I haven't had to buy any powder in a couple of years now and it certainly has gone up for sure.Makes me thankful for the supplies I do have on hand.But take a look at the price of ammo on the shelf.If I didn't load my own it would really take the fun out of it.I'm still able to load at around $12-$15 a box for what I paid for my stuff.Sure beats the hell of paying around $50 a box for loaded ammo.

~Molɔ̀ːn Labé Skýla~
As Bob Hagel would say"You should not use a rifle that will kill an animal when everything goes right; you should use one that will do the job when everything goes wrong."Good words of wisdom...............