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Biden bans russian ammo
August 20, 2021, Biden just signed executive order banning russian ammo, for the poisoning of Nalvany!!! WE are getting punished.
Just bought a case of 7.62x39 Tula before prices go thru the roof. New sanctions imposed today under the CBW Act include: 1) Restrictions on the permanent imports of certain Russian firearms. New and pending permit applications for the permanent importation of firearms and ammunition manufactured or located in Russia will be subject to a policy of denial. 2) Additional Department of Commerce export restrictions on nuclear and missile-related goods and technology pursuant to the Export Control Reform Act of 2018. https://www.state.gov/fact-sheet-uni...eksey-navalny/
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Yea, laugh it up, but it is totally about gun control.
Biden lifts sanctions on the Russian oil pipeline, but imposes sanctions on ammo. That makes sense uh?, I wonder where the Russian government makes more money? In the US, from 40% to 45% of the ammo sold is made in Russia. Its not only 7.62x39 and the Russian brands (Wolf, Tula, Barnaul, Monarch, Golden Tiger), they also rebrand for other manufacturers. In addition, steel cased ammo keeps the price of brass ammo in check. Get ready for ammo prices to skyrocket
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Once again, it seems that govt's solution is to punish people who had nothing to do with the problem.....
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Clinton banned most Chinese ammo imports (as well as most Chinese small arms imports) over Tianenmen Square. Those bans are still in effect.
Obama banned some Russian ammo imports (and some Russian small arms imports) over the Russian actions in the Ukraine. Those bans are still in effect. Biden has now banned any remaining Russian ammo/small arms imports that were still allowed under the Obama action. These actions do have an effect on supply and therefore on prices. It's hard to know what the long term effect will be since imports from other countries could replace the lost supply and U.S. ammunition manufacturers will likely increase production capabilities if they perceive a permanent change in demand. It's interesting to note, however, that the U.S. no longer has the capability to turn lead ore into lead metal. EPA restrictions made it infeasible to maintain smelting operations in the U.S. and the last smelter operating in the U.S. closed down in 2013. Assuming that the same amount of ammo is purchased and used in the U.S., then any of that new supply that isn't from imports will be met by U.S. ammo makers. That would mean an increase in lead use/demand in the U.S. and since we don't have our own lead production, that means imports of lead would increase. I guess what I'm saying is that however the lost supply is replaced, it's going to require imports--either to replace the manufactured ammo, or to bring in more lead for use in U.S. ammo production.
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On the matter of lead supply, I don't think there's any point to panic, just yet.
The closure of the last lead smelter in the US did diminish our raw capacity, but it didn't affect the lead market that much. Before COVID turned the world upside down, we weren't buying or using very much NEWLY refined US lead. Imported lead was cheaper, and the rest of the supply is from recycled lead, which we have a LOT of...
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Compared to what we were afraid chairman biden would do, if this is the worst of it, we should consider ourselves lucky...
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According to Wikipedia, Tula quit manufacturing for Wolf in 2009, they now source from Europe. Maybe there will still be some players in this game but availability is gonna be tight nonetheless.
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The point is that no matter how the reduction in ammunition supply is replaced, it will require importation. Either the ammunition itself will be imported from the countries which are still allowed to export ammo to the U.S. or the lead to make the bullets will have to be imported since the U.S. no longer can smelt lead from ore. It's just an observation on the fact that the U.S. no longer has the ability to put conventional ammunition (ammo with lead or lead-containing bullets) on the market without imports.
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Already approved import permits can still fulfill the allowances on the permit, as long as it is done before the expiration date. (The longest of which ends in 2023, I believe.)
Tens of millions of rounds of Russian ammo will still be coming into the country, all while other countries get set up to take over production for the US market. If you panic, you'll just be wasting your money. Or spending money now that could be better invested elsewhere.
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Really, I mean it. I hope your words are true. Because my wife is going to divorce me if I keep buying cases of ammo.
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For the record I did not mean to imply that anyone was promoting panic.
TO me, "not time to panic yet" is just a phrase indicating its not time to panic, yet, and nothing more. Apologies if I was unclear. Quote:
Industry will, of course, by preference, use what is cheaper, and that will most likely be imported lead. Just pointing out that there is another source that isn't an import. IF the Govt should pass a law stating imported lead could no longer be used for bullets, other than price, nothing would really change, ammo makers would buy the recycled lead that they had to, and imported lead would go to other industries not restricted from using it.
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"WE are getting punished."(OP).
Are we? Ammo from other nations isn't banned, just selling like hotcakes. The intent, the way I read it, was to hit the Russian's in the pocket book, deny them profit. I would prefer to buy American made ammo anyhow. |
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And regardless of if you use Russian Ammo, many of us do. Sorry, I enjoy a tremendous saving using Wolf and Tula. Bottom line. Things right now are FUBAR! |
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Given that demand for lead in the U.S. was already rising, it seems unlikely that there are piles of it sitting around waiting to be recycled.
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I don't think that was the intent, because he lifted sanctions on the Russian gas pipeline.
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https://www.state.gov/fact-sheet-uni...eksey-navalny/
It appears to be the intent, a targeted hit in the pocket book. This is why sanctions are imposed... financial punishment. https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/in-d...ons-on-russia/ Last edited by shurshot; August 21, 2021 at 10:51 PM. |
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I would love to comment on your post. But that would be getting very political, which due to the rules I will back off now. . But I will just say again. Right now everything seems to be heading right into being FUBAR! Quite frankly, I am worried and concerned now about much more than ammo. |
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I don't think Wolf is going anywhere. I found this blurb on Wikipedia
"Since 2009 The Tula Cartridge Plant and Ulyanovsk Machinery Plant (owned by Tula Cartridge Works since 2005) no longer manufacture cartridges for Wolf due to legal disputes.[2] Wolf now uses new European suppliers." |
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I wonder what percentage of the Russian GNP comes from ammunition export sales to the United States?? What portion of that revenue goes to the Russian Federal govt?
Somehow, I'm thinking that it can't be a very large percentage. I gotta wonder, if the REAL reason is to punish the Russian govt why bullets? Why not caviar or oil, or some other product that actually produces enough income that removing some or all of it would matter??? I understand the idea behind import bans, and "economic sanctions", but is there anywhere in the world in the past century where, by themselves, they have actually worked and delivered the desired result??? I can't think of any. Hasn't seemed to change Iran's policies. Didn't seem to get Saddam out of power in Iraq....how long did we have sanctions in place against South Africa? Was it sanctions alone that created changes there? I don't think so. Fidel Castro kept control of Cuba until old age finally took him out of power, despite a nearly complete prohibition of the US buying anything from Cuba for what...40+ years??? Economic sanctions against Imperial Japan didn't work out the way we figured, either. Rather something quite different, as we learned on Dec 7 1941. Banning US import of Russian guns and ammunition is a symbolic gesture with most likely about zero impact on world politics, and probably very low impact on the Russian economy. What it is, is an easy (executive order) way to prohibit SOME of the guns and ammo imported into the US, without "threatening" our Second Amendment rights and igniting again the domestic gun control fight. The people being affected and the amount of money "lost" are insignificant to world leaders, both ours and theirs. They claim this is a "foreign policy" matter, but I think we all know what it really is, behind the smoke and mirrors...
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Time to get a new hobby...
The price of ammo in the current market already makes it so expensive just to punch holes in paper or bust some clay at the skeet range that I only go once or twice per month and now this? I (and I suspect many others) literally can't afford the 2021 market. The price of ammo was already insane, and now the bargain ammo is going away?! Me and some friends went to the range last month and shot about a combined total of 400 rounds of 9mm, 5.56, and 7.62x51. Afterwards we added everything up and including range fees we spent just over $350 for an hour of shooting between the 3 of us! This isn't sustainable unless your loaded with $$$$. If the goal was to make it so expensive that people would just give up, this might have been the final nail in the coffin. I know of at least 1 collector locally who sold a bunch of stuff on GB because the firearms became so costly to take to the range he claimed it just wasn't worth it.
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