WOW…. I haven’t bought powder in 2 years…

It’s a lot like buying Gas for the first time in a year —-…

8lbs of H4350 is well over $250 …. I shoot it for competition so.. wow…

Cheap at that price. Seen some near $300.

"Cheap at that price. Seen some near" $400... $394 to be exact. What do you expect when buying directly through Hodgdon it's $50/pound...

From Hodgdons website

LT32 8 lbs. 321.00
Benchmark 325.00
Varget 330.00
4350 330.00

~42-43 bucks a pound buying 8. Most 49.00 per in singles

250 for 4350 was cheap.

I got my hands on an 8lb jug of Varget last Thursday at my local store. 349.00. First Varget Ive personally seen in almost 2 years

This schidt is laughable. Where are you getting stiffed on this powder at a rate of $250/8 pounds. This schidt is never not funny. Never..

you better go back and buy 2 eight pounders at that price

I bought an 8 pound jug of imr 4350 for $250 and 2 8# of cfe223 for $185 each out the door! It pays to have good ties lol

I'd buy a truck load at that price.

I can't find an 8 lb jug of H4350 and when I find R16 it is (after tax, shipping and hazmat) about $75 per lb (limit of 2 lbs) so I have not bought it.
I am on the notification list at several places for the H4350 but no luck yet. I have to drive at least an hour to get to anyplace that sales powder so I don't just drop by a shop and see what they have on hand very often.

Just bought a pound of 8208 for $63.00. Only one on the shelf and the first I’ve seen in more than two years. In late 2019 it was $28/lb.

Just bought 5lbs of RL17 from another campfire member not 2 miles from home for $150.00 last week. Happy to get it, Thanks TUCSONAN.
George

Hell, I bought a 20lb keg of IMR 4350 from a guy in L.A. who said he made flash-bangs for the PD about 20 years ago for $100.00. still have about 2lbs left. best buy ever.
George

I have been fortunate that my LGS has been pretty well stocked for the duration and fairly priced so I have not had to order any on-line.

Just bought 3 lbs of RL23 38.90/ea. This powder is hard to find.

Found 5lbs of Retumbo for $44/lb.

I picked up an 8#'er of Retumbo for Rio7 six or so months ago and it was pricey and my LGS advised they paid dearly for it. Rio drove 5 hours from South Texas to pick it up and was happy to have it.

That sucks pullit.. Hopefully prices and availability will get better. As far as H4350, it's been available for the last 4 months or so, but sporadic. My local gunshop has had it on the shelves for about $50/pound or $394/8 pound jug. Price sucks, but if you look at Hodgdon that's what it costs, plus you have to pay shipping. Midsouth had it for $41/pound a while back. I ordered 6 pounds of it and after I included shipping and Haz mat fees, I should have just bought it here locally because it came out to be about the same price. I'll remember that for next time and not order online so guys like you can have a better chance to get it. Keep an eye on Midsouth shooters supply. They have it from time to time, but it does not last long..

I am not that far from Midsouth, (once again, about an hour) so if they ever get any in, I can run up there and pick it up. While there, there are a few gun shops that carry powder I would hit at the same time, so it makes the trip worth wild.

I’m glad I have a bunch, should take me out

The last Varget and H4350 I saw was $48.99. I’m stocked up on both and probably not hunting this year due to having to go and take care of my mom during the moose opener as she broker her hip recently. With that being said, I doubt if I have to buy powder next year either unless I find some Reloader 16-26 and primers.

Everyone who is buying powder must be finding primers too. Has anyone seen LR primers? I've seen SR and SRM but not LR. I've seen pistol primers too, but all only online.

There was LR primers in my neck of the woods until about a month ago. Just waitin' on the next batch to appear....

I've been able to find a bit of everything here and there except for the LR that I need. I have seen some BR2 and Fed215 (neither of which I need) a couple times at Natchez and PV, but nothing else in LR for quite a while.

I wouldn't know... I stocked up for 4 years under Trump.. when it was plentiful, cheap and available....

to include primers... 15 buck per thousand....

Relevance? Or just bragging to pizz in the eye of anyone who's not 104 years old with limitless disposable income because they bought their house back in 1946 for 1200 bucks?

I seriously feel sorry for anyone just getting into hunting, shooting, or reloading right now with prices inflated to the point they're at now.

That’s a negative. I found 200 LR primers maybe January or late last year I bought. Before that it was Dec 2020, and I have not seen any LR magnum primers since early 2020.

15.00 per thousand on primers man i have never seen them that cheap and I am 53

Yeah, I can't imagine. Seems like someone is trying to make things harder on us for sure. The newbies to the sport and handloading may just say pizz on this!!!

I started finally reloading in 2019 but had been buying supplies since 2015. I’ve actually seen the biggest price increase from about September 2021 to current date. If I was just starting out, I’d say screw it.

That being said, I’ve also noticed a large increase in fishing supplies the past year or so as well.

yeah, exactly....

but it doesn't take someone 104 years old to figure out, that after 8 years of shortages under a damn democRat, that when things are available and the prices dropped dramatically because shelves were full and so was the store room in the back.... that this wasn't going to last forever, because democRats will always be democRATs... there is a reason their party ends in the words RAT...

so if you are young enough and can't figure that out, and you live in a state ran by democRats... this shouldn't be a real shock to you...

its called plan ahead.....

and really wasn't hoarding it... just buying it when available on sale or lower pricing... and it doesn't have a limited shelf life.

so do you console yourself, by blaming people who were smarter about it than you?

if so, go ahead... won't bother me a bit, because I really don't care if someone blames me for their short sightedness....

its their fault, not someone else's...

I'm in fairly good shape on supplies, aside from needing to grab a bit more 2400 one of these days and some WLR primers. Still have enough of both to get by for a while. Congratulations on the nice assumption, though.

Bragging about winning a race you had a head start in is pretty classy move, too. 👌 Man, those kids these days are just plain stupid for not stocking up back when they were 12 years old and supplies were abundant... you're completely right. I bow to your astounding big brain strategic mastery. They should have been asking for birthday primers, not toys.

Natchez has the CCI NATO spec LR primers in stock now (5am CST 8/5)

https://www.natchezss.com/cci-stand...m-military-nato-sensitivity-1000-ct.html

They have some SR stuff, too.

So you were 12 under Obama?
Well I wasn't....If I didn't plan ahead, would that make you feel better?

if so, just to make you feel better... I didn't plan ahead and I just left what was on the shelves for everyone else, who did plan ahead..

I hope that adds to your day then.. and just glad to help ya out there.....

Most of my stuff was acquired here and there when I discovered a good deal, often adding a little something to get free shipping or at least no added shipping. Never bought hazmat items online until a few years ago either. While my financial state is much better now, I’ve never had “unlimited disposable income”, but have made buying what I need for my shooting a priority over other non-essential expenses like dining out, movies, concerts, cowboy boots, and nice vehicles.

Right now the bargains seem to be in ammunition, which leads me to believe that manufacturers might have over-produced some and are now closing it out to keep cash-flow positive. A little careful shopping will uncover good quality 9mm and .223 for less than what it would cost to load it or about even. Even picked up some 6CM target ammo for a buck a pop, about the price of the Norma brass I’ll have when it’s gone. If I’d known how well it was going to shoot in my rifle, I would’ve bought 200 instead of only 100.

I have no problem planning ahead, it's always a good idea to buy when prices and availability are good. However, rubbing it in people's faces or crapping on them for not having the means or ability to like you decided to in previous posts is pretty tasteless.

^^ THIS ^^ me too

My 'tastelessness' is your concept... no one was out to rub anyone's nose into anything...if think ahead is 'tasteless' well then that is a personal concept. Actually a lot of what I keep on hand, sees at times a lot of that loading ammo for those that may not have the means to purchase it... example for what I do for kids and their dads involved in BSA/ Scouting, that I am involved in... I don't ask for money from them....

I'm a person who has learned to stretch out my resources.. range brass I reload 30 and 40 times plus... using lower powder charges or things that work just as well for my needs... such as shooting a lot of varmint rounds at sage rats each year.... like I am doing this year using 10 grains of Unique in 223 loads, yet practice at the range by still ringing steel at 300 and 400 yds with the same rounds... 700 rounds out of a pound of powder... I go thru 5000 to 8000 rounds of things like that per annum....

anyone who knows me personally will tell anyone I'm not a stingey person... I give a lot to others and expect nothing for it... always happy to help others out, we are all in this together...

I'm self employed and don't blow my money on spendy showing things, like expensive cars or fancy trucks...heck I don't own anything I drive that has less than 200K on it... in fact I still am using vehicles that have anywhere from 300K to just short of 600K on it... I keep my vehicles running...and in good working.

I give more to others than I ever spend on myself. Doesn't make me a saint, its just a personal choice....I enjoy helping others when they are in need. If the price tag for that is attracting criticism... well I can live with that...ya hit a certain point in life, you finally learn your job in life isn't making every one happy in life. you do what you can, and its not a bad place to be....

hope you eventually find where you desire to be in life... I've found mine...

I'm taking all of my firearms out of the safe and putting the reloading components in.

Funny, you guys are taking your guns out of the safes and putting your reloading supplies in. I'm going to my clubs gunshow tomorrow. I'll be selling some powder and bullets to a bunch of guys that don't find the deals I have. I'll sell at slightly below market prices and yet, make money over what I paid for it. Win win.. Also, since my buddies say they are still having a hard time finding 22lr????? I have no idea why, I'll probably take about 8 bricks of those to sell as well.. You guys have a great weekend!!!! The last time I had a table there, I brought a brick of CCI250's to a buddy that was struggling to find any. Sold them to him for $35.. Like seafire, I don't mind helping buddies out.

Well, went to a couple of LGS today and they all had Federal 215 primers, so I bought some.

I won’t pay the 59.99 my LGS is charging for a pound of powder. I have a pretty decent stash for my needs, but when it’s gone, I’ll be shooting blue box or the like. Not worth it to me.

I get it that the cost of everything goes up, but powder has gone up exponentially compare to brass, bullets, and even primers.

You haven't looked at primer prices lately have you? Yes, everything has gone up, but lets all hope it goes back down after pos is out of office!!!!! Back to primers. BR4's I've seen range from $115-$135/brick. CCI450's locally are $85/brick. Rem 7.5's are $75/brick. I seriously doubt you are seeing them much cheaper.. Go to midsouth, their prices are generally lower than everyone else. You may be surprised to see their prices..