cross-posted from: https://lemmit.online/post/3069765
The United States faces a shortage of energetics and propellants for munitions
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The original was posted on /r/ukrainianconflict by /u/Mil_in_ua on 2024-06-01 14:38:27+00:00.
Hmph. Might explain why gunpowder prices and availability is poor right now. I can only find Accurate 2230 in 1# canisters instead of 8# jugs, and other powders just aren’t available at all. Vihtavouri–made in Finland–seems to have the same issues. Primers are pretty easy to find now; they were out of stock everywhere for the first two years of the pandemic.
Gunpowder ? I’m a complete layman but wasn’t gunpowder used in old guns that the user had to refill manually ? I understand it is sold in detail nowadays ? For what usage ?
For making your own ammo I think
This is possible ??!
Yeah, all you need is a scale, powder, shell casing and the bullet, and it’s like building a Lego set.
It’s a little more complicated than that, mostly because you don’t have to worry about building a Lego set incorrectly and having it explosively deconstruct itself in your hands. :) But broadly, yeah, unless you get really deep into the weeks, like wildcat cartridges, or swaging your own bullets, it’s pretty much assembling the ‘right’ components.