Powder Score!

[rkrcpa]

Stopped by the local gun show yesterday and noticed powder was plentiful. I managed to come away with 8lbs. of 2400.



There were plenty of other choices including Bullseye and Unique. Now all I need is time to load.

 

[tookalisten]

Now that is a thing of beauty!

I picked up 8 lbs of Unique this week as well. Also got a pound of Blue Dot.

 

[flyerdoc]

If you don't mind my asking, what was the cost?

 

[rkrcpa]

If you don't mind my asking, what was the cost?

Including 6% tax was $162.

 

[Jim Puke]

Beautiful!

I got 8lbs back in Sept...was proud to get it.

 

[Cholo]

Good deal, rkrcpa! At the last show I went to they had an 8# jug of Unique for $226.84 OTD. I passed...

 

[XP100]

I just got 15 1# jugs of Varget. 6 Titewad, 6 Titegroup & 4 W296, Unique 8#, IMR4350 8#, 3031 8#, WST in 4# jugs x 4. 4064 8# and some others. First selection & amount like that in a long time.

 

[flyerdoc]

If you don't mind my asking, what was the cost?

Including 6% tax was $162.

Nice!

 

[gunzo]

I'm saying, with a bit of caution.... I believe powder inventories are getting back to normal.... Members here have posted about seeing more, or mail order places running sales & actually having it in stock. I was in Sportsmans Whse. last week & saw more powder than I've seen in years. Hooray!!!!!! I say(with my fingers crossed).

 

[contender]

Demand has slowed,,, and production has been allowed to catch up a bit. It's still not "back to normal" but it is much better than it was a couple of years ago.
I just bought 2 jugs, 4# each of Universal. A bit pricey,,, but not too bad.
Let's just hope a lot gets back on the shelves & in our homes before another scare happens.

 

[XP100]

Next SCARE will be if Hitlery gets elected.

 

[gunzo]

A couple of things have been brought up here "a bit Pricey" & "the next scare" raises a question.

What is or will be a normal/fair price for powder if there is not another scare in the near future ?

The last normal prices for powder I can remember were 3.5-4 years ago. The prices are bound to be higher now even if things do get back to normal. If every powder shelf in every store fills up with powder & the gouging, excessive profiteering, panic pricing, or whatever you care to call it goes away, we will still have to get used to 4 years worth of price increases all at once. The inflation rate is not the best indicator, too many other factors.

What will be the new price ? I don't know. But, I've been watching several dealers web sites through all of this mess & a few have remained "fair" IMO. Those are the ones I'll continue to do business with if at all possible.

All that hot air said: $ 162.00 incl. tax for a jug of good ol' 2400 ain't too bad, I'm hoping for better, but still....You done good. :mrgreen:

 

[XP100]

I sell 8# of Unique for 152.00 inc. 8% sales tax. Red Dot 133.25 + tax. Clay Dot 125.25 + tax when I can get it. I never jacked the prices up because of the shortage. Usually when a shipment came in in the last 3&1/2 yrs. it cost me more to replace what I sold than what I got for the last jug.

 

[Jayhawkhuntclub]

You can get pretty much anything you want at the moment. Me and a buddy bought 8 lbers of Unique ($134 and W231 $146 plus shipping). Those were non-existent a couple of years ago. And primers are not only plentiful; they're also on sale a lot. I even bought CCI SPs fro $22.99 at Cabelas (with a coupon) a week ago. Now is the time to be stocking up.

 

[NikA]

This is somewhat correct but the variation is not necessarily seasonal.

Just like you can reload multiple calibers with the same basic equipment and different dies, the manufacturers of powder, cases, bullets, and ammunition use the same production lines to produce different products. When the products are scheduled may be based on demand or on the availability of raw materials. They may be scheduled years in advance based on the demand from previous years.

When people complain about the industry not expanding to meet demand, they fail to realize the capital investment necessary to do so and the changeover time on most of the equipment. Manufacturing ammunition and components on an industrial scale is a very complex task, mistakes can easily kill people, and there's huge liability to changing anything. It's not a dynamic process like developing loads for your own firearms.