coloradokevin
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I'm generally patient with these panic buying cycles that seem to pop up from time-to-time, and I think we all realized this one was going to be a bad one.
But, seriously, it has been over a year now and the store shelves and major online retailers are still out of almost everything, especially powder. The guys at the local stores (even some of the BIG ones) are reporting very little powder supply coming in, and this doesn't give me much hope that the supply issue is going to be resolved anytime soon. Plus, no one is really accepting backorders for this stuff anymore.
Do any of you guys have any thoughts on when this might start to ease up (industry inside information, professional knowledge, etc)? At some point I'd think that the manufacturers would decide that the demand curve has just changed, and start to secure more production capability... after all, this stuff is still in very high demand a full year later, and no one can seem to find what they're looking for (unless you want to pay $50 for a $25 pound of powder, etc). It seems that in addition to the panic, there has also been a huge increase in individual gun ownership in the past few years (so, as more people are doing it, more supply will be required).
I had a good 1-year supply of components on hand for my precision rifle, but I'm about tapped out at this point. I shoot Varget powder in this rifle, and haven't seen any of it on the shelves since last December. A friend of mine who reloads for the .260 using H4350 is reporting similar problems.
So, where's the light at the end of this tunnel?
But, seriously, it has been over a year now and the store shelves and major online retailers are still out of almost everything, especially powder. The guys at the local stores (even some of the BIG ones) are reporting very little powder supply coming in, and this doesn't give me much hope that the supply issue is going to be resolved anytime soon. Plus, no one is really accepting backorders for this stuff anymore.
Do any of you guys have any thoughts on when this might start to ease up (industry inside information, professional knowledge, etc)? At some point I'd think that the manufacturers would decide that the demand curve has just changed, and start to secure more production capability... after all, this stuff is still in very high demand a full year later, and no one can seem to find what they're looking for (unless you want to pay $50 for a $25 pound of powder, etc). It seems that in addition to the panic, there has also been a huge increase in individual gun ownership in the past few years (so, as more people are doing it, more supply will be required).
I had a good 1-year supply of components on hand for my precision rifle, but I'm about tapped out at this point. I shoot Varget powder in this rifle, and haven't seen any of it on the shelves since last December. A friend of mine who reloads for the .260 using H4350 is reporting similar problems.
So, where's the light at the end of this tunnel?