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Walmart Ammo

Really Wayne? Please explain how Midway is able to sell the NOSLER Trophy branded ammo made EXCLUSIVELY for them for $10.00- $15.00 less than the Nosler Trophy ammo???
Made on the same equipment by the same people. The difference is what happens at the end of the day. Quality control costs money ;)
Look at powders. Lets say RL22 & RL25 and their twin brother,NORMA powders. Though they are made by the same people using the same powder from the same vats, you will ALWAYS find NORMA powder to be consistent from lot to lot. Not true for the RL series. Again, the cost of quality control. You want to hand out bottles of wine to your friends and neighbors containing a label with your name on it? No problem. Most of the larger wineries will gladly sell the wine to you at a reduced cost, and place your label on it. It comes from the same vats, but is not scrutinized before bottling as is their branded wines. Again, when one cuts out the quality control, one also reduces cost. Branded cigars vs bundled cigars ;D
 
bozo699 said:
I work for a large ammunitions maker and if you only new the truth about Wall-Mart and Cabelas and other big chain stores, .
Oh Yes,
Please Do Tell,,
Or are you bound by a secret contract to hold the masses in ignorant bliss.?
 
necchi said:
bozo699 said:
I work for a large ammunitions maker and if you only new the truth about Wall-Mart and Cabelas and other big chain stores, .
Oh Yes,
Please Do Tell,,
Or are you bound by a secret contract to hold the masses in ignorant bliss.?
Well actually I am so only certian things I can say, I won't take any chances with my job, I get paid very well for very little work other then the hours,..weekend swing Electrician :( Anyway we have what is know as lower cost products, nothing to do with qc JRC that part remains the same, but corners can be cut on brass and bullet construction, as far as the comment on powder's large ammunition companies don't use over the counter powders that is why you can never duplicate factory loads exactly! my dad has always done the same as some of you are doing, taking his opinions and stating them as facts when in fact there just thoughts and opinions and not based on fact at all. Large companies like wally world will call people like us up and say we need 40 million rounds of 40 smith rounds made up, this is our expectations, can we get it layed in here for X amount? someone will get that contract! most large ammunition makers WILL NOT sell seconds in loaded ammo, too much liability and they don't want bad publicity, if wall-mart is selling say 40 smith Gold -Dot ammo then that is what it is, it's the same as any other gold-dot ammo sold any where else but there is budget ammo sold and package and you have to pay attention to the lables. We have machines that make ammo for wall-mart only!! also Cabella's. Remember at least where I work,.. QC is NEVER over looked or short cutted, Powders are not what you can buy at Wall-Mart, read the Lables on big chain store ammo so you know for sure what your getting, and never assume anything and post it on the internet because it makes you look silly, happy shooting to you all!
Wayne.

P.S to the OP from Critterblaster, if your buying Fusion ammo at Wall-Mart I almost gaurantee it is exactly the same ammo as your local hardware store sells and they are for sure not seconds unless they are marked seconds and I know there not from Federal, we make the fusion bullets for Federal and I know there not seconds.
 
I understand that,
I/we make medical supply,
Things that are found in every Hospital and clinic you walk in
We are also bound to certain customer privacy protocol and cannot disclose some prioritized manufacture methods.
Rest assured the products we make for USA customers are of the highest standard as well as most European, but some "3rd world" markets have lower standards.

For what it's worth, I handload,, I don't "buy" ammo,,,, I don't even fill my shelves with factory seconds to load for plinking,,
 
necchi said:
I understand that,
I/we make medical supply,
Things that are found in every Hospital and clinic you walk in
We are also bound to certain customer privacy protocol and cannot disclose some prioritized manufacture methods.
Rest assured the products we make for USA customers are of the highest standard as well as most European, but some "3rd world" markets have lower standards.

For what it's worth, I handload,, I don't "buy" ammo,,,, I don't even fill my shelves with factory seconds to load for plinking,,
Necchi,
As an employee I can purchase seconds ( visual defects only) and I do as it shoots fine and is very cheap, but I usually only do this in certain chamberings that I have around for family and friends to blast with on my range, as far as hunting or competing I load everything and with top notch components myself.
Wayne.
 

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