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With inflation running so high they won't hurry to unload.One has to wonder how many of those containers off Long Beach are full of coils of brass from Turkey and India or powder from Australia.
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With inflation running so high they won't hurry to unload.One has to wonder how many of those containers off Long Beach are full of coils of brass from Turkey and India or powder from Australia.
Sounds like something a hoarder would say!I never did like the term "Hoarders". I'm thinking it is a Socialist-invented propaganda term.
Examples...One has to wonder how many of those containers off Long Beach are full of coils of brass from Turkey and India or powder from Australia.
A lot of powders out there that are exactly the same but sold under different names.Examples...
Hodgdon Titegroup is actually St Marks powder number 242. Hodgdon just renames it, and puts in their packaging.
Other TAC number is 843x, which again is a St Marks powder.
Same with Western Powder Ramshot TAC, that's c1700 which comes out of Belgium.
Ramshot X-Terminator is c1670, and Silhouette is 289.
Hodgdon for the most part is a repackaging plant.
Correct, what I was pointing out is two things...1. Hodgdon repacks existing powders, and 2. The powders have a industry number that is different from store shelf numbers and names.A lot of powders out there that are exactly the same but sold under different names.
H110 and 296
231 and hp38
To name a few
Being a manufacturer in the US is a regulatory nightmare. That's why so many companies eagerly shipped their plants and technology to China -- cheap labor, no regulation, better bottom line.I have read that even if they wanted to invest the money that they can't build a plant for extruded powder in the US.
Contrary to popular belief, they make very little if any of their own powder. Most all comes from St Marks and overseas.
Yep, they are little more than a repackager of explosive stuff. The business model of repackaging vs. manufacturing is radically different. Perhaps why they didn't work out in ownership of Goex.Hodgdon for the most part is a repackaging plant.
Pretty much sums it up.It was a lot of words to say our cash cow is working just fine.
It was a lot of words to say we don't abandon our long-time customers for carpetbaggersIt was a lot of words to say our cash cow is working just fine.
"Hoarders" is just a new word for those who planned ahead and took action.Hoarders are likely the real issue.
Hoarders, preppers, and those that save more than they consume. It is all a matter of prespective."Hoarders" is just a new word for those who planned ahead and took action.
The other side of the coin is that you don't have to feed the "vultures". What will happen is the supplies will come back and the prices will come down. Those "price gougers" that paid too much and wanted even more will have to sell at cost or even a loss to recoup their investment.I don't mind a "hoarder." Isn't that just being smart? Like saving money during the good times because you know cash will be tight during future lean times. No problem with that. What I do object to are the vultures, the gougers who try to monopolize what little supply is available, be it ammo, powders, brass, or primers, so they can resell it at inflated prices to those in need. That's just too much selfishness for me to support, too much greed, too little recognition that we're all in this together. And of course the vultures like to wrap themselves in the flag and scream, "Hey, that's capitalism! Deal with it!"
Good one . . . . .Frugal Squirrel
Hello @Hueco . What are you referring to with respect to French getting their comeuppance? I'm not arguing or objecting, just asking. I don't recognize some bit of history perhaps I should know. Educate me?When someone's "self interest" drives them to rush to the store early, troll dozens of online retailers, call businesses all over the state, etc. only to get there first and to stock up on any and all powder they can buy, regardless that they have enough stash to make two lifetime's worth of rounds…
Yea, that's hoarding.
Ironically, this is the exact mentality that led to the fat aristocrats in France getting their comeuppance…once upon a time.
I agree. About 5 years ago, I started picking up a few pounds here and there when it was on sale. When everything went sideways, I was able to reload quite a bit for myself and taught my neighbor how to reload on my equipment. I sold my supplies to him at my cost. My stash is down pretty low now, but at least I've been able to keep shooting, but so has everyone else I see at the club matches."Hoarders" is just a new word for those who planned ahead and took action.