Powder shortage - is it easing up?

[laker415]

The gap in pricing is quite ridiculous. I got a shop charging $39 a pound for tight group, then another guy in town is $27.

I was browsing the midsouth website in the states and I was tearing up at the powders available and the price of them. It is pretty depressing

 

[Chefhunter]

The gap in pricing is quite ridiculous. I got a shop charging $39 a pound for tight group, then another guy in town is $27.

I was browsing the midsouth website in the states and I was tearing up at the powders available and the price of them. It is pretty depressing

Thats why when i saw it was $99 for a 4lbs jug i scooped it up.

 

[laker415]

Thats why when i saw it was $99 for a 4lbs jug i scooped it up.

I would have done the same thing. I have enough tight group to last a few years though. I just wish 8lbers of rifle powder weren't $300 up here compared to $150 ish down south.

 

[bsand]

Wholesale sale sports in Langley B.C has a very good selection of powders, bought 4lbs of titegroup for $100. I don't reload yet but pick up components for when i'm ready and for when i finally get my dream .357 revolver.

Not really, not much rifle powder on stock. It was better before they started blacking out the price list. Now the website doesn't even list the powder now.

 

[mrgoat]

I have seen a lot more powders available lately than I have in a long time. Not anywhere near it should be though.

No matter how well stocked the shelves in the stores are though, a tear still forms when I know there is no W571 to be found, ever.

I haven't seen or used W571 since I was loading heavy duck loads, and that's been a few years. never realized they discontinued it.

 

[Chefhunter]

Not really, not much rifle powder on stock. It was better before they started blacking out the price list. Now the website doesn't even list the powder now.

there was a decent selection last week, maybe selling quick.

 

[luckey]

tell me about it. when I was in Cabelas @ Chicago, tons of powder jars just sit on the shelves like canned food, and NOBODY even looked at them while I was staring at them for about 10 minutes and didn't want to leave.

The gap in pricing is quite ridiculous. I got a shop charging $39 a pound for tight group, then another guy in town is $27.

I was browsing the midsouth website in the states and I was tearing up at the powders available and the price of them. It is pretty depressing

 

[trebor2880]

I just got a 5 lb jug of trailboss that I ordered last February , he had no extra. So it eased up for me , for a day

I use TB for my 40S&W and 45ACP, since regular pistol powder has been hard to find. I'm saving my Unique for my 9mm.

 

[Cleftwynd]

I haven't seen or used W571 since I was loading heavy duck loads, and that's been a few years. never realized they discontinued it.

It's great for heavy loads, 209's, W571, Rem SP16's and 1-1/4 oz #6 in my 16 was my duck load. Lead, then bismuth. Now my 16 sits quietly awaiting some work, and a heavy malleable shot to load up

 

[757Fixer]

I just picked up an 8 lb jug of Titegroup at the Langley Wholesale Sports for $190.

 

[bsand]

I found varget in bulk less than a hour away... Kinda pricey but cheapest I've paid for varget since reloading (3months).