Alliant Powder Availability Alert

[urbanrifleman]

If you have a river that runs onto your land and feeds your crops. Then one day the river dries up. Then you go upstream and someone has dammed the river.

That's not a "water shortage".

 

[js2013]

Vista talked about shortages before. Below is a link to an article from 12/2023 were Vista was claiming upcoming shortages. Maybe it’s legit, maybe to increase sales, I don’t know.

Vista Outdoors Warns "Global Shortage Of Gunpowder" Will Set Ammo Prices On Fire | ZeroHedge

ZeroHedge - On a long enough timeline, the survival rate for everyone drops to zero

www.zerohedge.com

 

[K22]

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This is going to be a six fingers Maker's Mark night, make that 9 fingers!

 

[K22]

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They want them all - it's rule No. 1 in the authoritarian play book! If not this way, it will be some other way, i.e., gun owner's insurance, registration fees, "arsenal licenses", etc.

 

[Mcrider55]

Yawn... wake me from my nap when the drama ceases.

Stock up when it's available and cheap and don't take the bait when they are fishing because they love catching suckers. It doesn't matter whether it's shooting related, fuel, or anything else we purchase this is simply greed at work and it has zero to do with politics.

I have yet to see prices go down.

This goes far beyond greed This is international politics on the big stage being played out.

It all goes back to an out of control EPA and their endless bullshit "regulations". It all started decades ago when the push went to move manufacturing to China, and turn the America into a "service economy".

They are popping corks in the White House right now.

 

[Knotwild]

I personally believe that things are more complicated than we realize. The US isn't trusted in any way these days because they pull out sanctions more than Mattie Ross pulls out lawyer Dagget in Rooster Cogburn. Plus the dollar is being dumped because we can't be trusted and because of inflation. I don't think anyone sees the US as a safe place with a sound currency to do business with. The dollar is losing it's reserve status and we will likely live long enough to see it dethroned. So, in many ways "we" are not good customers. Think about it - the world has lost it's trust in the US. Let that sink in.

And yes, they have many believing that we must hate Russia; but keep in mind, the Ukraine is not a democratic nation and it a hot bed of corruption. Why wouldn't China quit sending nitro cellulose? They expect to be fighting us over Taiwan. All in all, the US isn't a good customer - even if everyone on accurate shooter is.

I think before it's over, we all might be worried more about surviving that the price of a pound of powder. With the world so full of hatred, we might be more worried about who's child was killed in the Pacific, or where the next act of sabotage is going to occur right in our back yard. Plus, we have come to worship things like the environment more than God and our own good.

 

[misser]

ha , i got 8 lb 2 weeks ago . i feel like a winner

 

[jxb]

I have yet to see prices go down.

This goes far beyond greed This is international politics on the big stage being played out.

It all goes back to an out of control EPA and their endless bullshit "regulations". It all started decades ago when the push went to move manufacturing to China, and turn the America into a "service economy".

They are popping corks in the White House right now.

"I have yet to see prices go down." << then you haven't been paying attention.

Powder, primers, and ammo all were higher and then both powder and primers had sales of considerable discount over the drama prices. Ammo did the same but most has settled far lower than it was during the height of the supposed shortages which really only were for a short while because of the rush in ammo that caused a blip shortage.

Note: I'm not talking about last fall prices, those were lower. I'm talking this year.

 

[rijndael]

And not much fun to shoot by yourself, even if the range is still there.

True. My son is always by my side at the range, but that won't last forever.

 

[Mcrider55]

"I have yet to see prices go down." << then you haven't been paying attention.

Powder, primers, and ammo all were higher and then both powder and primers had sales of considerable discount over the drama prices. Ammo did the same but most has settled far lower than it was during the height of the supposed shortages which really only were for a short while because of the rush in ammo that caused a blip shortage.

Note: I'm not talking about last fall prices, those were lower. I'm talking this year.

I buy an awful lot of reloading products, and I have yet to see lower prices. Maybe in your area, not mine. Not once in the past 18 months have I paid less for the same product. I reload all my ammo, and I don't buy from discount houses or online, I support my LGS. Haz Mat charges only drove prices up more.

 

[itchyTF]

Has anybody seen this snippet? (More good news)

With the full backing of the United Nations and the blessing of the Biden Administration, the country of Mexico just filed a court case that could finally impose the UN’s “Small Arms Treaty” on America. If successful, this lawsuit would effectively allow foreign dictators to dictate gun policy in the United States – resulting in the swift death of our Second Amendment freedoms. Mexico – a country that’s signed on to the UN’s “Small Arms Treaty” – is mad that disarming law-abiding citizens across their country has resulted in violent drug cartels controlling up to 35% of the country (according to a 2022 U.S. Senate resolution). Instead of blaming their own draconian gun laws (as they should), they’re suing U.S. gun manufacturers Smith & Wesson, Barrett, Beretta, Century International Arms, Colt, Glock, and Ruger. But not for any AMERICAN LAW any of these companies have broken... Mexico is suing these gun manufacturers for supposedly “allowing” the guns they’ve built to be trafficked into the hands of Mexican criminals... ...As if there was any way the firearms industry could have predicted their firearms would be illegally trafficked! That’s not all: Mexico is also asking the courts to BAN the production and sale of AR- and AK-platform rifles. And the Boston-based First Circuit Court of Appeals just announced this case can proceed!

 

[jxb]

I buy an awful lot of reloading products, and I have yet to see lower prices. Maybe in your area, not mine. Not once in the past 18 months have I paid less for the same product. I reload all my ammo, and I don't buy from discount houses or online, I support my LGS. Haz Mat charges only drove prices up more.

I agree, that's likely why you have not noticed. I support capitalism, that includes online businesses many of which are LGS to someone and if I like doing business with them they are treated the same by me regardless of where they are located in the country. Well, maybe except kalifornicator land, but that's more because I'm a native Oregonian and those folks leave a bad taste.

 

[Mcrider55]

Has anybody seen this snippet? (More good news)

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​ ​ ​ ​ ​ With the full backing of the United Nations and the blessing of the Biden Administration, the country of Mexico just filed a court case that could finally impose the UN’s “Small Arms Treaty” on America. If successful, this lawsuit would effectively allow foreign dictators to dictate gun policy in the United States – resulting in the swift death of our Second Amendment freedoms.

SCOTUS ruled years ago that no treaty can over ride, negate, or infringe on rights protected by the Constitution, which this would.

 

[misser]

every time i find a powder that works well ,then poof its gone

 

[jxb]

every time i find a powder that works well ,then poof its gone

Clearly you are shooting either too much, or more likely buying far too little when you do. Powder will only go up and it doesn't really go bad if stored correctly. So buying xxyears supply only makes sense.

Of course it's a little easier once you're retired or close because you can simply say, do I have enough to last until I kick the bucket? yes. ok I'm done buying.

 

[DLT]

Let the scalping begin...... I have 1 pound OF RL 15 for $750 ...No lowballin, I know what I have.. just kidding MAYBE.....

I’d let mine go for $700

 

[riverwolf1]

This has a large ripple potential.

If your stash is good enough to ride these events out, folks who can't will cancel range memberships. Ranges will close. Your stash isn't so good when you don't have a place to use it.

Out West where I live you really don’t need a range! Wide open spaces and plenty of places to shoot for miles.

 

[rijndael]

Out West where I live you really don’t need a range! Wide open spaces and plenty of places to shoot for miles.

We don't have that luxury in the east coast.

We've lost a lot of ranges, and gun shops, over the past few years.

 

[Straightshooter1]

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This Wall Street article should help with understanding what's going on with nitrocellulose:

https://www.wsj.com/world/russia-doubled-imports-of-an-explosives-ingredientwith-western-help-fd8d18bc?st=57ld97hl2ti7z9k&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink

 

[itchyTF]

These companies didn’t KNOW their nitrocellulose was going to Russia or didn’t care as long as they got paid?