I wanted to do some loading for the weekend and discovered I was out of BLC2 so I buzzed down to the local gunshop to pick up a pound. $29.95 plus tax! Am I out of touch with reality or did I get hosed? I know prices have gone up, but the last pound I bought not all that long ago was under 20 bucks. What are you guys paying per pound these days.

I bought a pound of Lil'Gun a couple of months ago-$24.95 plus tax.
Pete

I just called 3 gunshops $23.99, $24.99, $30.99 per pd , Reloader and IMR powders

Man, all of you are taking it in the shorts. I can still get powder in some places here in Pa. for under $20 for most types and certainly no more than $23 at any shop. Maybe I should stock up since the trends usually start there in Ca.

Woody

same here in west GA. I can still get it for under $20 a pound

$18 to $20 here at Sportsman's Warehouse

you guys better start thinking surplus and at least 8# jugs before it is gone. The days of I like this and this gives me the best results are going fast unless you got beaux-coupe bucks. Most results with surplus powder have been great for all my cohorts.Now of course it is understood if you want to be a sophisticate and don't want to lower yourself to ,ugh, surplus! roger

quote:

Originally posted by bartsche:
you guys better start thinking surplus and at least 8# jugs before it is gone. The days of I like this and this gives me the best results are going fast unless you got beaux-coupe bucks. Most results with surplus powder have been great for all my cohorts.Now of course it is understood if you want to be a sophisticate and don't want to lower yourself to ,ugh, surplus! roger

I've got nothing against the surplus. I've got a pretty good supply of WC820, 844, 846 and Data 2200. I just wanted another pound of "real" BLC2. I was gonna get on his case about the price but I decided that would be bad form, and besides, I didn't want to get in a pissin' match over a pound of powder.

Are you guys from Cali paying a state tax that is causing the difference in price? The shops I frequent here in PA are in line with the other posts... less than $20.00 per pound.

maybe you guys aren't shooting enough to create an economy of scale!!

quote:

Originally posted by bartsche:
you guys better start thinking surplus and at least 8# jugs before it is gone. The days of I like this and this gives me the best results are going fast unless you got beaux-coupe bucks. Most results with surplus powder have been great for all my cohorts.Now of course it is understood if you want to be a sophisticate and don't want to lower yourself to ,ugh, surplus! roger

Seems like it's drying up fast! What's left besides DP 85??

quote:

Originally posted by mike_elmer:
Are you guys from Cali paying a state tax that is causing the difference in price? The shops I frequent here in PA are in line with the other posts... less than $20.00 per pound.

maybe you guys aren't shooting enough to create an economy of scale!!

Sales tax here is 7.25% (it varies within the state), so tax on $29.95 comes to $2.17. BTW this shop is an old time real gunshop, not a "big box" store. I would expect a lower price from bigger outfits like Sportman's Warehouse.

quote:

Originally posted by craigster:

quote:

Originally posted by mike_elmer:
Are you guys from Cali paying a state tax that is causing the difference in price? The shops I frequent here in PA are in line with the other posts... less than $20.00 per pound.

maybe you guys aren't shooting enough to create an economy of scale!!

Sales tax here is 7.25% (it varies within the state), so tax on $29.95 comes to $2.17. BTW this shop is an old time real gunshop, not a "big box" store. I would expect a lower price from bigger outfits like Sportman's Warehouse.

I don't bother with the big box stores either. I get better service from the local shops... I have about 8 of them within a 15 mile radius here.... it's like shooters heaven here!!

I bought a pound of IMR 4350 about a month ago for around $17. The gun prices are pretty damned good around here, too.

I bought a pound of H4350 today at the Bass Pro Shop near Baltimore. $22.90, before sales tax.

I buy powder by the jug only because of the ridiculous mark-up on 1 pounders but for Hodgdon 8 lbs I pay $113

You lucky bugger's! I wish we could get it as cheap as that.

John

quote:

Originally posted by JAYB:
You lucky bugger's! I wish we could get it as cheap as that.

John

John, so do I!!!!

We must be paying nearly $50 for Hodgdon!!!

quote:

Originally posted by mike_elmer:


I don't bother with the big box stores either. I get better service from the local shops... I have about 8 of them within a 15 mile radius here.... it's like shooters heaven here!!

I bought a pound of IMR 4350 about a month ago for around $17. The gun prices are pretty damned good around here, too.

Mike, I live in Ephrata....you wouldn't be talking about Enck's Gun Barn would ya"? Powder there is like $18ish range. Dropped Trout Run after he raised his transfer fees and glad I found "the barn".

Pointblank, are you a dealer? Does that price include shipping and Hazmat?

quote:

Originally posted by jffrybrght:

quote:

Originally posted by mike_elmer:


I don't bother with the big box stores either. I get better service from the local shops... I have about 8 of them within a 15 mile radius here.... it's like shooters heaven here!!

I bought a pound of IMR 4350 about a month ago for around $17. The gun prices are pretty damned good around here, too.

Mike, I live in Ephrata....you wouldn't be talking about Enck's Gun Barn would ya"? Powder there is like $18ish range. Dropped Trout Run after he raised his transfer fees and glad I found "the barn".

Enck's is THE place to buy. But if you get a chance, travel on up to Richland Shooters Supply... they have a greaqt shop up there, too. Pine Hill in Robesonia is another good place, especially if you need some gunsmithing done, or if you need a Weatherby!!

And that is just a few of the places around our area. We may realize an increase in the near future, too. But we rarely pay list price in this area.

It's good to read from someone in the neighborhood!!!

quote:

Originally posted by James Johnston:

quote:

Originally posted by JAYB:
You lucky bugger's! I wish we could get it as cheap as that.

John

John, so do I!!!!

We must be paying nearly $50 for Hodgdon!!!

Jay and James,

I am so sorry to read that you must pay such a heavy price to burn gunpodwer!!! We do have it pretty good here, and we take it for granted far too often.

Have to go surplus IMHO for the big bores........WCC844 most superior in 308 and 300 H&H, but supplies drying up. Recent attempt to find N-135, found with tax they wanted $70 for TWO POUNDS, so have EIGHT POUNDS coming from Sinclair for $162. Commercial powders like champagne, but day in, day out mil. surplus a very practical way to go......r in s.

Scary numbers out there... Here in the Phoenix area the going rate is sub 20 a pound...

Ken....

I went down to the local hardware store(Not the
cheapest place around), and purchased a new
1 lb jug of W-748, and it was $18.95. I
am glad I live where I live

Squeeze

I just paid 26.99$ for varget at cabelas here in boise. The guy at the counter told me that all of there reloading prices area going up. I then checked at sportsmans warehouse and it was still around 18$

Man am I out of touch!! I just gace David Christman an 5LB container of RL22 and an 8 lb. of 7828 for $120. I have so much powder that I haven't bought any in a couple years or so.
I wonder what will happen since Hodgdon has been named the US distributor for Vihtavuori.
Butch

quote:

Originally posted by butchlambert:
Man am I out of touch!! I just gace David Christman an 5LB container of RL22 and an 8 lb. of 7828 for $120. I have so much powder that I haven't bought any in a couple years or so.
I wonder what will happen since Hodgdon has been named the US distributor for Vihtavuori.
Butch

Looks like Hodgdon is trying to corner the market. Ramshot, and Accurate are still available online for decent prices.

quote:

Originally posted by ScudRunner:

quote:

Originally posted by butchlambert:
Man am I out of touch!! I just gace David Christman an 5LB container of RL22 and an 8 lb. of 7828 for $120. I have so much powder that I haven't bought any in a couple years or so.
I wonder what will happen since Hodgdon has been named the US distributor for Vihtavuori.
Butch

Looks like Hodgdon is trying to corner the market. Ramshot, and Accurate are still available online for decent prices.

Can you say "monopoly"?

Powder prices as well as all other components will go up if the Democrats regain the political dominance.

quote:

Originally posted by Pegleg:
Powder prices as well as all other components will go up if the Democrats regain the political dominance.

At the risk of turning this into a political debate better served in the political forum, I would contend that it doesn't matter who is in power. Shared power in Washington has always made business most happy.

Woo Hoo!! Looks like they're opening a Sportsman's Warehouse in Lexington Ky in May. Not too bad a drive from my house.

Shop "early" at your new Sportsmans Warehouse. They'll open a new store with very attractive prices, then after a few months they raise everything in the store to match Cabela's inflated tariffs.

craigster,
up here in the interior of Ak. I have found that $21 per lb. at Sprtsman wh was a good buy other small gun outlets were $24.99 per lb.
I bought 2 lbs of VV N560 last yr for about $ 84 per - ouch!!

I'm getting shafted at Cabelas. Its the only place I can buy locally, nobody else within reasonable driving distance sells it here. Unless I want to pay the hazmat fee and order it somewhere else I'm stuck paying their inflated prices. I usually buy by the pound and most of Cabelas powders are in the $22 to $26 range now. They just recently increased the prices after the new year.

Hazmat fees were blamed in the UK for the last
round of increases - we now pay $70 per lb for IMR 4350 or H 4350, it must be delivered to the retailer in single lbs. Vit travels less distance but costs even more!

It'd be nice to have a Gander Mountain or a Reddings or a Shydas here, like Mr Elmer, above:-)

Then, Pa. has more reloaders than we have licenced shooters over here.

I just purchased 1lb of Accurate #2 for $15. Hazmat fee was $30!!!!!!!!! $47.48 was the total on that. Hemorrhoid medicine isn't going to help me this time!

You guys need to do what I do. I get one and sometimes two guys that reload to go in on a powder order from www.powdervalley.com and split the shipping and hazmat. We order enough powder to make it worthwhile, such as the last order was about $600 but was split 3 ways. The local guy sells his by the pound for almost $25 out the door.

Lucky I joined a club with an FFL. I got a 8# keg of H4350 for $104.

Powder Valley !.In Kansas . Is about as reasonable other than surplus power as I've seen .
Never buy a Pound and have it shipped !!.

You're Money and you shall part at a rapid pace !.

50 lb. Powder Primers and ?? one haz mat fee !.

Take it from one that lives in that Terrible Liberal DummyCrat State !.

What ever happened to Tarzan with the herd of Elephants to Stomp these no nothing liberal Jackasses ?!. Instead of enforcement lets penalize law abiding citizens .
Those with the ability to pay are always punished for those that don't !!. The Democratic creed !.

Oh well things could be MUCH worse if Teddy and Hilary lived here !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!...

Roman quote ( The down fall of any civilized Society begins , when the voice of the minority are allowed to be heard ! )

That would be www.powdervalleyinc.com

My local little shop has been selling Hogdon for 21.95, imr for 18.99 both plus tax, for about 2 years now. He only orders twice a year to save on hazmat fees. So maybe the stores that charge more are ordering more often and incurring more hazmat fees.