Hornady factory visit, MASSIVE PRODUCTION expansion, the three sites are now vast!

[@jamessherrill3454]

Wow, just wow! I started reloading in 1972 using there equipment and still have two of there old single stage reloading presses and still going strong. What a great company! I like everything they make lol.

[@Fireworxs2012]

*Visited in 2014. Stocked up on Blem Bullets, Met Steve Hornady. Had a really great Conversation, leaning on that very Counter. Probably talked for the better part of an hour. (He signed my 1st Edition 2-part Reloading Manual)...He gave me a hard time because I had some Nosler Data notated inside the front cover..LOL....Took some Selfies. Was given a 1st Class Personalized Guided Factory Tour by a VERY NICE Young Lady. It was just Her and the two of Us...She even took Us down to the test firing tunnels. You will not find a better, nicer, classier company, with nicer people, anywhere*

[@lastinline000]

Great video. I'm a reloader, Hornady are the only projectiles I use. Have tried other top tier brands but always come back and now stay with Hornady.

[@johnjelinek-g7b]

WAAY COOL . Hornady is about the most welcoming firearm related company I've seen . Great all around . :)

[@rp1645]

Thank you so much for filming tour of a great bullet and cartridge factory. The expansion is so impressive. You can pay that woman enough money 💰 for what she does seeing the imperfection in each batch. My hat is off for her. What a great Insde look at building all forms of ammo and reloading equipment 😊😊😊 The nicest thing is the hands on firearms testing of batches of ammo. I understand the machine tests, but you can't beat old school test FIRING 😊😊😊😊

[@Gunner40Five]

Awesome video guys! Thanks for taking us along for the tour. It was cool see where all my dies were born.

[@chrisparkin431]

There was so much more that just wouldn't fit in the film too

[@dirkaloha]

That was awesome! I can't complain on the cost of Hornady ammo because of the care and quality control put into each bullet. Thank you for sharing this tour!

[@dirkaloha]

That’s another reason I reload

[@paulosanderson785]

@@kevin9394-f7u Sounds to me like you have a problem with capitalism.

[@jonkaminsky8382]

@@paulosanderson785 Sounds to me like he’s using the brain matter that God gave him. People like him have often been chastised or shunned by the masses throughout history because the masses are the problem, not people like Kevin. It’s unpopular to think outside the box because the people who create and push predatory marketing campaigns via mass media know exactly how to persuade the lemmings into buying into the latest and greatest fad. His reasoning is probably the result of years spent observing and analyzing patterns, thinking and making conclusions .. whereas the average dolt simply consumes whatever the marketing devils deem worthy at the time.

[@fishgrubspinners6762]

@@paulosanderson785 I love capitalism. That's not capitalism That's ethics. No different than apple programming batteries to not charge.

[@curtisc6768]

@@paulosanderson785 No i get where he is coming from, I use nothing but Hornaday reloading equipment, brass, etc, but there is always a "shortage" or discontinued problem

[@danielmarshall4587]

WOW I much appreciate your time and effort recording your visit and sharing it and thank you to the good folk of Hornady for showing you around..... That beautiful piece of wood used for the table.....and the reels of copper at 8:08 if I actually there I would loose my mind. Again many thanks.

[@1201suddenturn]

Very much appreciate your video, I work for automotive Lean Production Plant in Germany, what I see are those 7 KOW principles implemented in your plant -> people involvement, ergonomics, smart simple automation, cell department structure good vibes and you are proud and open to be filmed w/o fear to expose secrets ! Like that mind set very much !!!

[@davidmackee8575]

Chris got to say that was awesome what a place to show don't think people realise the extent of what goes into making ammunition I really found this interesting and informative so thank you for putting this on appreciate it stay safe...

[@tunyhuny5]

They need to make primers!!

[@kraggman]

As a reloader for years I really enjoyed this video. Thanks !! God Bless America !!

[@sferg9582]

What a cool place to work! I hope everyone there practices lead exposure safety!

[@efreutel]

Yeah, if they can remember 🤡

[@pulldeauxduck2480]

Many Thanks,Mr.Steve ,you will be in history for being a critical part in saving freedom !!

[@keepout7439]

THAT WAS VERY NEAT TO SEE THAT OPERATION , I HAD KNOW IDEAL HOW MUCH MACHINERY AND PEOPLE IT TAKES TO DO ALL OF THAT , VERY FUN TOUR THANKS FOR TAKING US WITH YOU ALL💯👍

[@TheBeefSlayer]

53 was my football # so I love that all the guns in the collection are 0053!!!! Awesome!!! Also my dads birth year. Cool!

[@gazzaolva1677]

I find that Hornady ELDM projectiles are by far the most accurate for long range shooting.

[@fishgrubspinners6762]

I would strongly disagree.

[@puckerbutton7025]

0:23 thats a lovely wall of death you have there

[@ricky257]

45:58 "You might want it on your shoulder." Always got that guy at the range that's a back seat driver 🤦🏽‍♂

[@stevenlewis6781]

Great video! Grand Island is fairly close to where I live, always considered Hornady to be the “Home Team” and we’ve supported and used their products for decades. The new facilities are very impressive, and their proprietary cartridges are extremely well designed. They’re in the process of building a cartridge line that is revolutionizing the industry.

[@jamesbasaldua100]

Thank you sir for the tour of the factory an all the Golden information.

[@joeeverett8390]

What a fantastic experience that must be, would be in my element there

[@chrisparkin431]

There was a lot that can't be shown too!

[@joeeverett8390]

I gathered that listening to the video. It was brilliant seeing it all, that lass doing the inspection was brilliant, that's what you call Quality Control

[@johnjelinek-g7b]

Yep, I was thoroughly impressed . :) @@joeeverett8390

[@mertongerrish7958]

Wow!! I like this! I like the ammo they make and its a good product.

[@donwyoming1936]

Loved the tour. Never was a fan of Hornady. More of a Speer & Sierra guy. 🤠

[@JoseFernandez-qt8hm]

I'm 2A... hunting for food ok and hunting for trophies not ok....

[@dantevanniekerk]

apart from the croc taken down with a pitching wedge, in your honest opinion - how many of those mounted animals do you reckon was harvested and not just killed for trophies?

[@johnnorman7708]

I find it funny how Joyce Hornady and Vernon Speer were business partners before Vernon Speer went to Idaho and established Speer bullets. I had a very old bullet box that had both names on it. You sure dont hear mention of that historic trivia. Two of the biggest bullet makers sharing some common history.

[@chrisparkin431]

I don't hear much of Speer these days

[@johnnorman7708]

@@chrisparkin431 Speer the man or Speer the bullet? They (bullets) always seemed to be better distributed in the western states back when I started reloading. That was over 40 years ago. Don't know why you wouldn't have heard much regarding Speer recently. The bullets are out there and have been a real bargain lately. Cheaper in my experience than Hornady, Sierra, and Nosler in recent years.

[@dr.markc.ferris8834]

@@johnnorman7708 Owned by a Turkish corporation currently

[@johnjelinek-g7b]

Yep, Speer is a good bullet . I think I have some . :) @@johnnorman7708

[@Airon79]

SpeerDot ?

[@johnnorman7708]

Sometime around the early 1970s when I was a kid, I found red boxes of Hornady Frontier Cartridges in .30-30 piled on the counter at a local store that had grocery, fishing and hunting stuff. The price was much cheaper than Remington and Winchester. Told my Dad about the fantastic bargain. "Never heard of them." was his reply. He wouldn't buy any for me to shoot. Didnt buy anything else either. He was so tight on ammo it was unreal.... Hard to believe this huge powerhouse company was fairly unknown by non reloaders 50 years ago and had already been in business two decades by the early 1970s. They can't be overlooked or missed now.

[@HorizonsleatherBlogspot2012]

@@kevin9394-f7u Please. If you are going to make a comment, at least be honest and accurate.

[@DonReynolds-p7o]

Great tour! Very interesting! Hornady is really an innovative company. Great videos, thanks for the show. 😊

[@20020x]

Another Place i could see myself employed!! Very Cool

[@brandonm6052]

I grew up just south of Grand Island in Hastings. I've always wanted to see this. Understandably we can't now, but I would love for my 8 year old son to experience it. He would love to have one of those Hornady boards with the bullet process, he would cherish that on his wall for a Christmas present.

[@emmettw123]

I love the standard of making every round "look like jewelry".

[@joeedwards5007]

That was great! Thanks fore time! I'll probably wach it again !

[@efreutel]

Can really see the pride in this company.👍👍👍

[@Youknowthetruthdontyou]

I am just trying to see that wonderful watch Jason is wearing. Pure class.

[@michaeldickerson873]

I am feeling the love for Hornady’s product line and production fulfillment. Unlike Remington, who has lost credibility with all their jibber jabber about trying to keep up with demands, while in fact they are benefiting by shortages with higher pricing. Almost feel like Remington is gouging and not listening to their loyal consumer base. I am pro Hornady and will walk past Remington products to grab a Hornady. Shooting and hunting is the sport…not screwing the consumer.

[@tommyparks1294]

VERY well said and I agree totally!

[@LiquidRetro]

Tha ms for the video. Proud to be a Nebraskan after watching this

[@quailhunter9343]

I was there in 2014 and loved it totally awesome place and company

[@larrycaughron1321]

Great to inside the Hornady factory 🏭 where my bullets are made. I've used them sense 1974 when I started reloading____soon to be 50 years. 🇺🇲👍🇺🇲

[@larrycaughron1321]

Ment to say "great to see inside". Thanks

[@garyh1449]

Very impressive and still family owned.

[@rustyshackleford2723]

Just heard the ammo plant had a explosion? It was in the priming compound mixing area...

[@ryoung6725]

Thanks for showing. I switched to Hornandy during COVID, and havn't regretted it since. I liked seeing the section on the 6.5 143 Performance round example, that's what I use.

[@azoutdoors2344]

It's nice to see where my everyday carry ammo was manufactured.

[@thomasm.7058]

Wow, this was impressive...

[@matthewwilson8315]

I remember the day I used to order direct from them. love the lever evolution products.

[@davec8451]

Fascinating ! Thanks for sharing. 😎🇨🇦

[@kingkong7617]

I have a large gun safe and I have a lot of Hornady ammunition and I can tell you first hand, Hornady makes great ammunition and I have it in multiple calibers. Moose was looking for someone to pet him. Enjoyed the tour.

[@Ztex]

A little hint on sound when you are muffed and mic'ed up...throw a cheap lavalier microphone in the earmuff. Works great.

[@paulosanderson785]

I reload, and Hornady has always been my go-to ammo. I choose it before any other brand, every time.

[@leonardpiskacsr.7111]

Love the Critical Defense and Duty Ammo!!😊

[@danielbosch5512]

Great stuff,,now could you make primers.??

[@georgedeedsnotwords2162]

That would be a tour of a lifetime . I wouldn't want to leave for a month , if then . Great job everyone . Did they mention anything about the ammo shortage going on ...?

[@chrisparkin431]

They are making as much as they can but if people stockpile more than they are using, there will always be a shortfall. Look at the uk, we can get everything except primers.

[@georgedeedsnotwords2162]

@@chrisparkin431 that doesn't align with the information others give and hording does not explain lack of being able to find and purchase at a reasonable price . But does align with creating a false shortage to make prices go up . I guess time and price will reveal truth .

[@chrisparkin431]

@@georgedeedsnotwords2162 you are free to form your own opinion

[@ernestpatterson7153]

Great video and tour! I used to go there often for blemish bullets. And got a tour. I can’t believe the expansion in 15 +/- years. My wife and have used MANY V-Max bullets on prairie dogs and several Jack rabbits to chum in coyotes and feed Burrow Owls.

[@a-a-ron4679]

@@chrisparkin431too bad Hornady didn’t make and mass produce primers. Trying to find LR primers is like trying to find unicorns.

[@ditzydoo4378]

Great place to see. but it begs the question. Have you toured the new Weatherby Inc. facility in Sheridan Wyoming???

[@chrisparkin431]

No, very few weatherly rifles in the uk anyway, they are just not popular here compared to European brands

[@ditzydoo4378]

@@chrisparkin431 I can see that, but it's still a great tour if you ever make it out that way.

[@dustybawls5603]

I looked hard but didn't see them making a run of .450 Marlin brass! Please make some!!

[@snipermart]

Wow what a place. Great vid Chris

[@chrisparkin431]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@ralphbernieri3362]

Keep up the GOOD WORK; you make great ammo!

[@thomasreece3903]

Hornady has always been my preferred ammo.

[@nazareth4u524]

Not long ago before the pandemic . You could go to hornady's and buy over the counter second bullets. At a cut price.. They quit selling them to the public. Now a local mom and pops gun store sells them at a mark up. Man, I miss the pre-pandemic days!

[@stanaka2298]

Sierra (in Sedalia, MO) still does. High demand, though, & Midway often buys them-out.

[@556suppressor]

I reload hundreds of XTP bullets in different pistol calibers. What a huge operation !

[@pulldeauxduck2480]

Freedom tools 👍👍✌

[@mrclay50]

nice tour thanks for that

[@grannydeen1586]

I may have missed it - who makes the Flex Tip, ELD or Heat Shield tips and how are they inserted in the bullet? Also, does Hornady ever do runs of 6.5mm Remington Magnum ammo? What now-defunct ammo does Hornady run?

[@dannycrooks8462]

Brilliant video

[@1776foreverfollowed]

and this is why I always get Hornady and will always tell people... go with Hornady and you wont go wrong!

[@clayshooting8397]

Thank you Chris! Awesome video!

[@marcallan1204]

Extremely interesting insight 👍 Thank-you Chris

[@celebmrk9]

I live 70 miles away…on my bucket list!

[@OctavioSotoCruet]

Like to see the company bring back the octagonal barrels to expand a new production...

[@necummins8696]

Yeah I live in Nebraska and I don't see any Hornady hardly on our shelves on our FFL dealers stores. That's pathetic. I searched online. And it sure isn't hell for Hornady. When you live in Nebraska I can't find Hornady ammunition or products where the company is based out of. That's pathetic I see more Federal and nosler than Hornady

[@derekheuring2984]

Hornady make good bullets....not excellent but appropriate for their price point. My main complaint is their range of bullets for the 7.62X54R, 7.65X53mm Arg. or Belgium, 7.7 Japanese and .303 British. Their bullets are nominally listed as either .312" or .311" but generally run a thou to a thou and a half smaller with a subsequent reduction in accuracy. I stick to SMKs or LeHigh for those calibers.

[@jsweizston5410]

What's sad is because they make this much ammo per day and yet they are stilling jacking the prices up!

[@carfvallrightsreservedwith6649]

The raw materials are costing them more because a lot of it is going to military production and exported to Ukraine/Isreal and whi knows where else. Larger munitions is in the mix too. If you haven't been following the industry several of the European manufacturers have canceled orders to the U.S.. They're stocking up their own country's military requirements. That should indicate to one that the world is in a precarious place. For two months all the YT channels have been warning of large price increases are coming in 2024.

[@jeffglasman19]

Why don't you build primers their two. We haven't been able to buy reloading components hear in Canada for 3 or 4 years.

[@armedprophet3321]

Well now we all know why Hornady ammo is so expensive, all those hunting trips.😂😂

[@chipsterb4946]

I’d never thought about the counter-cyclical aspects of ammunition and component manufacturing. Being able to buy CNC machines for 10 cents on the dollar or hire 35 qualified people all at once certainly makes expansion less expensive. However, you need the quality control and training systems in place to take advantage of those opportunities. Most of all, you need the corporate culture to sustain quality and innovation. Now would you *please* start making 8.6 Blackout brass?

[@ljprep6250]

They only make 7M rounds a day? I wonder how often that Lead truck comes by... Thanks for the excellent tour. I like that they gave you com sets for the noisy production line. This vid resulted in me giving Hornady more trust and respect.

[@normtheteacher5485]

Very interesting as I'm a reloader. My little bedroom operation sure doesn't compare to Hornady's. I always thought melted lead was poured into the copper jacket. Interesting that it is solid lead that is pressed in. I still would like to know how they get lead inside of a full encasement jacket.

[@johnnorman7708]

That melted lead core idea was Vernon Speer's Hot Cor bullet. Probably part of the reason he and Joyce Hornady dissolved the partnership and Speer went to Idaho to start Speer bullets. Bullets do have several variations in design and more than a few methods of manufacturing.

[@killacamfoo]

shame the prices are so insane on their stuff and their carry ammo isn't even nickel plated...not to mention what they did in 2020 with the coof

[@KushBoss79]

Nebraska baby 🤟

[@jonkaminsky8382]

Ahhh .. His Grandfather knew how the money changers operate! He was wise to their methods of taking over businesses, so he diversified the company into multiple entities. There’s an invaluable book that was written in 1890 called “Great Red Dragon - London Money Power” that should be required reading for every high school student in the World. Hornady was no doubt aware of Henry Ford’s stark words as well, relating to the unscrupulous parasites. People in modern times have long since been lulled to sleep, and Ford’s words have unfortunately been forgotten. Read the book! It’s something that will change your views of our current culture forever.

[@fishgrubspinners6762]

Lmao, Hornady is the worst bullet out there 😂😂😂

[@MLSPlatforms]

Couldn’t find 1 box of Hornady at Bass Pro shop ??

[@marksommers6089]

Is Hornaday one of the Ammo companys that I hear got sold to a " Foreign" Entity? Will their production focus on The Civilian, Sporting Market???

[@RMM--uv7uk]

No that was Federal, CCi, and others. I have not heard of Hornady on the list. Jarred, from Guns&Gadgets did a video on this subject.

[@TMFShooting]

Great Stuff Luv it 💯💥💥💥💥💥💥💥

[@aidshusten240]

the production area is way to loud....i wonder there are no noise cancelling measurements like boxed mashines, and noisekilling walls...must be hard to WANT to work there

[@1212CRMD]

Very cool!

[@mathiask7959]

The face of the guy walking in @6.27 mark😂😂😂

[@philipng6598]

I guess the tour is one way Hornady advertises their ability to be a major government contractor to compete with Federal and Winchester. However due to their growing production capacity, they can never be able to become the leader in manufacturing anything that could be as precise as smaller manufacturers. The only upside about their growth is their bullets being more readily available and being more affordable.

[@russphoto]

Gun free zone.......wow!

[@utz3710]

Mr Ruger just gave the 👇 lower 👇 number 🔫 guns to more important people in his life!!!! It's that simple to figure out. ❤😮😮😮😊

[@chrisparkin431]

Why the SPECIFIC number

[@rickfrancis5480]

You see where all the high price shells are going too. I guess people don’t see it

[@probegt75]

That main guy in the video has never lifted a finger in his life and making millions while the commoner (lady building dies) barely squeeks by working their fingers until they BLEED!!!

[@MrPinggolfer]

100 percent wrong , as stated on their podcast . steve has worked in every department.

[@minutesandmils3466]

I have to say, in my experience, Hornady bullets shoot particularly well in Ruger barrels...

[@christophercolt1361]

THE CREEPS MAKE ONLY ONE DAMNED BULLET FOR EVERYTHING XTP! WHAT A FRIGGIN' JOKE!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@pulldeauxduck2480]

Still use cup units ,copper unit pressure ??

[@rickfrancis5480]

They stock pile till price is good . They are all out to make money

[@fluxPak]

Don’t like it? Don’t support it.

[@splithoof9567]

That is very cool

[@PJ-vw4zu]

The area of the recent explosion sure was cleaned up quick or they didn't tour that bldg.

[@chrisparkin431]

I think it's better to wait for the official report on that rather than make assumptions.

[@fishgrubspinners6762]

You think they test employees for lead.

[@davestracka4350]

Funny, A ammo company does not allow carrying a firearm into the building.

[@rickfrancis5480]

No way they pump out like that and others and still be a shortage . Makes u wonder if the stories are true . They was someone that stepped up that worked there said they go into tractor trailers and parked. I’m not 100% but today I don’t put it passed then. There our make big share holders rich . It’s a timing thing for them

[@bazookawarren]

There is no ammo shortage, there is only a "manufactured" price increase.

[@JerryRussell-cv6ng]

Hornady would be the last product I would buy! That is because the last box of ammo I bought was stamp PPU, not Hornady!! Previ partisan was the ammo in the box. Have a nice day