Bad call on my part, looks like it is happening everywhere.

fireball168,
The price of steel has gone up dramatically lately with the increase in fuel charges. Give me a call at 406-755-4907 and we'll see what we can do for you.

Dan

It's all relative.......

What we're using and paying -

C360 Brass $3.25 lb

C145 Copper $7.25 lb

4340 HT $2.50 lb

C350 CR $75.00 lb

China has , for a number of years now, been buying 25% of the world's supply of steel !!! So the cost of steel is high, difficult to get , and in many cases quality is poor ! So there are surcharges on the steel ,then add surcharges for fuel etc. Other materials have similar stories.Didn't ammo prices go up three times last year ?? It's the old supply and demand thing !

there is a war going on, folks

Pick your Poison. There's a whole bunch of reasons. But the biggest one is the U.S. is lousy at managing it's money. A picture is worth a 1000 words.