Buckshot Bear Posted May 23 Share Posted May 23 Read this on one of the latest (June issue) U.S gun mags, I think this could be a big reason ADI (Australian Defense Industries) haven't been putting much rifle powder and nil pistol powder out for domestic consumption - 3 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frontier Lone Rider Posted May 23 Share Posted May 23 Ouch!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cold Lake Kid, SASS # 51474 Posted May 23 Share Posted May 23 Sad that the "Planners" in our Western countries could not envision that one day, we might have need of domestically produced material, rather than stuff produced off shore. Whooda thunk it?? 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sedalia Dave Posted May 23 Share Posted May 23 Yep Alliant has publicly announced the suspension of smokeless canister powder sales to everyone except government entities. Claim that it is because of a shortage of Chinese cotton that they use to manufacture nitrocellulose 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abilene, SASS # 27489 Posted May 23 Share Posted May 23 Another reason to shoot BP. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edward R S Canby, SASS#59971 Posted May 24 Share Posted May 24 1 hour ago, Abilene, SASS # 27489 said: Another reason to shoot BP. It is used in those 155mm shells too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garrison Joe, SASS #60708 Posted May 24 Share Posted May 24 (edited) 5 hours ago, Sedalia Dave said: shortage of Chinese cotton that they use to manufacture nitrocellulose The chemistry of the process more correctly is that cotton (or wood pulp) fibers are nitrated to make nitrocellulose. The old name of NC was gun cotton, which is where someone may have confused the two. That nitration is done in China (major manufacturer), Russia and India, in large part. None of which are really wanting to ship the nitrocellulose to us currently. It's the powder maker who then buys bulk nitrocellulose to manufacture smokeless powder by adding extra ingredients then shaping and drying and packing. So, it's not really a shortage of cotton. It's due to lack of the US having nitration facilities anymore - except for the Radford Army Ordinance plant. Which is being modernized and expanded by BAE Systems. You can read a brief on it here: https://www.baesystems.com/en-us/feature/radford-moves-to-commissioning-phase-of-a-new-nitrocellulose-facility And the markets not wanting/able to ship us bulk nitrocellulose. good luck, GJ Edited May 24 by Garrison Joe, SASS #60708 4 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scarlett Posted May 25 Share Posted May 25 Vista Outdoors has a deal to sell their ammunition/component side of the of the business to a group in the Czech Republic for $1.9B, currently our ally but one coup away from enemy… an American group has offered an unsolicited bid for the WHOLE of VISTA Outdoors for just under $3B. The Czech Group sale is awaiting approval from the US Government - which I cannot believe would even be considered… https://www.reuters.com/markets/deals/vista-outdoor-gets-29-billion-takeover-offer-wsj-reports-2024-03-01/ Hugs! Scarlett 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckshot Bear Posted May 27 Author Share Posted May 27 https://japannews.yomiuri.co.jp/politics/defense-security/20230616-116590/ 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cholla Posted May 27 Share Posted May 27 10 hours ago, Buckshot Bear said: https://japannews.yomiuri.co.jp/politics/defense-security/20230616-116590/ Having worked under Japanese business management, they will find a way to make it faster and better. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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