Both are $39.95 + tax at Shooter's Choice in Ontario. I suppose the question is, are these powders more expensive than others for a reason? Perhaps it is the store mark up.

I've read the write ups. Both are supposed to produce higher velocities than the so called 'traditional powders'.

I'll have to check with Epps and see if they carry them. I was going to stop in at Shooter's Choice to escape having to visit with the wife's family for too long. The trip to the shop is still on, but $90 for 2 pounds of powder is a little much.

Do you have a chronograph Steve? If you do would you mind doing a comparasin test againt tradional powders and sharing the results with us?

I have a chrono, but I will put off buying those powders until I confirm prices. US and CDN sources have them listed $10 -$12 /lb cheaper. I'm wondering if their email was a misprint.

I wanted the powders for some work I was doing with a 30-30.

Omineca Source for Sports in BC was offering CFE 223 for $29/lb and Leverevoluon for $30/lb

Steve,I don't blame ya, don't break the bank! I will look in cranbrook next weekend but I'm sure it'll be even higher priced there!!!

Tonight, assuming the grandkids do not show up at my door, I will go over to Epps Sporting Goods and have a look.

I found both powders for $32/lb at Lovett's (The Gun Centre) - significantly less expensive than Shooter's Choice. I ordered a pound of each. Including tax, that's almost $19 cheaper.

It's been 6 weeks and neither has come in.

I'm going to have to bite the bullet and buy whatever I can find.

I'm going to see if they have any in cranbrook today,but I doubt it.

I was at Epps earlier and scored a pound of each - $30.99 and $31.99.

While I was there a guy was buying a box of Federal 30-30 cartridges topped with Barnes TSX bullets. I hope you're sitting down - $47.99! That's $54.23 with tax.

It's no wonder they're installing defibrillators everywhere.

Hey Steve I looked in Cranny at mountain man and they didn't have either powder in stock I did find a lb of varget and parted with 36.98$ to get it!!
My hunting bud picked up a box of fed premium 7 mag and after he paid the tax it was 80.00!!! for only 20 rounds I almost fell over

Wow! That's pricey for Varget! Sometimes I think that because we live in Canada, there's a 20% "gouging tariff" applied to some goods.

The worst is IMR/Hodgdon. Many of these powders are made in Quebec, exported to the US, repackaged and sent back to Canada. Of course, they have to charge more!

Some accounting type told me that it had to do with margins and sales volumes. It sounds like BS to me.

The last lb of varget I bought in the same store is marked 39.98!! I should be thrilled that the price has dropped so dramaticly I think Randy sells all his powder for the same price,cause every can I got here has the sme price on it and the stuff I picked up in Terrace is 1 cent more.

Try living in Australia. Alot of the Hodgdon powders (H4227, H4198, Benchmark, H4895,Varget, H4350, H4831sc, H1000, and Retumbo)are made 1 hour or so from me. I have to pay $45 or so for a 500gm tin Vs only $23-24 in the US, and the AUS $ is higher than the US $.

We get told the high prices are for dangerous goods shipping, yet you would think that the same would apply when shipping powder to a wharf? Yet Hodgdon can buy it from us, ship it to the US, transport it to a warehouse, repackage it, and truck it all over the US and make a profit for less than $20/lb.

We have the same problem in Canada. As I posted earlier, much of the IMR line and an increasing amount of Hodgdon is being made in Canada, exported to the US, repackaged and some returned to Canada. We pay more for it as well.

Welcome to the fascinating world of merchandising.

Are you paying that much for the Varget labelled powder, or the ADI equivalents?

We are paying the $45 for the Australian branded powders.

Terrible that you fellers have to pay that kind of money. I recently bought a pound of CFE 223 here for $20.00 even at a gun show but really haven't had the chance to try it out yet.

That price is half of what you have to pay for the same stuff.

Oh yup we get hozzed on everything.We splurged today and went halfers on a 8 pack of budwieser my share came to $7.12.I expect you fellas south of the medicine line can get a whole dozen for less than that.

Rog, when it comes to beer,Canadian vs US, is apples to oranges. The US style is cheaper, for a reason.
We went though this a while back,a fellow is hard pressed to find anything cheaper, or the same price in Canada. I bought some little girl nail polish for fishing jigs in Dryden.$3.00. Iowa, $2.00. Most of that truck comes from China, go figure?

It's been a whole lot of years since I bought any beer but people from here go there to buy their meds. How is it possible for 'em to be less expensive there?

Generics??

It is my understanding that the Canadian government controls the prices of medication. The US does not.
The question of the generics is a good one. One of my wife's pills droped from $400 an month to $60 when it went generic. The only trouble is,if a new drug that is more effective comes on the market,what is more important, health, or wallet?

A friend of mine in the medical business has told me that not all the generics are as effective as the real deal. And insurance companies love to save money, so the generics often get the nod unless the perscribing physician specifies the brand name, you will likely get the generic stuff.

I'm betting your wife is worth the extra $340 a month.

The comment about the generics sure is correct. My oldest daughter has to be on quite a lot of medication and in some instances, generic is all right but in others, not so.

This has a little info that might help you decide whether the price is worth it:

http://24hourcampfire.com/ubbthreads/ubbthreads.php/topics/6715640/1/In_love_with_308_again

So, what types of the generics are not as good? Good doctors follow up on any medication. Less than expected results, change the drug.