Maybe not, but I think we'll get a lot closer than people think once this present insanity passes.
Varget at $49.99/lb Complaint Thread
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Unfortunately some will when the money’s gone.
FNSafari
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It can't go down. The covid stimuli rounds under both Trump but especially Biteme to the tune of about 8 trillion sealed the deal. It has effectively devalued the dollar so powder mills and sellers, facing rising delivery and ingredient prices, not to mention wages, are going to adjust their prices and it won't come down short of a major, major recession where demand shrinks precipitously.
well they are the owner, and cannot under price their distribution network. its how business works. what you can take from the price is that it is the CURRENT MSRP OF VARGET...like it or not
FNSafari
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Too bad that Hodgdon doesn't fulfill its roll as a wholesaler and just ship the powders to their retailers. Competing with them even at MSRP in this kind of a market just doesn't seem to be good business relations imo.
you are entitled to your opinion, yours and mine do not count in this case. they are doing it
sierra sells products direct
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That beats the prices in the comic section, sorry I meant the Classifieds!sierra sells products direct
.243 Cal 107 Gr. HPBT MatchKing - Sierra Bullets
Since its introduction several years ago, the 107 grain HPBT MatchKing bullet #1570 has been used successfully in a variety of competitive disciplines. This bullet has set new records and won national championships in such diverse competitions as National Match High Power and Silhouette. These...
FNSafari
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same comment regarding Sierra then. I use very few sierra bullet types and none of their matchkings. Their choice.sierra sells products direct
.243 Cal 107 Gr. HPBT MatchKing - Sierra Bullets
Since its introduction several years ago, the 107 grain HPBT MatchKing bullet #1570 has been used successfully in a variety of competitive disciplines. This bullet has set new records and won national championships in such diverse competitions as National Match High Power and Silhouette. These...
FNSafari
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I'll never let the opinion that my opninon doesn't count keep me from having one. Kinda like someone telling me "my vote doesn't count", sure it does in a fair and honest election.
I just can't wait for the day when the whining will end.
Varget has been in short supply for as long as I can remember, and it's an expensive powder relative to other powders on the market. With one exception, I stopped doing load development with it after the last panic in 2012 and moved to other powders. Results are just as good and I don't have to pay a premium to get good results.
Varget has been in short supply for as long as I can remember, and it's an expensive powder relative to other powders on the market. With one exception, I stopped doing load development with it after the last panic in 2012 and moved to other powders. Results are just as good and I don't have to pay a premium to get good results.
ballisticdaddy
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Makes me chuckle reading this thread, are you all surprised at the price increases when fuel is almost double and when was the last time you paid attention to the price of a pound of bacon? Instead of being pleased that the product is available we rather feel the need to bash the manufacturer selling at MSRP. I hate to be the bearer of bad news but we will not see primers for $40 a brick nor premium powder for $200 an 8 pounder going forward, either pay the piper or hang up them rifles.
urbanrifleman
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I know right?
Maybe forum boss should make a Complaint Forum to kind of coral all the posts.
It is like when gas goes up for no reason and the media creates a reason and everyone believes it.
"Oh it was that hurricane in the gulf... That is why gas went up 2 dollars. Hope it will go down soon..."
an opinion is just that, a vote is COUNTED......NO THEY ARE NOT THE SAME
FNSafari
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You mean if I and thousands others stop buying due to our opinion we don't count?
I recently paid $42.99 for a lb. of IMR8208XBR and H4198 from a local dealer who had "found" a small amount. Another local shop had some 205M's for 129.99/1,000 (thankfully, I didn't need them). Here's my take: I'm 78 years old, have three of the finest custom-made benchrest rifles in the world, and I'm going to shoot them while I can still appreciate it. I don't like the price, I don't like the reasons, and damn the politicians -- but I'm going to shoot.
yep even if "thousands" stop...there many more thousands that will.
bozo699
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100% Spot on Reed!… good for you!… I hope you have many many more years of enjoyable shooting ahead of you!…. Love your post!… my sentiments to a T!…
Wayne
FNSafari
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the proverbial is your glass half empty or half full?
Hodgdon is doing great for us by raising the prices and keeping it as available as possible
Looking at Gunbroker, the gougers are selling Varget for $70-$100 per pound.
Meanwhile Powder Valley has not raised prices much. An 8 pounder is still about $270.
Hodgdon doesn't want to put their resellers out of business by competing with them, but wants to put the gunbroker price gougers out of business.
So how do they do this? Raise the price on their site to a point about 10% below gunbroker and keep it available.
That will put the gougers out of business.
If we stopped complaining about Hodgdon raising their website prices, then maybe they'd have full availability at lower prices vs the gougers on gunbroker and the gougers would be out of business
Looking at Gunbroker, the gougers are selling Varget for $70-$100 per pound.
Meanwhile Powder Valley has not raised prices much. An 8 pounder is still about $270.
Hodgdon doesn't want to put their resellers out of business by competing with them, but wants to put the gunbroker price gougers out of business.
So how do they do this? Raise the price on their site to a point about 10% below gunbroker and keep it available.
That will put the gougers out of business.
If we stopped complaining about Hodgdon raising their website prices, then maybe they'd have full availability at lower prices vs the gougers on gunbroker and the gougers would be out of business
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