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| ATK Secures 450 Million Rounds of .40 Caliber Ammunition Contract |
| 2012-03-19 |
| As some are asking, "Why Did The DHS Just Order 450 Million Rounds Of .40 Caliber Ammunition?" ATK Press Release: ATK announced that it is being awarded an Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) agreement from the Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (DHS, ICE) for .40 caliber ammunition. This contract features a base of 12 months, includes four option years, and will have a maximum volume of 450 million rounds. ATK was the incumbent and won the contract with its HST bullet, which has proven itself in the field. The special hollow point effectively passes through a variety of barriers and holds its jacket in the toughest conditions. HST is engineered for 100-percent weight retention, limits collateral damage, and avoids over-penetration. "We are proud to extend our track record as the prime supplier of .40 caliber duty ammunition for DHS, ICE," said Ron Johnson, President of ATK's Security and Sporting group. "The HST is a proven design that will continue to serve those who keep our borders safe." ATK will produce the ammunition at the Federal Cartridge Company facility in Anoka, Minn. Deliveries are expected to begin in June. |
| Posted by:Sherry |
| #14 ATK is also a major subcontractor to Lockheed-Martin for the F-35 skins. They wind the majority of all the fuselage and nacelle skins in Utah as well as all 6 wing versions. maybe some of this is to keep the books balanced when the JSF goes TU...... (wind, as in they have a contoured mandrel where a carbon fiber placement machine wraps carbon threads much like a spider does to its victim. after curing it gets trimmed into final shape. ) |
| Posted by: USN, Ret. 2012-03-19 22:46 |
| #13 Realize that it's difficult to accept, but "They" know exactly what they're plotting. Trust me. |
| Posted by: Shamp Clong8416 2012-03-19 22:40 |
| #12 Two words: Zombie Apocalypse |
| Posted by: SteveS 2012-03-19 22:31 |
| #11 About 86 rounds per employee per week. SIG-Sauer P229R (S&W .40 cal): 10 to 12-round magazine. Heckler & Koch UMP (S&W .40 cal): 30-round magazine. Not sure what an agent load-out is, but figure at least two magazines per weapon carried. Again, factor in qualification firing, familiarization firing, etc. |
| Posted by: Pappy 2012-03-19 21:48 |
| #10 Only a pimp from a cheap New Orleans whorehouse would carry a |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2012-03-19 21:03 |
| #9 Surprised nobody said the Glock 23. It is a .40, for standard sidearm at the FBI and still a favorite of a lot of agencies and people (self included). |
| Posted by: OldSpook 2012-03-19 20:58 |
| #8 So 450 million rounds over 5 years 90 million rounds a year 20,000 employees of ICE, 52 weeks a year... About 86 rounds per employee per week. |
| Posted by: Thing From Snowy Mountain 2012-03-19 17:08 |
| #7 Does that include what gets exported to Mexican Drug Cartels? Oh sorry. that would be the Department of Justice... |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2012-03-19 15:38 |
| #6 Thanks,Pappy -- |
| Posted by: Sherry 2012-03-19 15:22 |
| #5 What does the DHS and ICE need that many bullets for? One year contract with four year option - pretty much standard federal contract. Maximum volume of 450 million rounds. Likely will never reach that amount. ICE has somewhere between 15000 and 20000 personnel. Estimate between 50-65 percent of that in an enforcement capacity. Figure qualification firing, familiarization firing, etc. |
| Posted by: Pappy 2012-03-19 14:33 |
| #4 SIG-Sauer P229R Heckler & Koch UMP Both are Immigration and Customs Enforcement weapons |
| Posted by: Pappy 2012-03-19 14:25 |
| #3 What does the DHS and ICE need that many bullets for? That's more than one for each citizen. |
| Posted by: Water Modem 2012-03-19 14:22 |
| #2 It would be interesting to compare this number with the number of rounds of M-16 ammo burned in the Iraq endeavor from 2003 to 2010. |
| Posted by: Bill Clinton 2012-03-19 14:19 |
| #1 what fires a .40 bullet? |
| Posted by: Bright Pebbles 2012-03-19 14:15 |