Posted on 12/08/2023 8:07:55 AM PST by PROCON
Vista Outdoor, a parent company to many firearms businesses, told Newsweek that it will substantially increase its ammunition prices due to "an anticipated global shortage of gunpowder."
The Minnesota-based company confirmed the authenticity of a December 1 letter sent to customers that it would go ahead with an across-the-board increase of its ammunition and gunpowder prices on January 1.
"Due to world events our suppliers have notified us of unprecedented demand for and an anticipated global shortage of gunpowder, and thus has increased our prices substantially," Vice President of Sales, Sporting Products Brett Nelson said in the letter. "We must therefore raise our pricing to help offset those increases."
Companies that will increase their prices include Remington, Alliant Powder, CCI, Federal, SEVI-Shot and Speer. The following increases include:
(Excerpt) Read more at newsweek.com ...
I can sympathize: the risk of further accidents is real.
Not yet, not enough.
Well I bought tons of supplies when they were cheap like $20 a box of primers and 19.99 a 1lb bottle of powder as an example.. I saw this coming back in 2007-2008 when they elected Capt. Oreo as President.
Oh great! Primer shortages was bad enough.
One liberal friend I have said if things hit the fan I am heading to your place! I didn’t say a word, but thought to myself, you ain’t invited sister, you get to live within the carnage you created.
Before I moved to Idaho, my annual range membership was leveraged 5 days a week. Sunday nights were spent listening to Matt Drudge on KOGO while loading another 1200 rounds of 38SPL. That was 1999. I miss my range time. It has just become prohibitively expensive and/or impossible with empty shelves. A lack of primers prevented loading more on my own bench.
Good!!!
Wasn’t Vista outdoor just purchased by a Chec group along with some other firearm companies.
Serious question,
How long is powder good for in the unopened canister?
Might have to repackage into brass sub-units…
I got a bunch of powder. Need to stock up on primers. I figure bullets will always be available.
indefinitely if you store it in a dry, cool place. I have loaded with 20 year old powder and it worked flawlessly. Same with full ammo. I still have several bricks of “Nam era ammo that goes bang every time.
That’s what I like to hear!👍🇺🇸⭐️
Smokin’ Deals out there right now...
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I’ll run outa Luck
Fot I run out of ammo.
They won’t need to take your guns...they’ll just wipe out ammo supplies.
I believe this began under Obama and his attempt to buyup all the ammo available.
wish I had back the 400 rounds of M-2 Ball I shot up 5 years ago.
Found two 500 rd boxes of Federal .22 I bought back in the early 1980s. Hope it still shoots!
I don’t like it but I’ll live with it. 2 years ago you couldn’t find primers at all. Stock up while you can.
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