Only problem is, Hodgdon can't keep their normal line of product
in stock. This has been going on for years. They bought the IMR
brand back in 2003, so I wonder if the other IMR's maybe on the
bean counters chopping block also ?? As for cash tied up in Inventory ??
The shelves still don't dictate that at this time. Usually, excess inventory
means a price drop, and we all know it's the opposite with this company.
Who can figure out what Hodgedon thinks. No company is leaving more money on the table in our hobby than Hodgdon. Even with the pain of the price hike fresh, spending sprees would abound for them, but they just won’t produce.
The way I see it, there is Hodgdon, VihtaVuori and Alliant, which big three the discriminating competition types will use and pivot to.
Of these, the last two names I suspect don’t actually need to sell to consumers because they could divert every kernel made to an affiliated military application.
Hodgdon, being the single-based, ultra-temp stable maker that it is, inherently appeals to the match shooting purist, willing to give up some energy, but here they are forcing customers to try substitutes, some of which have already seen that double-based powders can work exceptionally well.
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