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Weaponry: Availability of Military .50 Caliber Ammunition

OSI-99-14R Published: Jun 30, 1999. Publicly Released: Jun 30, 1999.
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Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO provided information on how military .50 caliber ammunition, including armor-piercing and armor-piercing incendiary ammunition, becomes available for civilian purchase, focusing on the: (1) process by which the Department of Defense (DOD) disposed of the .50 caliber ammunition; (2) initial process used by the contractor that demilitarized the ammunition; and (3) contractor's manufacturing and marketing practices for the demilitarized ammunition.

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AmmunitionDepartment of Defense contractorsFirearmsMunitionsProperty disposalSalesSole source procurementSurplus federal propertyManufacturingOpen systems interconnection