Originally Posted By Finnbear:
Bump. Time to start thinking about this again for 2015.

UPDATE:

The order form for the rimfire program will be out on March 31st, and we will accept orders April 1 to April 15.  We are currently pushing out the remaining orders for the youth shotshell program, which should wrap up over the next week and a half.



We are finalizing details on the rimfire program and pricing, but individual programs will be limited to approximately 25,000 rounds.  Camps will be capped at 50,000 rounds unless they get approval from me for more.  We will offer a standard velocity round and a high velocity round, and you will choose one or the other.  


The only form of payment we can accept for the youth program at this time is checks.  No credit cards.



As we have required for several years now, your club, team or camp has to be registered on the Youth Shooting Sports Alliance online-directory.  The YSSA is not involved with this ammo sales program, so please don’t direct questions to them.  The YSSA is a non-profit organization made up of a number of gun/ammo and outdoors companies that supports youth shooting, and our company also supports them.  We require programs to be listed in the directory because we have an expectation that programs receiving support from us are actively trying to grow the shooting sports, and the YSSA directory is the most complete source of information for parents who are looking to get their kids into shooting sports programs.  Their website is http://www.youthshootingsa.com/.  It may take a couple of days before the YSSA staff can review your application and post your information on the website, but we will require you to send in a copy of your directory page with the order form when you place your order.



I can’t quote an exact price because we are still working that out.  Four to six cents a round is a good estimate for planning purposes.  Orders will have to be in case increments, and in all likelihood we will have both 5,000 round cases and 3,250 round cases in the program.


Our goal will be to deliver this ammo before the end of May.



Ammo in this program is not for resale for profit, it is being made available exclusively for youth and collegiate programs to shoot as part of their competitive, educational and safety training programs.  Violations of these terms will be policed.


Please understand that administering this program with a large number of small orders requires a great deal of effort by our customer service team, primarily Leslie Pavel, so she does not always have the time to respond to inquiries immediately and she can be difficult to reach as she is processing all of these orders.



We have been informed that the Boy Scouts have an agreement with one of our competitors to provide the majority of ammunition for BSA summer camps.  That is why we are able to increase the cap on orders for individual program (it was only 15,000 rounds last year) because we are projecting that that will free up nearly 10 million rounds.  IF you are a BSA camp I would check on that program with your national BSA office first.



4H, junior programs, SSSF, Project Appleseed, NRA YHEC, Scouts, and countless other programs participate in this youth rimfire program.  As you are well aware, demand for .22LR still exceeds the industry’s ability to supply it. Guaranteeing youth programs access to this ammo means that our existing retail customers have to wait longer for their existing back orders, so please be sensitive to that and make sure that you are supporting your local retailers as well.



Ryan Bronson

Conservation and Public Policy

Vista Outdoor


Federal Premium Ammunition

Savage Arms

Bushnell

BLACKHAWK!