Ya Naga,nagarifle";p="36175 wrote:also i might point out that IFO does import ammo to other countries. could this be for import only?
around 10 to15 years ago when i was a wippet snatcher in green, the brits were short on 9mm rounds, so short that we had some around 1 million 9mm imported from India, i believe they(9mm) ended up in the sea.
therefore i can only guess that some of IOF 22 may be for import purose only and it could be a little better quiltity ones.
or as the USA army did when they wanted a anti tank weapon, they decided to be patriotic and produce and use made in the USA. even though the marines were very happy with carl gustove 84mm.
nagarifle
Good input. though I think some folks may be misled by the word import instead of export...
I think the 'Export only' tag is equally stupid and lacking in common sense on the part of the IOFB.
1 Million? You're being too kind to the IOFB! If I remember it clearly, it was not 1million, but 42Million 9mmPara rounds that was ordered by the UK MOD! This was way back in 1988-89.
They were found to be seriously substandard. After a series of misfires, the entire consignment was scrapped at an estimated cost of $20!!
NOW! Thats some good PR or IOFB could use!
Unlikely the unaccountable babus in control would be affected from all this drama....thus likely there has been no improvement or change in quality. I suspect, on the other hand things would've gotten worse.
When people are paying through their noses to purchase 'imported' .22 shots, why can't the IOFB and its related idiots release precision .22 shots for civilians? Most folks will gladly pay a little more for KF match grade shots instead of selling their internal organs to buy a pack of imported shots.
