Originally posted by: AlienCraft
Originally posted by: jjessico
Originally posted by: AlienCraft
Ever heard of a little concept called "supply and demand"/
Give a couple of minutes thought as to where the biggest demand is for 7.62 ammo is and who has the big bucks to pay for it.
Done thinking?
Arms dealers in the middle east, that's who.
Seems like kind of a stretch. Why would a big manufacturer like Wolf forgo the reliable, profit bearing US market full of stable US dollars to meddle with small time arms deals in the middle east who could die tomorrow or never pay?
It also doesn't explain the general lack of .223 available.
The US Armed forces are buying all the .223 they can get their hands on. They also recalled all their Civilian Arms Program Garands. Shipping Containers have also skyrocketed. There was a surplus of 20 ft containers two years ago, now the price to buy is twice what it was a year ago. The guy I bought my 40 ft from was telling me that the DOD was shopping his stock, and this was Sept of 04. And they were paying above market prices, as well.
As for arms dealers, they don't carry cash. It's too damn bulky. Plus it can get ripped off.
They get paid through wire transfers, in offshore accounts. The weapons are sitting in a shipping yard in some port, in a container. There are containers like this in the US at this moment. And NO ONE but the shipper, and maybe an insider at the shipping company knows which onesa are filled with these goodies. Typically though they are pre staged in other countries, where the regulating officials can be bribed more easily.
As for the "profitable US Market", They (the foreign forces we are currently engaging) shoot more rounds in 2 weeks than the US sportsman market shoots in two years.
This is why selling vital infrastructure to foreign governments is not a good idea.