The Great Powder Shortage of 2020 is upon us
- Thread starter Hohn
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If that's the case, purchase it when you see it available, period......
Been stocking up a little along for years, never been a hoarder. Found out I have too much of some very desirable items that I do not use much anymore. Been selling off to my friends that did not have sense enough to restock when they had the chance. Not gouging just selling for what I have in the items. Went to a gunshop today that I trade with and they had a good assortment of powder for around $25 per pound. Visited one last week and they were bragging about getting $40 per pound, wrote them off my list.
During the great Obama shortage, the range was constantly picked clean of spent brass and .22 LR was selling for outrageous prices, if you could find it. I go out to the range now and find perfectly reloadable brass swept up an dumped in the trash bins. It's like TP, I was trying to get the level of supplies we keep in the house down to save space. Six extra rolls of TP is enough for anyone, right? Then COVID-19 hits and the shelves are stripped bare and stay bare for months. Today if we have fewer than 12 spare rolls it goes on the shopping list. I'm down to about 10K primers and 70 lbs of power and getting kind of antsy.
Which specific one do you use instead of Varget?
jackson1
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Looks like the trap and skeet guys are OK for now in Reno. Remember when Clays was unobtainable. Remember if we are lucky, things will return to normal. But shortages are a fact of life in this sport. In the future be prepared. Hope y'all find what your looking for.
Brians356
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A band I'm in played at an Eagle Scout award ceremony reception recently. Yep, they're stiil out there. I never quite made Life Award, myself. Always regretted not going for Eagle. Kudos.
But I went on to Sea Explorers which was a hoot. Uniform was surplus dark woolen Navy thirteen button bell bottoms and pullover blouse. We competed in a huge annual Northwest Region Regatta at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, sleeping in WW II era barracks, parade marching everywhere we went, and eating our meals in the crew's mess aboard a dry-docked Navy cruiser. Being prime recruitment fodder, they really rolled out the chow. On the last evening they invited HS girls from town to a big dance, like the scene in Officer And A Gentleman. Ah, youth!
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But I went on to Sea Explorers which was a hoot. Uniform was surplus dark woolen Navy thirteen button bell bottoms and pullover blouse. We competed in a huge annual Northwest Region Regatta at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, sleeping in WW II era barracks, parade marching everywhere we went, and eating our meals in the crew's mess aboard a dry-docked Navy cruiser. Being prime recruitment fodder, they really rolled out the chow. On the last evening they invited HS girls from town to a big dance, like the scene in Officer And A Gentleman. Ah, youth!
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I was at the SW in Chattanooga, TN about 10 days ago, and I could only buy ONE lb of powder, period, no more or less. Did not matter if it was different powders, just the one I wanted/needed the most. Also the same on boxes of bullets. While they did not have a big selection on the shelves, they had some different ones that I wanted to try and wanted to buy 1 lb of each of 4 different powders. Got to buy just one lb.
Was visiting family last weekend, and went a LGS with reloading supplies, spent almost $1000 on powder and bullets I had been looking for. LOL I'm set now for good bit.
I went to the local Sportsman Warehouse today. They print a daily list of powders on hand. It sits on the end of the gun counter. They’ve always kept powder in a back room. They had H1000, H4350 and H4831sc in stock. However they wanted $35 per pound. If they have it, then other places should be getting some also.
I've been making use of the zero HazMat and zero shipping fees using the free ship-to-store option for online purchases at Bass Pro Shops and Cabela's since this summer and I'm now at my definition of "comfortable" WRT various primers & powders on hand. Availability has been variable and at this point non-shotshell primers sell out in minutes when they pop up as available, so if you have a convenient B&M of one of those stores near you, it's a decent option if you're not in so big a hurry as to pay market pricing on Gunbroker.com for such components. Just recently CCI #450 & #BR4 primers have both been available for example for those seeking SRP & SRMP
Just picked up (2) 8# jugs of RL16 from reloading unlimited last night. They have a handful left if anyone is interested.
WSnyder
Silver $$ Contributor
Not anymore, gone.
Had to correct my OP because 2-3 kegs, not 2-3 lb is the smarter minimum threshold.
odie
Silver $$ Contributor
I would say smart forward thinking people. Some who have been slowly working up there stock over time.
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