In our local GS we’re getting more rifle reloading stuff all the time. That’s what sells. If you keep your prices well under big box stores customers will come. What dropped off a cliff for us is handgun reloading and ammunition sales. Crazy how many customers think they can’t take them out and shoot!
No more reloading
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Honestly...Lieberals have sucked all the joy out of the sport for me.
There is only so much of having a gun banned, buying a legal replacement only to have that banned.
Rinse, repeat
Chuckbuster
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I recently cracked a 1pound canister of Lerevolution to finally load up some .35 Remington ammo for a rifle I ordered from P &D just before the pandemic. The powder was acquired around the same time. The sticker said $29.99. Unfortunately, $70 to $100 a pound seems to be the norm these days.
Chuckbuster
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I finally ran out of the thousands I bought at the time and am now wishing I had bought two or 3 times that number.
Yup im stocked for life and cast bullets for dzm near everything I shoot.Every time I read something like this I'm thankful that after the first shortage and price increase about 20 years ago I stocked up, I will never be held hostage to gouging or shortages again, I'm still loading with powder that I paid $27 / pound and primers that were $2 / 100 and shooting 22 LRHP at $14 / 500 packif I do need something well Prophet River is just 3 minutes from my house.
Oh I’m not suffering to to bad my self, I have enough bullets for a lifetime an a half, probably enough primers and powder for a few years really. But it is always good to have a little more… I started late in my reloading journey made a few buying mistakes and never had a chance to buy powder at less than $60 a pound I think and primers the cheapest was $8-10/100
If they take your PAL away, you probably won't be doing much shooting.
C'mon Jim you've done your share of taking profits when you can, as have most of us on this site.Yea I can understand that it’s all about Profit
The cost of operating a business is high.
I was speaking with a manager of one of the malls in Vernon.
The people in those places pay rent on the shop area, starting at $100/sq foot/per month. The average space is 500 sq ft.
Lights, heat, etc are all included.
They have to make $5000 profit on what they sell every month, just to pay the rent.
The manager of the mall, says that after maintenance, taxes, insurance, etc. The profit margins are razor thin, and it unless they have a 95% occupancy rate, they lose money.
I would think, in the Yukon, cost would multiply.
I've dropped a lot of cash in the Yukon, fishing and hunting, but other than a few restaurant meals and fuel ups, I brought as much with me as possible to cut costs. Everything is expensive there, in comparison to Kamloops or Vernon.
I've never gone into a Yukon gun shop, so I don't know if DGY is describing a stand alone shop or a mall shop.
Whatever, keeping the lights on, making a comfortable living, with enough profit to provide for retirement, etc. is pretty much everyone's goal.
When costs of business are high, for whatever reason, the items being sold have to be evaluated for relevance, which is "profit."
DGY, Yukon population is officially just under 43K. I'm thinking they're only taking permanent residents into account?
Now look at Kelowna, with 250K residents, or the Fraser Valley with 1.5 million, and the number of local gun shops in those areas.
Big Box stores, such as Cabella's and Canadian Tire put a lot of them out of business.
Boxhitch was lamenting some of the larger outdoor outlets that have come and gone in Kelowna.
They were both in very expensive buildings and had to compete with LGS and Canadian Tire.
There just wasn't enough business to go around.
I'm surprised the Yukon has as many smiths as it does, and that there is even a dedicated "gun shop."
The last time I went up there, people were taking firearms to one of the machinists at a local mine to fix their guns in his spare time.
Living in isolated areas may be good for the soul, but convenience comes at a high cost.
I’m Agreeing ! as a business owner for 27 years YOU have to make money
cannot run a business without profit and survive 
I live in the woods but the closest town to me I s a “destination”. Not for hunting but for fishing.
Even so, the local fishing stores are about the only option for ammo and reloading.
They all seem to gouge based on “tourist” pricing.
When asked , they claim low demand means low purchasing power means higher prices.
I try to support local but i have bills to pay too.
This could be 100% true but with all the cost increases on shooting, I probably spend as much time searching for bargains on line as I used to do shooting.
I the old days, the way we handled this was by hitting the -15% key on the register when you knew the guy was a regular and a local. No words spoken.
The guys and gals at the local shops all know me and no one does this.
Vicious cycle i guess.
Even so, the local fishing stores are about the only option for ammo and reloading.
They all seem to gouge based on “tourist” pricing.
When asked , they claim low demand means low purchasing power means higher prices.
I try to support local but i have bills to pay too.
This could be 100% true but with all the cost increases on shooting, I probably spend as much time searching for bargains on line as I used to do shooting.
I the old days, the way we handled this was by hitting the -15% key on the register when you knew the guy was a regular and a local. No words spoken.
The guys and gals at the local shops all know me and no one does this.
Vicious cycle i guess.
A lot of it has to do with the current government. They are making it harder for retailers to get stock with this damm tax war and gun grab . Not to many retailers want to bring product from the states so it hurts the shooters and Government is hoping it will get the public to basically give up on reloading and shooting. From what I've seen so far it's working pretty good unfortunately. I've never seen so much reloading equipment going up for sale as well as firearms
People are just giving up.
NOT THIS GUY...THEY CAN GO TO HELL
People are just giving up.
NOT THIS GUY...THEY CAN GO TO HELL
More and more people every day, and all want to live well, which means less money to go around. That -15% was only for a select few.
There are places where I do a lot of business that automatically discount everything I purchase by 10%. They do this now because we've known each other for 40+ years. I do the same for them, and often do machine work at no cost to show appreciation.
What goes around comes around.
Ganderite and others have made such jestures on this site, "pay it forward." It may not be returned by some individuals, but as often as not, considerations are coming from others. Financial value doesn't have much to do with it as much as the consideration itself.
Rugged individualists who insist on being "private self providers" often don't keep up with valuations.
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Heading to the range this morning and stopping to pick up some magazines from my local "Best Lil' Lure House in Ladner"
I could have saved maybe ten bucks buying online. But I'm happy to buy a couple pints for a friend. Cheers
I could have saved maybe ten bucks buying online. But I'm happy to buy a couple pints for a friend. Cheers
That has nothing to do with the government in place, they are not bringing reloading stuff anymore to free some space for other stuff mostly coming from states anyway. This is just because they want to make more money! I use to work for the owners the Hougens family they own half of Whitehorse, they are worth amazing amount of money, they didn’t get there by giving stuff away! Anyway, the important thing is that we still can get powders and primers with out paying a crazy premium on shipping.
May come to a trip south to resupply , or how far a trip to Alaska ?So I was at our local gun store( the only one in the territory) and they have a sale on reloading stuff 20% off everything other than powder and primers, so I asked if it was because they are getting out of it and they said yes. So we will be able to buy primers and powder, but for how long I don’t know. And they basically have no powders lol. Kind of sad!
Alaska is real close I mean to Skagway and Haines but to the big places like anchorage and Fairbanks at least 10hrs dive, but with the exchange rate not sure it’s economical! Next summer I have family coming on a rd trip and we will be going on an Alaskan road trip so I will look around for sure! Might be worth trying to smuggle a pound or two of powders across
You can't be the only person in Whitehorse that has that problem, get a bunch of guy's together and place a large order from Corlains in Dawson Creek share the shipping. Trying to smuggle some in from Alaska is just asking for troubleAlaska is real close I mean to Skagway and Haines but to the big places like anchorage and Fairbanks at least 10hrs dive, but with the exchange rate not sure it’s economical! Next summer I have family coming on a rd trip and we will be going on an Alaskan road trip so I will look around for sure! Might be worth trying to smuggle a pound or two of powders across
big timeDown to ~ 300 Lp out of the 7k I bought
