deadeye dick
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In my neck o the woods the powder and primer prices are going up considerably. The local S/W and Academy prices are $10.00+ higher .($45.00 to $50.00 a LB. and primers $2 to $3.00 more per 100 Is this just here or all over.
50 a pound is vhit prices for 1 and 300 series. Imr is 75 a pound when I quit looking because it's not worth 50 percent more.... I feel shifting your buying habits to support companies not shooting prices to the moon is the best message. I don't feel like vhit is any lesser quality so I'm not downgrading, just making a difference choice.In my neck o the woods the powder and primer prices are going up considerably. The local S/W and Academy prices are $10.00+ higher .($45.00 to $50.00 a LB. and primers $2 to $3.00 more per 100 Is this just here or all over.
I haven't run n110 yet but for that price I'd be all in...Not everywhere, I just made a deal today with my local shop for 32lbs N110, $32.50/lb on a cash deal.
Last week a guy posted 5k Rem 2-1/2 LP for $295 at my range, I nabbed those up too.
You shoulda been around when my father in laws components and gear went up for sale at his old club. People were bidding each other up to get his widow more money. It was still a bargain bonanza with his unopened 8lb’r of W296 going for $125.Not everywhere, I just made a deal today with my local shop for 32lbs N110, $32.50/lb on a cash deal.
Last week a guy posted 5k Rem 2-1/2 LP for $295 at my range, I nabbed those up too.
"$100/lb here we come".......
Seems like some time ago Vihtavuori was more expensive and exotic. Like the H 4895 for 26.00 daysNow, Vihtavouri powder is about in line with all the other brands of powder. Who would have ever thought it.
WhiIe I was being somewhat sarcastic with that statement, the executive decision makers at Hodgdon headquarters are like........
The reloading market would collapse on itself with that kind of price. People would quit stockpiling and shooting and in turn quit buying more powder to the point they manufacturers wouldn’t be able to stay open.
As luck would have it I purchased 8 kegs of propellant and15K assorted primers the August before Covid happened. Have not had to purchase anything other than bullets since. Can't believe I timed that as well as I did. Looks like I might be at least a couple more years before any purchases. Can't believe what prices have done, its crazy.
Still trying to figure if I should restock now or wait and see if prices are lower in a years time.
If you think $60/lb is bad now, just wait and see how much if may go up towards the end of the year. It could make you wish you could buy powder for that ridiculous price.I also happened to stock up on components in early 2020, just as covid was coming out and before lockdowns and stupidity. Unfortunately, I didn't stock quite as well as you. I've had to re-up on primers (though my stock did get me past that $160 per 1k nonsense) and some powder. I'm near to my last pound of 4064 (my do-all for milsurp rifles the past 7 or 8 years). I'm nearly out of some projectiles. Sigh... and I just don't think I can bring myself to pay $60 per can of 4064. Currently looking at some of the offerings from accurate as they have some that are less expensive. Aren't Alliant, Lovex, and Vit about the only powders left that's not under Hodgdons umbrella now? Competition is good for a market.