Powder on Gunbroker - Beyond Insane

[mfraser264]

Not sure how to word this but check IMR 4350 powder on Gunbroker. I took a picture showing an auction of 24 bids on a 8 pounder at $1,025 and going..........

I've found a decent amount of powder locally, if only I had the shipping cabability!!!!!

[Led]

Agree, insane. Powder is still pretty easy to come by in my part of the world. Primers are a bit harder.

Later,
Stephen

[farmbif]

my goodness, the world sure has gone mad,
I had a funny feeling things might just totally bonkers after they 20th.
just wait till the leftists propose some new national laws regarding 2a

[Petrol & Powder]

It's not what you ask for it, It's what someone will pay you for it.

[BigAlofPa.]

Some folks are desperate. A guy gave me a new scope for 100 spp. It's just a center point scope. 4x16x40. Im going to put it on my CZ 457.

[Froogal]

I have to wonder if there are shill bidders? Or if it even actually sold. I will go without before I pay those kind of prices.

[Garyshome]

Makes me wonder if it's really legit.
My LGS had a bunch of powder on the shelf yesterday, good pricing also. Had a few #8 and a bunch of #1. Not a single primer though.

[mtnman31]

I will go without before I pay these crazy prices. I am pretty set on most of the supplies I need, though there are a few I am getting low on. I'll just shoot something else until availability opens up and prices return to normal. Loaded ammo prices are equally insane.

[Snowpro440]

Its only a short term thing for another 6 months to a year then back to the norm.....

[M-Tecs]

Its only a short term thing for another 6 months to a year then back to the norm.....

That may be a bit overly optimistic but it hope you are correct.

[perotter]

Its only a short term thing for another 6 months to a year then back to the norm.....

It should be better in a year. Given that most/all powder distributors are out or very low on stock, very large orders have gone into the powder manufactures. Also I'd guess that orders to European manufactures will be showing up in the next few months.

[dverna]

Hard to believe powder is that pricey. Wonder what the real story is.

[trapper9260]

It will be a long time before things will get to what we would call normal for how things are going. Zero was just a warning for us for what to come and now it looks like to be here now , hope not but we did not see it get this bad when Zero was in.

[JoeJames]

Getting my truck fixed; and so I had a feller at the place to give me a ride to the LGS. Service of the dealership, Toyota. They had quite a few brands, but no Unique or Bullseye, mostly Hornady and whoever makes 700x. Never tried HP-38, but I remembered some of y'all said it was ok. Bought a true pound of HP-38 for $27 and tax = $30.03 or so. Did I do ok, mostly load 44 Special, 38 Special, and 32S&W Long, and with my homecast boolits in all three?

[farmbif]

well I dont know to be sure but the way I understand it if you want to be able to shoot in the future you might just want to hang on to what you got put up.
I can't see things getting better any time soon.
as I posted in another thread in White House today reporters were asking about new gun legislation, writing is on the wall,

[jonp]

Getting my truck fixed; and so I had a feller at the place to give me a ride to the LGS. Service of the dealership, Toyota. They had quite a few brands, but no Unique or Bullseye, mostly Hornady and whoever makes 700x. Never tried HP-38, but I remembered some of y'all said it was ok. Bought a true pound of HP-38 for $27 and tax = $30.03 or so. Did I do ok, mostly load 44 Special, 38 Special, and 32S&W Long, and with my homecast boolits in all three?

Same as 231 so good buy I think

[jrayborn]

The reason people are (possibly) paying that much for powder is because if you don't have it, this is likely the last chance you have to get ANY. It will from now on, never get back to "normal". Hope I am wrong but pretty sure I'm not.

[BigAlofPa.]

I stopped by our new LGS today and bought more blue dot. It was 26.00 and change with the tax.

[perotter]

well I dont know to be sure but the way I understand it if you want to be able to shoot in the future you might just want to hang on to what you got put up.
I can't see things getting better any time soon.
as I posted in another thread in White House today reporters were asking about new gun legislation, writing is on the wall,

It sounds like ending the filibuster in the Senate isn't going to happen any time soon, so not likely to be any major new gun control.

[JoeJames]

Same as 231 so good buy I thinkI knew there was another powder the same, just would not float up. Win 231. Great as I have already tested the fire out of 231 in the main calibers I shoot. It sure ain't new ground. These days ain't a bad price either.

[Texas by God]

It felt kind of neat to meet a polite young member of CB yesterday and sell him 5 pounds of powder for $125- in the parking lot of the gouge palace known as Cabelas......

[trails4u]

It felt kind of neat to meet a polite young member of CB yesterday and sell him 5 pounds of powder for $125- in the parking lot of the gouge palace known as Cabelas......

Good on you, Texas!!!

[Winger Ed.]

It was 26.00 and change with the tax.

That's right at what I paid for some Alliant 'Dot' powder in the last week or so.
Its up about a buck or two from last year.

Even a year or so ago, it seems like IMRs and Winchester stuff was a couple bucks more and in the mid-20s.
I saw some on the shelf the other day, but didn't look at the price since they weren't my favorites.

When I saw IMRs and Win748 for around $26. & change last year,,,,
I took a more serious look at 'The Load' for my 7.62 & .30-06 and grabbed a couple pounds of Red Dot.

Just a wild guess, but I think a lot of new powder production is also going to new ammo production like primers are.
Hopefully it will catch up along with primers in the not to distant future.

[jaysouth]

Getting my truck fixed; and so I had a feller at the place to give me a ride to the LGS. Service of the dealership, Toyota. They had quite a few brands, but no Unique or Bullseye, mostly Hornady and whoever makes 700x. Never tried HP-38, but I remembered some of y'all said it was ok. Bought a true pound of HP-38 for $27 and tax = $30.03 or so. Did I do ok, mostly load 44 Special, 38 Special, and 32S&W Long, and with my homecast boolits in all three?


HP38/231 at $30 per pound sound high but it's the normal. I picked up 3 one pounders at a gun show for $90 out the door. My last 8 pounder was the last of a lot i bought in 2002 for $65 each.

[Randy Bohannon]

I have powders I bought every so often I wanted to try and buy a few pounds try them out . If they did good in any single firearm I would stock up with either a few more pounds or some bigger jugs depending big or little cartridges. I am in no way short of any kind of powder . I can in no way shoot it all up ,my kids know exactly what to do with it. Unique was the first 4# jug I ever bought in 1979, still has some in it with a couple of pounds of the new Unique for my .32 Special ,the only cartridge I use it in.

[bangerjim]

There's one born every minute!

[Jsm180]

Went by an LGS today that had 4227 for $45/lb, maybe it's a sign of what's coming but I'm not there yet.

[farmbif]

Jeff Bartlett still has br5 for $20/lb. if I needed powder id be all over that

[jrayborn]

Jeff Bartlett still has br5 for $20/lb. if I needed powder id be all over that

Best advise I've read yet...

[rbuck351]

The only powder I'm a bit low on is real black powder. Grafs has reenactor powder in stock for just under $20 per lb delivered to my door so I ordered 8 lb. It's kind of a mixed size grains soI'll get a couple of different screen sizes and grade it my self.

[Murphy]

I have to admit, I never dreamed I'd see powder and primers going at the prices they are today. I may be wrong, but I believe a lot of it is fear driven. Fear of it never going back to normal prices, more legislation, etc.

A was in a gun shop this past week and spotted an 8 Lb. jug of W-296 for $210. I have to admit, I was tempted to grab it up. Later that evening I checked Gunbroker prices and it confirmed what I already figured it would. That same jug of 8 Lbs is going north of $500-600 dollars on Gunbroker. I just hope a shooter in need of it wound up with it. That, and kudo's to the shop owner.


Murphy

[marlin39a]

Its only a short term thing for another 6 months to a year then back to the norm.....

Sorry, but with Cornpop and Trixie, we’re all done.

[kavemankel]

I have found powder readily available and in the flavor that i need. At a local store i recently like within the last two weeks purchased 8 lbs of 231 for 193.00 out the door.
I would have bought more but that was all the money i had available. i figured that was a good price in the current market and should keep me in loading cast for a while.