‘Zombie Hunter’ bullets designed for deadly long range capability
The Department of Homeland Security is buying more bullets with a solicitation for over 141,00 rounds of sniper ammunition.
According to a solicitation posted on FedBizOpps, the federal agency is looking to procure 141,160 rounds of Hornady .308 Winchester 168gr A-MAX TAP ammunition.
Such ammunition is sometimes retailed as “Zombie Max,” a marketing gimmick alluding to its power.
“What makes the .308 ammunition so deadly is the long range capability of the round,” notes James Smith. “The ability is called ballistic coefficient, or the efficiency of a projectile in overcoming air resistance as it travels to its target. According to Speer Reloading Manual Number 13, the .308 165 grain has the highest coefficient of any hunting rifle.”
The latest purchase further illustrates the fallacy of the DHS’ excuse that it is buying bullets in bulk in order to save money.
The federal agency will pay around $1.20 for each round, when a lower grain round could be acquired for around a quarter of the price.
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its because they are scared of us and if shit hit the fan who would be mass producing ammo now that the lead plant just closed?
ReplyDeleteIt is also to make a shortage so we can't buy any...
They can buy all the ammo they want to...going up against 100 Million Gun owners will crush them...
ReplyDeleteThat's not that much ammo to train with.
ReplyDeleteWish they would have asked me, I can get the same round for $.57 per round. Although, I prefer to not use such an inferior round.
ReplyDeleteWe have to take into account that the Coast Guard is now part of DHS, but still, that's a hell of a lot of ammo.
ReplyDeleteMake sure to buy ammo that penetrates a Kevlar vest. Its the only stuff to have.
ReplyDeleteAnd 1:23 missed the point ---- what does DHS need to have SNIPER ammo for? In addition to the billions of rounds of ammo they already have, which, by the way, is BANNED for use in warfare by international treaty? WHERE and WHO are they planning on using it for?
Better start paying attention.....
I've got a case of my own, as I'm sure many of my brothers do, too. I can hit a quarter at 200 yards.
ReplyDeleteAny questions?
The real snipers are using 300 Win Mag.., just sayin'. This is probably for someone's personal bunker.
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