E-mail Hornady and encourage them to produce an inexpensive 5.45x39&#3

[ben4345 123]

http://www.hornady.com/contact_us

 

With the 7n6 ban, you can go the political route (which I doubt will work)  We can also encourage  domestic manufacturers to produce a alternatives to imported ammo.  Seeing that Hornady already produces a 5.45 V-max round, it shouldn't take them much to produce a inexpensive steel core FMJ.  More people to write them, the better chance we have.

[csspecs 1,987]

It may also be good to get in touch with the people that import PPU brass ammo. Maybe they could produce some brass cased reloadable stuff.

[Dogster 577]

For several weeks, I have been contacting them asking for a brass cased version of the 5.45x39, suitable for reloading. They keep indicating they will forward my request on to the New Products R&D section. Reloading components would be most welcome, allowing experimenting and finding a "signature" round for specific rifles.

[JoeAK 337]

Steel core IS what's banned, not russian ammo. Hornady making steel core ammo would make no difference. We can still get all the other 5.45, just not the cheap surplus.

[BigChongus 765]

Anything from Hornady would be more expensive than GT 5.45 already is anyway.

[Dogster 577]

True, but reloading components would remedy that little detail.

[ben4345 123]

Steel core IS what's banned, not russian ammo. Hornady making steel core ammo would make no difference. We can still get all the other 5.45, just not the cheap surplus.

 

Banned from importing it, yes. If it is made domestic, I believe it is legal. It doesn't make an sense to me, but what ever.

Anything from Hornady would be more expensive than GT 5.45 already is anyway.

 

 

I would not be surprised if GT, tula, wolf, bear ammo is targeted next for a ban. BATFE will make something up or misinterpret some law so they can.

[Shandlanos 1,470]

 

Steel core IS what's banned, not russian ammo. Hornady making steel core ammo would make no difference. We can still get all the other 5.45, just not the cheap surplus.

 

Banned from importing it, yes. If it is made domestic, I believe it is legal. It doesn't make an sense to me, but what ever.

Anything from Hornady would be more expensive than GT 5.45 already is anyway.

 

 

I would not be surprised if GT, tula, wolf, bear ammo is targeted next for a ban. BATFE will make something up or misinterpret some law so they can.

 

The ban will apply equally to domestic production and importation - both are covered by the same law that is being misused.

 

That said, there's not much reason for them to build a steel core round - regular FMJ will sell better, as it can be fired at ranges that do not allow metallic projectiles, and they probably aren't tooled up to produce projectiles with steel cores. A nice lead-core FMJ and/or HP/SP would be just what the doctor ordered. Hell, they could just sell the polymer-tipped stuff without the polymer tip - there you go, instant HP ready to sell.

 

The biggest issue with continuing to use imported casings is the risk that Russian arms and ammunition may be cut off from importation entirely - and if we aren't producing any 5.45x39 domestically from start to finish, that's going to mean a huge overnight spike in prices, until the market gradually catches up - and new prices for American-made ammunition will still be cruelly high.

Edited April 9, 2014 by Shandlanos

[SaigaKen 338]

Prob still end up cheaper than .22lr

[DrThunder88 912]

I challenge Hornady to produce anything inexpensively!

 

Just kidding.  I have their powder trickler, and it is the cheapest thing on my reloading bench.  Even my Lee Safety Scale laughs at it and calls it names.

[Arik 565]

Did a test with a buddy on 5.45 bullets using wet phonebooks and some wood blocks. Hornady was the ONLY ONE that was close to 7N6. All the other shit just made tiny holes and eventualy tumbled through the wood blocks. Hornady expanded inside the phonebook and 7N6 did its thing as well, tumbleing out into the wood blocks