The Great Powder Shortage of 2020 is upon us

[Dave Way]

The bottom line is some people refuse to learn from the past. They never will. It’s easier to complain than plan ahead. It makes no sense to waste so much time on threads like this. Some people simply refuse to plan ahead so they can enjoy a sport they allegedly enjoy.

If you ever figure out why that is...I’d love to hear from you.

Dave.

 

[chuckles]

you haven't heard?? someone posted it kills the virus, so there has been a huge run on it, and your local store is out.

Yes, ETOH kills almost everything, including humans in requisite amounts.

 

[The boogalorian]

Saw some H4350 and RL16 at powder valley yesterday. Not that it has anything to do with this thread.

 

[mike a]

Saw some H4350 and RL16 at powder valley yesterday. Not that it has anything to do with this thread.

Thanx for the heads up. Got some re16

 

[Downhill]

the boomers will go out the same way they came in
self absorbed-selfish-greedy -me first-self fulfillment- who inherited a rich country bankrupted it destroyed the family churches infrastructure morals media etc.

Looks to me the boomers inherited a nation loaded down with debt from a world war. But they busted their asses and done what they could with what they were given. Just looking at it from a historical point of view.

 

[TC260]

From a historical point of view the US debt is the greatest theft in human history. Not from one person to another, but from one generation to another.

 

[Dub]

bought 8 1lb containers of H4350 today from PV

 

[Ccrider]

@Dave Way, some of us have not been doing this long enough to have weathered a shortage. This thread helps put things in perspective for us. Fool me once. I got it now.

 

[Dave Way]

@Dave Way, some of us have not been doing this long enough to have weathered a shortage. This thread helps put things in perspective for us. Fool me once. I got it now.

Your point was well made and taken.

Dave.

 

[SPQR70AD]

Looks to me the boomers inherited a nation loaded down with debt from a world war. But they busted their asses and done what they could with what they were given. Just looking at it from a historical point of view.

keep dreaming. the debt was paid off way before they took power. every major social and financial issue that is destroying this country was implemented by them. in the 60's CEO's made 26 times what their workers made. now it is 500 times. boomers implemented the takeover and destruction of one major company after another. vulture capitalism, corporate raiders. they build nothing only loot and destroy. . they allow this country to go down while we sanction and bomb the world.

 

[Kracken McGraw]

The reigning King and Queen of Boomertown, USA:

 

[Dgd6mm]

I just left one of my LGS, there was five 1lbs containers of Varget on the shelf and 2000 CCI LRM primers , and 4000 91/2 Remington lrp.

 

[Dave Way]

I’m thinking you all may be living in the wrong part of the country as far as reloading supplies go! Now don’t call me a hoarder even if you want to because all this was still there when I left with a few boxes of primers. At least 200,000 to 300,000 primers in this shop including thousands of small pistol and small rifle. 22’s galore. Hundreds of pounds of powder although a few are admittedly out of stock. Ammo shelves are full but 9mm’s were low.

Before you ask, I’m in NW PA. PM me if you are close and I’ll pass along the location of the shop.

AND NO, THEY CAN’T SHIP BECAUSE THEY ARE NOT SET UP AS A HAZMAT SHIPPER. SORRY.










Dave.

 

[1K6BRA]

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[ckaberna]

I’m thinking you all may be living in the wrong part of the country as far as reloading supplies go! Now don’t call me a hoarder even if you want to because all this was still there when I left with a few boxes of primers. At least 200,000 to 300,000 primers in this shop including thousands of small pistol and small rifle. 22’s galore. Hundreds of pounds of powder although a few are admittedly out of stock. Ammo shelves are full but 9mm’s were low.

Before you ask, I’m in NW PA. PM me if you are close and I’ll pass along the location of the shop.

AND NO, THEY CAN’T SHIP BECAUSE THEY ARE NOT SET UP AS A HAZMAT SHIPPER. SORRY.

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Dave.

Wish I had a LGS like this here in No. Ga.

 

[Bc'z]

I’m thinking you all may be living in the wrong part of the country as far as reloading supplies go! Now don’t call me a hoarder even if you want to because all this was still there when I left with a few boxes of primers. At least 200,000 to 300,000 primers in this shop including thousands of small pistol and small rifle. 22’s galore. Hundreds of pounds of powder although a few are admittedly out of stock. Ammo shelves are full but 9mm’s were low.

Before you ask, I’m in NW PA. PM me if you are close and I’ll pass along the location of the shop.

AND NO, THEY CAN’T SHIP BECAUSE THEY ARE NOT SET UP AS A HAZMAT SHIPPER. SORRY.

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Dave.

Dave was that a couple 1000 piece boxes, or did you pick up 2 cases? Lol
At 1st glance of your post all I saw was the word hoarder, and a picture of stocked sshelves. Thought it was a picture of your reloading room.

 

[sandwarrior]

how come nobody brings up the fact that massive buying when available leads to shelves being empty when there is more demand. 15 years ago this never happened cause there were not so many gluttonous selfish people that feel a need to shoot 1000's of rounds a week then depriving others. I always hear guys saying we have to get younger people in the game. how is that gonna happen with no ammo a have to wait months to get a rifle after the order?

The point is to continuously buy and create the steady demand that helps the manufacturing side. The shelves fill right back up if there is a regular demand. It's when there's no demand then a sudden flux upward that manufacturing can't keep up.

What manufacturing has a problem with is a pandemic when everybody grabs everything off the shelf, then the screaming begins for manufacturing to increase production. When they've done all the overtime to catch up, the market goes dead until the next big scare. A whole bunch of people get laid off for a while, and all kinds of gun stuff is cheaper than you can imagine. The whole chain of manufacturing, distributing and retail has to sell off cheap just to get their money out of the product. When the yo-yoing gets too much some manufacturers just go on to making something else. Why waste capital and effort to break even in the end. When they make a steady profit, they stay in business.

 

[wbm]

What is LGS?

 

[joshb]

What is LGS?

Local
Gun
Store. or Shop

 

[Scalloper]

I found 2 cans of H4350 at a small hardware store last week. I called the large LGS that I normally get my reloading supplies from, thats almost two hrs away. I asked it they had any Retumbo, they said they had 2 for $43 lb . I mentioned that I bought 5 in March for $32 lb from them.
For some reason they always have a great supply of primers CCI,Fed and Win