Powders return to shelf’s can we afford it?

[TTSX]

Meh. I'd probably have paid it anyway. I'd be pretty grumpy, though. Been looking for H1000 for a looooong time and searching the wanted section tells me I'm not the only one

 

[Member 34319]

Considering I haven't purchased primers in 4 years, I don't see myself buying large kegs of powder anytime soon Especially at $500ish for the keg.

Id buy small rifle primers if I saw them if they were 40-60 per thousand. I'd probably say $50 a pound of powder is the max id pay. I'm loading a lot less than I have ever before. Shooting a lot less center fire than ever before too.

 

[arakboss]

Natchez has 2230, 2520 and TAC and black. Limit is 5lbs of each.

If you bought 5 of each that would work out to about $34.50 per pound after hazmat and shipping.

 

[Local Loader]

Has anyone else noticed that midway shows 0 stock or "temporarily unavailable" for both powder and primes for the last week? It seems really unlikely that they ran out of everything in one day. It didn't even show the less popular ones that people hardly buy that they had.

 

[arakboss]

Hodgdon has 8lb jugs of Win 760 for about $250 plus hazmat and shipping.

 

[Rlynn]

We should really be boycotting Sportsmans and their price gouging.

 

[VanceInWA]

More and more it appears that Sportsman's has gone out of control when it comes to pricing. No business can stay afloat catering to only stupid consumers (though there must be a lot of those). Makes me question whether they will be around much longer...

 

[VanceInWA]

Hodgdon has 8lb jugs of Win 760 for about $250 plus hazmat and shipping.

Sounds good until you see what they charge for shipping. Was set to order 4 pounds of powder from them, but shipping added 30% to the cost. No thanks.

 

[VanceInWA]

Sportsman Warehouse in Vancouver had powder this morning! Hallelujah! Grabbed t8 pound jugs of H1000 and Retumbo and headed to check out!! They rung up at $569.00 H1000 $599.00 Retumbo. I promptly put it back on shelf and settled for a couple $47.00 pounds of H322. I hope this is just Sportsman's profiting Not a sign of things to come.

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Well, look on the bright side. At least Sportsman's outrageous Retumbo cost is 17% lower than someone else is trying to sell it to NWFA members for at $90/pound.

 

[American123]

Don't buy it, it'll get cheaper. Some fixed costs will keep it a bit higher like transportation costs - but that pricing is absurd.

 

[Certaindeaf]

Don't buy it, it'll get cheaper. Some fixed costs will keep it a bit higher like transportation costs - but that pricing is absurd.

Yea, if you limp dicked your rifle by running out of ammo you did it wrong.

 

[American123]

Yea, if you limp dicked your rifle by running out of ammo you did it wrong.

People run out of ammo? Just take a break from shooting. Heck - I'm looking at getting a $300 ish air rifle just because I can enjoy plinking with that for a while and save my ammo until sanity returns to the country or the end of the country, whichever happens first.

 

[oneshotkyle]

I find it absurd complaining about prices on powder. 400 or 500 per 8lb jug will be the new normal. I posted a 8lb jug of excess varget I have for 450 and could have sold it time and time again except I don't wanna ship it. I see primers in classifieds for 110 to 125 and they sell like no tomorrow. I just today paid 51.90 for 1k of primers today. And no one complains about them for double in the classi

 

[Local Loader]

I find it absurd complaining about prices on powder. 400 or 500 per 8lb jug will be the new normal. I posted a 8lb jug of excess varget I have for 450 and could have sold it time and time again except I don't wanna ship it. I see primers in classifieds for 110 to 125 and they sell like no tomorrow. I just today paid 51.90 for 1k of primers today. And no one complains about them for double in the classi

Oh yes they do complain about the prices but most tend to keep it to themselves. As for powder costs they are overpriced and primers are high cause they are hard to find/get and powder is easier to get/find so the high prices are not worth it. I've personally passed on overpriced powders I needed and waited till I found them cheaper, saved several hundred bucks by doing that.

 

[Mikej]

And no one complains about them for double in the classi

You can't complain about it in the classifieds. Against the rules to be an oaf. We remember names and figure at some point we might have an opportunity to screw them.

 

[Goodknight]

I realize these products have not been available at Powder Valley for a very long time. I post these picks for perspective and a sanity check . Sportsman's is not the only company profiting from "supply and demand" pricing. I followed up on a lead that a small privately owned gun shop in Camas/ Washougal WA had powder. They had a impressive selection of sought after 1 lb and 8 lb powder priced on average $65 a lb and $450 to $550 per 8. Again I passed buying it up.
I do understand and except that sellers have the right to charge what they want for products they have found a way to source. I simply exercised my right to
turn around and walk out of the store and make a mental note to myself about future patronage.

 

[oneshotkyle]

Much different prices than I see on sportmans site

 

[Local Loader]

Much different prices than I see on sportmans site

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Funny part is they charge you more in store than the site shows.

 

[arakboss]

Sounds good until you see what they charge for shipping. Was set to order 4 pounds of powder from them, but shipping added 30% to the cost. No thanks.

Shipping plus hazmat was $45 for 8lbs but $94 for 40lbs. The key is to order a large quantity.

 

[arakboss]

Brownells, Powder Valley and Natchez all have powder.