Are there reloading supply shortages in the rest of the country?

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Le Baron is always out of stock on something. I can not remember the last time I could walk in and buy whatever they had in their catalogue.

White Winchester pistol rounds, they are chronically on back order " its because of the war"

Cleaning supplies like brushes, jags, etc., backorder also. Is this also due to the war???

Today, no pistol powder of any type. Nothing , nada....

IDoes this situation also exist in the rest of the country, or is this a LeBaron thing??
 
piccolig said:
Le Baron is always out of stock on something. I can not remember the last time I could walk in and buy whatever they had in their catalogue.

White Winchester pistol rounds, they are chronically on back order " its because of the war"

Cleaning supplies like brushes, jags, etc., backorder also. Is this also due to the war???

Today, no pistol powder of any type. Nothing , nada....

IDoes this situation also exist in the rest of the country, or is this a LeBaron thing??
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It sounds like a LeBaron thing to me, as I seem to have the same problem most of the times that I visit them as well.

Regards,

Frank
 
Its a Canadian gun store thing. I have yet to go to a gunstore in Canada that has been well stocked with all the things you need. There is always a chronic shortage of something (powder, primers, brass etc) and a chronic over supply of lines "its the war". Yeah, they are going through lots of WWB .40S&W in Iraq aren't they?

To allievate all this stress. A few years ago, I started buying in bulk (ten of thousands of components at a time, 10 of pounds of powder etc.) Since then, there has never been a shortage around my parts.......its all in my basement waiting for me. I am not wasting anymore time in the gunstore waiting for what I want.
 
I think the 'war shortages' are crap made up by the larger chains with chonic inventory issues, except perhaps for things such as surplus ammo. Truth be told, those stores were plagued by 'shortages' since well before any war.

Give Higginson's a call - I've NEVER heard 'we're out of stock' from them about powder, primers or hornady bullets.

Also a good point about buying in bulk - it shields you from any shortfalls that may occur, and ensures that all your components are from the same lot, which is always a good thing. I buy powder by the keg (except when I'm trying out a bunch of powders working up a load), and primers by the case. This is an expecially good policy when you have to mail order dangerous goods - better to have to pay one DG shipping fee for one large shipment than a bunch of DG fees for a bunch of smaller shipments
 
^ +1 good advice prosper.

there are just too many good sides to buying components in bulk. save money, same lot number, same shipping fees, no sudden shortages etc.

Once you have good loads worked up its all a matter of buying it cheap and stacking it deep. My wife calls it an obsession.....
 
prosper said:
I think the 'war shortages' are crap made up by the larger chains with chonic inventory issues, except perhaps for things such as surplus ammo. Truth be told, those stores were plagued by 'shortages' since well before any war.

Give Higginson's a call - I've NEVER heard 'we're out of stock' from them about powder, primers or hornady bullets.
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There is truth to the "war shortages" thing.I got this from someone in the component business.

Some components will be unavailable due to market demand and conflict in Iraq.

There are currently bullet shortages for certain types.

Higginson's is out of stock on .30 CAl 178gr AMAX bullets.They have been back ordered for months, and will be on back order for another few months.

Sierra .30 Cal 175gr Matchkings are VERY hard to find in Canada right now.

There is roughly a 9 month wait for primers from the factory.You have to book your orders WAAAAYYYY in advance. Same for certain bullets.

Prices also jumped up this year as well.

Some store do not want to carry a large inventory so they always run out.:rolleyes:.

If you combine issues of holding stock, current demand in Canada and the U.S, and the war in Iraq, they all contribute to the shortages we now see.

SKBY.
 
all I know is that Canadian BDX is even behind in orders. He has such a demand now that it is unreal.
 
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