New ammo plant to open near Texarkana

[AndyC1911]

https://www.texarkanagazette.com/news/2 ... texarkana/

Yay, primers :)

[flechero]

Fantastic!

[BigGuy]

Love it here in T-town.

[K.Mooneyham]

Outstanding! And I have read several stories on other sites saying that lack of primers was one of the main stumbling blocks to increased ammo production. Nice to see that a Texas facility will be helping to alleviate some of that.

[The Annoyed Man]

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[AndyC1911]

I don't want to count any chickens before they hatch, but MAN - am I looking forward to buying at least 10k primers

[KC5AV]

Will they be selling to the public?

[AndyC1911]

No idea, but I would doubt it. Probably under their own brand to wholesale and/or contracting out to the big brands.

Either way, it should loosen up primer availability if they can get this going.

[KC5AV]

Either way, it should loosen up primer availability if they can get this going.

...at some point next year.

[patterson]

Wasnt there a ammunition plant near Texarkana already , like Army ammunition plant?

[BigGuy]

Wasnt there a ammunition plant near Texarkana already , like Army ammunition plant?

Red River Army Ammunition Plant was shut down sometime around 2005 due to BRAC (Base Realignment and Closure) It produced ammunition for the military.

[Ed4032]

These folks are based in Carrollton TX.

[AndyC1911]

Either way, it should loosen up primer availability if they can get this going.

...at some point next year.

Yep. Still, better than never. Who knows, the competition might even prod the current makers to get their butts moving and/or lower prices before next year.

[puma guy]

Wasnt there a ammunition plant near Texarkana already , like Army ammunition plant?

The Red River and Lone Star munitions facilities were adjacent to each other.