Originally Posted by AaronM

"but it's said the reason there is a shortage" According to who? Something you read on the Internet or actual experiences you have in the firearms business?

The Government buying numbers are bullshit. Again, they contract for X amount but the delivery is far less.

"D.H.S. officials have pointed out repeatedly that bulk buying ? whether ammunition, computers or stationery ? is the norm for reasons of economy, and is especially sensible in the era of sequestration so zealously approved by Congress. D.H.S. says that its plan to buy about 750 million rounds in the next five years ? 80 percent for training purposes ? is not unusual."

http://takingnote.blogs.nytimes.com/...nspiracy/?_r=0

750 million is a far cry from 1.6 billion and it's spread out over 5 years.