Industry | Manufacturer of ammunition components |
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Founded | 1998 |
Headquarters | 7121 Coastal Hwy, Crawfordville FL 32327 |
Products | ball propellants |
Parent | General Dynamics |
Website | https://www.gd-ots.com/commercial_powder.html |
St. Marks Powder is a subsidiary of General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems manufacturing ball propellant[1] in Crawfordville, Florida. The company is a member of the Sporting Arms and Ammunition Manufacturers' Institute (SAAMI).[2]
History[]
Large scale ball propellant manufacture began during World War II at the Olin Corporation plant in East Alton, Illinois. Population growth of the St. Louis, Missouri, metropolitan area encouraged finding a more remote location for a modern production plant. The St. Marks manufacturing facility was built in 1969 on a large plot of undeveloped swamp land south of Tallahassee, Florida, at near sea-level elevation between the St. Marks River and the Gulf Coast.[3] Plant operation was transferred to St. Marks Powder in 1998.[4]
Products[]
The facility manufactures over 95 percent of propellants used in United States military small arms ammunition.[5] Similar propellants are sold to commercial manufacturers of rimfire and centerfire ammunition[1] or marketed by Winchester and Hodgdon Powder Company for civilian handloading.[6] Other propellants are used for military mortar rounds,[7] rocket-assisted projectiles,[8] or dispersing non-lethal agents used for crowd control, marking, or area denial.[9]
Sources[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Commercial Powder Applications". https://www.gd-ots.com/commercial_powder.html. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
- ↑ "Member Companies". SAAMI. http://www.saami.org/member_companies/index.cfm. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
- ↑ "A Brief History of Winchester Smokeless Propellants". Winchester. http://www.wwpowder.com/history.html. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
- ↑ "St Marks Powder Inc". https://www.manta.com/c/mm7fbnp/st-marks-powder-inc. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
- ↑ "NDIA Small Caliber Presentation". General Dynamics. https://ndiastorage.blob.core.usgovcloudapi.net/ndia/2006/smallarms/faintich.pdf. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
- ↑ Marbut, Gary. "Loss of Smokeless Powder: The Greatest Threat to the Right to Keep and Bear Arms in the United States Today". https://www.ammoland.com/2010/10/loss-of-smokeless-powder-the-greatest-threat-to-keep-bear-arms/#axzz4yceo8v8a. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
- ↑ "Mortar Increments Propellant". https://www.gd-ots.com/ballpowder_increments.html. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
- ↑ "155MM M203A1". https://www.gd-ots.com/155mm_M203A1.html. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
- ↑ "Non-Lethal Agent Dispensing". https://www.gd-ots.com/agent_dispensing.html. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
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