08-22-2021, 03:10 PM
Igman Ammunition from Bosnia and Herzegovina has started coming into the US. This company currently is filling orders for Saudi Arabia and is trying to meet western standards. ZKE from Turkey is importing ammo but currently not in huge quantities. Igman and ZKE both are producing steel cased ammo as well as brass cased ammunition. Will either company be able to produce the quantities as Tula or Barnaul, maybe eventually as there is a ready market. If there is enough profit and resources available there is an opportunity to fill the void. I liked the Barnaul 6.5 Grendel ammunition at the cheaper price. Once the price got to $.70+ per round Id just as soon buy brass cased ammo. Fortunately I stocked up and can reload for quite a while. I don't shoot very much factory ammo whether pistol or rifle ammo. I think some of Wolf rimfire ammo was also imported from Russia.
With Covid and disruptions in the supply chain it might take a few months for the ammunition market settle down.
With Covid and disruptions in the supply chain it might take a few months for the ammunition market settle down.