Why does the Military Pull Bullets apart?

SodaPop, its not the military that breaks down ammo. From what I understand the ammo is sold to companies ONLY as surplus and cannot be re-sold as ammo. To avoid destrcution the ammo must be broken down and then may be sold as components only. The powder is placed in kegs and sold and so are the projectiles and brass. From what I understand it is done that way because of our illustrious leaders for the past 8 years,.
 
Depending on the bullet, Corrosive or old ammo is also disassembled. Most of the time, though, it's the resale thing. Perhaps the same people that were cutting up .45 Autos because they were 'surplus' and not allowing reimportation of our own military rifles sold abroad. Where's the logic here?
 
Bill Klinton is the awnser on that for sure. He does not want us to have the ammo that our taxes payed for and it goes with the law where having more than 6 months of food in the house is a no no too. You will not find any surplus MRE's thanks to that worthless **** also. Seems like a Nazi type of deal to me.
 
Lots get REJECTED

The flow of ammo to the surplus breakdown businesses is based upon various lots being declared no longer good enought to keep in the stockpile. I think the misfire rate is something like 3 in 1,000 and that batch of ammo gets dumped.

I don't think there is any obsolete ammo (.30-06) left in the stockpile.

Defective lots are not to be sold as ammo. But the current misadministration is also responsible for the obsolete ammo being broken down just like the defective stuff.
 
obsolete ammo (.30-06) left in the stockpile

Cheapo, there is at least some 30-06 M2 ball which is sold to CMP affiliated clubs for match purposes. Maybe that has all already been transferred to CMP, so it is not offically "in the stockpile." My club runs through 12000-17000 rounds per year, and it is picked up from an arsenal in Nevada.
 
Some ammo is from condemned stores and people like Talon pull it apart and sell the components that are not related to the reason for it being condemned or they test the components (burn and re-blend the powder) add new primers, then reload it for sale (primer crimp removed) Usually ammo is condemned for problems relating to powder or primers or age which relates back to powder and primers. Some ammo is just obsoleted and is sent to be de-milled (i.e. they don’t need it) I have seen .308 and 5.56 (which we still used) sent out for this reason.

Or they pull it to deny it from us gun nuts, as they were crushing all ammo cans for a time. I am told this process has stopped they found that one penny for a crushed can was not as good as a dollar or so for an uncrushed can.

I read some were once that de-milling Military ammo required the removal/destruction of the primer all other components could be used as is.
 
"I read some were once that de-milling Military ammo required the removal/destruction of the primer all other components could be used as is."

Alan, that may well be for all the surplus brass that I see for sale is either unprimed or and I quote "Primer de-activated".
 
I'm pretty much talking about Ads I've seen especially in I think a Wideners Catalog. One add said Military Brass and it had something stuck in the primer pocket that wasn't a primer????? Don't understand that I guess thats De-Activating the primer is?
 
I am not sure SodaPop, I do know that the ads that I have seen on-line from some of the surplus dealers all have military brass and it is either un-primed or it says primer de-activated I do not know if they use water, oil or how it is done. I would be leery if they used oil for if any remained it may be enough to contaminate the NEW primer when the case is again primed. The only Mil-Surplus cases that I usually purchase is 30-06 and those I usually buy from CMP as once fired brass. I dont know if its the same lot or not, but it is all the same year and maker. After tumbling, de-priming, reaming the primer crimp, resizing, trimming and outside neck turning 99% of the cases weigh within 3 or 4 grains of each other. Thats good enough for me.
 
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