing.
 
#32 ·
You and me both, Walt. I have a small supply of M-855, but that's only because I prefer the XM-193. And of that, I've got bunches.

As far as supply and prices, heck if I know. But I wholeheartedly believe that people will make money where there is money to be made.
 
#36 ·
I've only shot M855 once, the rest M193.
Any ammo ban is stupid and WRONG. It would also be nice if the ban on steel core 7.62x39 were lifted.
 
#38 ·
are any of you doing your part to help fight this Obamatardism?
that POS cant get our guns so he is trying to go after our ammo!

please go to the two following links and read the stories and click the links on those pages to help fight this injustice!!
its up to us to fight this and like we have already proven if we pull together we can beat this, because if we fail, where will it stop?

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take-action/write-your-lawmakers/stop-batfe/

100-plus-lawmakers-sign-letter-opposing-ar-15-ammo-ban/
 
#39 · (Edited)
Northerner,

I strongly suspect that BHO & his coven of creeps, kooks, wierdos, perverts, leftist radicals, fools & just plain common criminals are out to BAN all ammunition one kind at a time.

Fyi, I "monitor" (& am even a member of a couple) several of the ANTI-gun forums. = Those folks are quite open that they want to BAN the use of all LEAD, COPPER, BRASS, STEEL & ALLOYS of those materials from any ammunition in civilian hands.

They also say that they want sales of empty steel & brass cases, percussion caps, primers, black powder, smokeless powders & reloading equipment PROHIBITED or HEAVILY TAXED to anyone but LE agencies.

Tell me please, IF they can do those things (even a little at a time), what's left to use for ammunition AND tell me what use is the Second Amendment if ammo is unavailable or EXTREMELY EXPENSIVE?
(One of the forum's moderator said that a new federal tax of $ 5.oo on each bullet would "pretty much end the use of guns to kill people & innocent animals".)

To anyone who thinks that I'm exaggerating what the ANTI-GUN fanatics desire: GO & SEE for yourself.
(The information won't be hard for you to find on the "worldwidewierd".)

yours, sw
 
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