Hodgdon Powders at $50/lb -- New Norm?

[ckaberna]

IF any of you are around Rome Ga. the “country sportsman” has a lot of powder. Limit #2 per person per day but h4350 & varget are $49.99 LB. They do have it but I’m not in that much of a need. Lol, I walked out empty handed.
Main reason for posting, y’all think this price will remain from now on, or is this just local gouging?

 

[std7mag]

The new norm?

 

[Texas10]

That's not that far off the shelf price Bass Pro/Cabelas was charging before all the panic buying. Last pound I bought at Bass Pro was around $45 and that was back in Feb.

Prices will fall with reduced demand. The cost of manufacturing and distributing has only risen a few percentage points, normal increases with inflation, so I expect top retail prices to settle in around $45 for one pound cans once all the foolishness passes.

 

[PopCharlie]

I would consider that a good price. I paid $416 for an 8 lg jug of H4350 at an lgs a week or so ago. Thats $52/ lb. I was happy to get it and not have to pay shipping and hazmat. The lowest on line price I saw at gunbroker worked out to be $67/ lb.
PopCharlie

 

[Adam in WI]

I paid $35/lb with shipping and hazmat for an 8 pounder from Hodgdon about 2 months ago.

 

[JEFFPPC]

IF any of you are around Rome Ga. the “country sportsman” has a lot of powder. Limit #2 per person per day but h4350 & varget are $49.99 LB. They do have it but I’m not in that much of a need. Lol, I walked out empty handed.
Main reason for posting, y’all think this price will remain from now on, or is this just local gouging?

I would think price gouging. I found a pound of powder was looking to try at a local shop last week. Was 31.xx including sales tax.

 

[Fuj]

Considering if it's in stock, Anything priced over 10% of what
Mid South Shooters supply sells for, I consider gouging.

 

[PopCharlie]

I paid $35/lb with shipping and hazmat for an 8 pounder from Hodgdon about 2 months ago.

Wow.....im going to have to watch their store. That's a price I would do a happy dance to pay for a jug of powder.
PopCharlie

 

[338 dude]

IF any of you are around Rome Ga. the “country sportsman” has a lot of powder. Limit #2 per person per day but h4350 & varget are $49.99 LB. They do have it but I’m not in that much of a need. Lol, I walked out empty handed.
Main reason for posting, y’all think this price will remain from now on, or is this just local gouging?

My local gun store is not a chain it is a very small one off mom and pop place and I’ve been paying $50 for a couple years on certain powders

 

[Kracken McGraw]

My local gun store is not a chain it is a very small one off mom and pop place and I’ve been paying $50 for a couple years on certain powders

If their likable people and it keeps the doors open, this is a good thing!

 

[338 dude]

If their likable people and it keeps the doors open, this is a good thing!

They are great I Consider them my friends.

 

[BlueWater]

Sounds like normal supply+demand stuff. (AKA, charging what the market will bear, locally.)

A nearby shop has had 1lb jugs (and the occasional 8lb jug) of H4350, RL-16, along with a number of others suitable for pistol and shotgun. Doesn't always last long, but most of the frequenting customers are reloaders and seem to have plenty themselves, so some of those jugs can be there for quite some time. It's fun to see. You know, an actual inventory shelf with some inventory on it. Makes me feel good, just knowing they've got some.

 

[SCVOJTA]

If “we” continue to pay that price they will continue to charge that much.... I’m with ckaberna and thats sounds way too high for me.

 

[mike mccormick]

No......those prices are absolutely gouging. If you continue paying those prices, they will become the standard

 

[Breakshunter]

I found reloader 26 in stock last week, 405$ for 8#. I had been waiting a long time for it so I bought it.

 

[std7mag]

Stopped by a somewhat local shop yesterday.
Surprised the shelves were full of powder.
Mostly Hodgdon, 3 kinds of Vectan, 3 Alliant, and a few Vihtavouri.
1# for $35
8# running in the $250-280 range.
Lots of Hornady bullets.

Of course, zero primers!

 

[BlueWater]

If “we” continue to pay that price they will continue to charge that much.

Yup. I'm okay with the price range and features I'm comfortable with. Outside that range, it's not for me. Works just fine.

 

[nakneker]

It’s not hard to abstain from paying high prices when you have what you need. It’s a lot more difficult when your just beginning or just keep a limited supply on hand and then run out. Then how much you pay changes rapidly for many. Hard to play hardball when you really need what is sitting in front of you.

 

[rogn]

That's not that far off the shelf price Bass Pro/Cabelas was charging before all the panic buying. Last pound I bought at Bass Pro was around $45 and that was back in Feb.

Prices will fall with reduced demand. The cost of manufacturing and distributing has only risen a few percentage points, normal increases with inflation, so I expect top retail prices to settle in around $45 for one pound cans once all the foolishness passes.

Hopefully prices will eventually return to earlier levels, but I'm afraid with things like the minimum wage increases and the general inflation we're seeing prices will only fall to the level that the combined production and distribution system allow it to. My expectation is about a 25% permanent increase over the preshortage levels.

 

[Dgd6mm]

Stopped by a somewhat local shop yesterday.
Surprised the shelves were full of powder.
Mostly Hodgdon, 3 kinds of Vectan, 3 Alliant, and a few Vihtavouri.
1# for $35
8# running in the $250-280 range.
Lots of Hornady bullets.

Of course, zero primers!

Those are some pretty good prices for today's market, especially in a LGS.