Posted on 10/21/2023 8:41:25 AM PDT by MNDude
I was complaining about this problem in the late ‘80s. It was obvious since the mid-70s that American manufacturing was heading over a cliff.
We’re all out of everything that benefits Americans. Sad, but absolutely true.
Runnings was well stocked last I knew.
And to think, they did all that without any Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion specialists or affirmative-action hires. Those racists!
The USA is 33 trillion in debt.
Was not only told that the slugs were out of stock but there was nothing for a 410.
The Arsenal Of Democracy: FDR, Detroit, and an Epic Quest to Arm an America at War
https://www.amazon.com/Arsenal-Democracy-Detroit-Quest-America-ebook/dp/B00FJ5EPVG/
The Ford Willow Run plant was not able to produce B-24s in volume until late in the war.
This is an excellent book that not only describes the building of Willow Run, but also the other arms that Detroit produced. A large fraction of procurement dollars went through Detroit.
Try looking at these.
It’s no longer 2015 WalMart pricing.
https://ammoseek.com/ammo/410-bore
I know him too! (-;
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More strum and drang, very little of actual fact. Depending on exactly what weapons system things can be anywhere from only a little redirection of production and minor increase in production can provide, to it will take 5 years to go from one had built example per year to series production of several a month.
Note, sustained increased production requires increases in inputs. The bottle neck can then be at any point in the production chain from raw ores (or crude oil, or farm produce etc) to final assembly of the finished product. For an in depth example of a basic finished product I suggest the essay “I, Pencil”.
I doubt that the only bottle neck is in machine tools, it is likely also in people who can use those tools well. Training even semi-skilled workers often takes weeks. Some of the processes at key points of the production chain are not easy to start or stop. Famously one of the common types of steels production works best as a continuous process, if you are making steel by that method the only way to increase production is to effectively build a new plant.
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My bank account just fainted from shock.
The ammunition supply had just recently returned to close to normal. Those who have become complacent may have missed their opportunity to stock up.
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Palmetto state armory had 410 buckshot for sale Friday.
They do however how one hell of a diversity program and alphabet acceptance classes are thriving.
In the end we have more than our enemies have, and we can produce more. I think all of these stories are speculating defense contractor stocks.
And since some of these great workers were presumably racist - actually all Caucasians are according to many racist liberals - then no positive recognition is to be afforded them by the faithful Left, who promote racism by their policies of making race a basis for enrollment and employment.
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