Hodgdon aquires RCBS

[L.Sherm]

My opinion is Hodgen is gonna go the powder/ reloading equipment monopoly.

 

[DLT]

Those Hodgdon guys are an ambitious bunch.

If you made that kind of profits you would be too

 

[L.Sherm]

I think Forster is probably on the radar next, maybe Lee

 

[Gary in MD]

If you made that kind of profits you would be too

I guarantee it!

 

[jds holler]

This is true, but there are certain companies and manufacturers who are increasing at rates that are not helping their images with customers. We all decide how much our personal market of one will bear on price increases. I vote with my wallet. I no longer support Hodgdon or Alliant.

I still purchase plenty of Hodgdon and Alliant - errrrr Hercules powders. Sometimes they're twenty or forty years old though. I think the price tag on that Red Dot says $2.50. Got all five of these - full cans - for $100 US dollars just last Sunday. Old Codger Powder Supply.

 

[ebb]

Doesn't matter if you own Redding dies because all of them are going to go up in price as soon as RCBS does. Its not like only one brand of primer is expensive now, they all are.

 

[whatsupdoc]

While Hodgon owns the powder "Brand Names" they manufacture no powder and
appear to have contracts with various powder manufactures to be the exclusive distributor in the US.

That can easily change if another player steps into the game and say they become the
distributor for ADI powders in the US, Hodgon may loose the entire ADI line.
While the trademark name Varget or H4350 cannot be used a new destributor can call it anything else.

RCBS on the other hand is a manufacture with 100% control of their product.

 

[Tommie]

Family-owned beats corporate holding company every time. Could have turned out worse.

 

[lb-ft]

I wish RCBS was still a stand-alone company, along with every other Vista holding.

But they’re not.

I do think they’ll be in better hands with Hodgdon, than they were with Vista.

 

[TTE]

Does this mean RCBS equipment will skyrocket in price too?

Doesn't really matter ..... you won't be able to get the most popular of that stuff either.

 

[Bill K]

What will you do when Redding is added next to Hodgdon's line ?

 

[Triple BB]

Only a problem for those who aren’t already stocked for armageddon. Lol!

 

[Mcrider55]

Consolidation has been part of business since time began. It's a natural move for Hodgdon.

 

[Kittitas George]

Manufacturers raise prices because they can. Hodgdon goal is to recover the RCBS purchase price as fast they can. You can bet there will be either a product price increase, change in availability or quality reduction. The 'goal' of all companies is to make profit, it is not to make friends.

 

[Evan]

Manufacturers raise prices because they can. Hodgdon goal is to recover the RCBS purchase price as fast they can. You can bet there will be either a product price increase, change in availability or quality reduction. The 'goal' of all companies is to make profit, it is not to make friends.

They could also implement structural and process reorganization to improve quality, output, and profits at no cost to the customer. It isn’t always a gut job and RCBS isn’t the same as it was decades ago. There’s a lot of ground that could be made up in a lot of areas.

 

[RED DIRT]

Hodgdon may have bit off more than it can chew this time. Wait until the tyrants start passing laws against reloaders. You will soon have to have a license an permits. Never say never, because it IS, going to happen.

 

[Bill K]

Name something that has not gone up in price in the last couple years under Biden's admin ?

If you made that kind of profits you would be too

 

[DLT]

Name something that has not gone up in price in the last couple years under Biden's admin ?

I can’t think of much

 

[JSH]

My PCP air guns looks better every day.

 

[leakeyjohn]

With nut cases in control in DC and general public opinion going more towards control of everything rather than lett