there are millions of tons of munitions buried all over the country - tons stored in mosques. they have plenty I think.
but isn't alot of our ammo specialized? who in the private sector makes ammo for AC130 guns, or the guns on the Bradleys?
I think the problem is that our ammo has to be envirowacko freindly.
Lake City (in Independence, MO) makes small arms ammo, up to and including 20mm cannon.
I used to do some work out there. The place is amazing... The first time I walked through one of their 5.56mm production lines, I had just gotten my Dillon 550 reloading press, and while I was pretty good with it, seeing the machines they have out there was awe inspiring.
Interestingly enough, the 7.62 machines they've got out there have been modified from .30-06/WWII vintage, and are a bit slower than the newer machines, but (at least 10 years ago) they NEVER broke down.
Mark
The Same Company>>>Alliant Techsystems,Inc.
Lots of cool military products.
It used to be Honeywell's Defense Systems Group.