Post by Cwi555 on Jan 15, 2013 18:01:04 GMT -7
In the last 15 years, the price of Zinc on the LME/Comex markets has went up 100 percent, lead has went up 340%, copper has went up 433%. Those are the major components found in the cartridge, bullet, and to some extent the primer. That is based on the cash buyer price/LME. www.lme.com/non-ferrous/index.asp
The 20 year look ahead for those metals places it around 437% for Zinc, 131% for lead, and 2,356% on the copper.
(based on projected world demand/use, known available deposits around the world, mining/refining technology projections, environmental laws, and most importantly, projections of technology advancements etc etc.)
There is a reason many governments (especially China) are trying to get away from using those elements in those items.
Three more to watch are tin, gold and silver. Over the last 15 years tin has climbed 700%, silver has climbed 588% and gold has climbed 600%.
How many of you realized Tin has out performed nearly all other standard industrial and precious metals in the last 15 years (including platinum and gold)?
Projections for the next 20 years have tin up 1,321%, silver up 1,351%, and gold up 233%.
Zinc and copper = brass
tin and copper = bronze
Tin-Silver-Copper = the only viable lead free solder that maintain wettability (ability to lay flat when molten), Mechanical properties, and metallurgical properties along with the required electrical properties.
The bigger picture here is, regardless of the laws passed, copper (Major constituent in cartridge brass) is going to sky rocket with or without the ammunition market adding to the fray. If people were wise, they would be keeping all that 22 long rifle brass. (70 percent copper/ 30 percent zinc for the standard cartridge brass)
That of course assumes no world wars, but who actually believes that?
The 20 year look ahead for those metals places it around 437% for Zinc, 131% for lead, and 2,356% on the copper.
(based on projected world demand/use, known available deposits around the world, mining/refining technology projections, environmental laws, and most importantly, projections of technology advancements etc etc.)
There is a reason many governments (especially China) are trying to get away from using those elements in those items.
Three more to watch are tin, gold and silver. Over the last 15 years tin has climbed 700%, silver has climbed 588% and gold has climbed 600%.
How many of you realized Tin has out performed nearly all other standard industrial and precious metals in the last 15 years (including platinum and gold)?
Projections for the next 20 years have tin up 1,321%, silver up 1,351%, and gold up 233%.
Zinc and copper = brass
tin and copper = bronze
Tin-Silver-Copper = the only viable lead free solder that maintain wettability (ability to lay flat when molten), Mechanical properties, and metallurgical properties along with the required electrical properties.
The bigger picture here is, regardless of the laws passed, copper (Major constituent in cartridge brass) is going to sky rocket with or without the ammunition market adding to the fray. If people were wise, they would be keeping all that 22 long rifle brass. (70 percent copper/ 30 percent zinc for the standard cartridge brass)
That of course assumes no world wars, but who actually believes that?
