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2014-04-29 Government

DOD to destroy $1Billion-plus in ammunition

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Posted by Pappy 2014-04-29 00:00|| || Front Page|| [8 views ] Top

#1 Does this include the Civil War and Spanish Am war ammo just East of Hastings NE in bunkers on the south side of US Hwy 6? Map Link

Posted by 3dc 2014-04-29 02:04|| 2014-04-29 02:04|| Front Page Top

#2 The Hastings stuff is really well past it's "Use By" date and should be properly offed.

Posted by 3dc 2014-04-29 02:06|| 2014-04-29 02:06|| Front Page Top

#3 I could probably use that stuff, Condor.

Posted by Deacon Blues 2014-04-29 07:29|| 2014-04-29 07:29|| Front Page Top

#4 The article is about accountability of stocks and inter-service transfers not really destruction. As #3 points out, they're still holding Spanish American War ammo [which BTW was transferable to veterans groups who perform gun salutes at vet funerals. The Krag-Jřrgensen is still a nice rifle.]

Posted by P2Kontheroad 2014-04-29 07:53|| 2014-04-29 07:53|| Front Page Top

#5 ...oops, make that #1.

Posted by P2Kontheroad 2014-04-29 07:54|| 2014-04-29 07:54|| Front Page Top

#6 I know when I was in the Army we destroyed ammo nearing the end of its expiration date all the time.

We used it for live fire exercises. Ammo/grenades/rockets were used and troops got training so it was win-win.

Nowdays I can see the idiots at the top just using demo to get rid of it instead of letting the troops have fun and real live experience with the stuff.

Posted by DarthVader 2014-04-29 13:19|| 2014-04-29 13:19|| Front Page Top

#7 My son in law former Marine worked on F-18s at Mirimar. He once ordered air refueling nozzles for F-18s and received case of Frag hand grenades. Turns out the hard part was sending them back - it is a one-way supply system - sorry no returns. Similar thing happened to me in the 70's. I was stationed at Clark AB, in 74 when we pulled the last AF Security Police out of Vietnam. Problem was all their supplies were in the pipeline and just kept coming. We shot up all the ammo at the ranges and gave the brass to the locals.

Posted by Pliny Cliper2441 2014-04-29 16:53|| 2014-04-29 16:53|| Front Page Top

#8 We got told to slow it down, due too the number of M-60 and M-2 barrels we were burning up.

Posted by Pliny Cliper2441 2014-04-29 16:57|| 2014-04-29 16:57|| Front Page Top

#9 I used to have a .30-40 Krag rifle. It had the smoothest bolt action I ever used. The locking lugs were subject to cracking. I hand loaded the cartridges light. Used them for deer. Checked the lugs one time and they were cracked. End of that.

Posted by Alaska Paul 2014-04-29 20:25|| 2014-04-29 20:25|| Front Page Top

#10 I still have a few rounds of my grandfather's WW I .45 ACP ammo - still shoots fine, could use a bunch more.
Of course at DOD hammer & toilet seat prices $1 billion only buys a couple bricks of .22 LR, right?

Posted by Glenmore 2014-04-29 20:30|| 2014-04-29 20:30|| Front Page Top

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