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DHS To Purchase 141,000 Rounds Of Sniper Ammo
The Department of Homeland Security is buying more bullets with a solicitation for over 141,00 rounds of sniper ammunition.
According to a solicitation posted on FedBizOpps, the federal agency is looking to procure 141,160 rounds of Hornady .308 Winchester 168gr A-MAX TAP ammunition.
Such ammunition is sometimes retailed as “Zombie Max,” a marketing gimmick alluding to its power. “What makes the .308 ammunition so deadly is the long range capability of the round,” notes James Smith. “The ability is called ballistic coefficient, or the efficiency of a projectile in overcoming air resistance as it travels to its target. According to Speer Reloading Manual Number 13, the .308 165 grain has the highest coefficient of any hunting rifle.”
The bulk purchae to save money makes sense and even buying sniper bullets might make sense. Police forces have snipers, DHS, I’m sure, has snipers too. What doesn’t make sense is that if you add this to all of the other purchases. What does it all mean? Training is the only thing they should need this for. When was the last time you heard a sniper from DHS or the police having to use their guns? I ca’t say that I have either. The dirty work is always done by SWAT armed with automatics. Being in the army you realize that on the range you can go through thousands of rounds a day easy but again, that is with automatics.
