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<blockquote data-quote="Kevin Thomas" data-source="post: 700766" data-attributes="member: 15748"><p>No, it's not the same. Federal, or more precisely ATK (who owns Federal) has had the contract to run Lake City for many years now. The brass produced at Lake City has to be done to military specifications, with regards to alloy, capacity, hardness, etc.. The brass produced by Federal in Anoka is done to their in-house specs and can (and does) vary from what the military requires. The confusion here probably comes in due to the fact that any production above and beyond what the military contracts for and be sold by the contractor (ATK) who currently runs the installation. So, while you can find LC cases used in Federal or American Eagle ammunition, you won't find Federal brass in LC M193 of M855 military type ammo. Shouldn't, anyway. </p><p> </p><p>I've heard that ATK lost their last bid on the Lake City contract. If that's true, the new operators will take over the plant and make the usual changes that go with such a switch; new powders and things of that nature. The crew at Lake City will probably remain the same, at least it has in the past. Knew a bunch of the guys out there when Olin had the contract and they all wore "Olin" marked smocks, uniforms and caps. When ATK got the contract, you found the same crew, now wearing smocks, uniforms and caps with the "ATK" logo instead.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Kevin Thomas, post: 700766, member: 15748"] No, it's not the same. Federal, or more precisely ATK (who owns Federal) has had the contract to run Lake City for many years now. The brass produced at Lake City has to be done to military specifications, with regards to alloy, capacity, hardness, etc.. The brass produced by Federal in Anoka is done to their in-house specs and can (and does) vary from what the military requires. The confusion here probably comes in due to the fact that any production above and beyond what the military contracts for and be sold by the contractor (ATK) who currently runs the installation. So, while you can find LC cases used in Federal or American Eagle ammunition, you won't find Federal brass in LC M193 of M855 military type ammo. Shouldn't, anyway. I've heard that ATK lost their last bid on the Lake City contract. If that's true, the new operators will take over the plant and make the usual changes that go with such a switch; new powders and things of that nature. The crew at Lake City will probably remain the same, at least it has in the past. Knew a bunch of the guys out there when Olin had the contract and they all wore "Olin" marked smocks, uniforms and caps. When ATK got the contract, you found the same crew, now wearing smocks, uniforms and caps with the "ATK" logo instead. [/QUOTE]
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