CZinSC Posted November 8, 2014 Share Posted November 8, 2014 Came home today from a week long business trip to find the 8 lbs of N320 I ordered sitting here waiting for me. Add that to the 7 pounds i have in the garage and i'm set for a while. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultimo-Hombre Posted November 9, 2014 Share Posted November 9, 2014 Why do guys answer the OP question with gloating about how much powder they have? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CZinSC Posted November 9, 2014 Share Posted November 9, 2014 Why do guys answer the OP question with gloating about how much powder they have? Gloating? OK. Sure, whatever. If someone doesn't want to hear an answer they may get, then they shouldn't ask the question. Oh yeah, and I was wrong, I now have 18 pounds of N320. So no, i'm not feeling as desperate as I was a month ago for powder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kneelingatlas Posted November 9, 2014 Share Posted November 9, 2014 With all due humility my answer is no I'm resourceful and I don't hesitate, so I have what I want. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrumpyOne Posted November 9, 2014 Share Posted November 9, 2014 I recently picked up a couple of pounds of Clay dot and a couple pounds of WSF... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aandabooks Posted November 9, 2014 Share Posted November 9, 2014 I haven't seen a single pound of pistol powder in the past couple months. I'll be buying whatever I find for reasonable prices at the first opportunity. I'm not desperate but I'm not comfortable either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mgardner Posted November 9, 2014 Share Posted November 9, 2014 Why do guys answer the OP question with gloating about how much powder they have?I buy all I can right now because others cannot find it regularly. I sell it at my cost when they need it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultimo-Hombre Posted November 9, 2014 Share Posted November 9, 2014 Why do guys answer the OP question with gloating about how much powder they have?I buy all I can right now because others cannot find it regularly. I sell it at my cost when they need it. Right on. Good man! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve RA Posted November 9, 2014 Share Posted November 9, 2014 I've still got about 5 pounds of Clays but despair of replacing it anytime soon. Would like a little more H335 available also. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatJones Posted November 9, 2014 Share Posted November 9, 2014 I've been buying powder a pound at a time. My customers have been very helpful in finding me powder when they're out looking for themselves. Last week I found an 8 pound jug of bullseye at the local Sportsman's Warehouse, so I guess I'm OK for the next 10 thousand rounds or so. I've made it a point to not but the powder I don't use. Everyone buying whatever they can find is the root of this problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillD Posted November 10, 2014 Share Posted November 10, 2014 It became scarce before the hoarding and flipping started. That's why the hoarding and flipping started. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreenDragon64 Posted November 10, 2014 Share Posted November 10, 2014 (edited) I don't reload in mass, but I did pick up an 8 pound jug of H335 yesterday for a decent price. That along with my mostly empty jars of powder for reloading .223 will last me all season and then some. ETA: I was searching for Varget or CFE223, I only saw 2 of the H335 8lb jugs left for reloading .223 so I purchased half the store's stash. Edited November 10, 2014 by GreenDragon64 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-shot Posted November 10, 2014 Share Posted November 10, 2014 Why do guys answer the OP question with gloating about how much powder they have? That's half the fun of buying that much. The pain must be brought. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillD Posted November 10, 2014 Share Posted November 10, 2014 I find it unreal that shooters take all the powder they can get to sell to other shooters. Why not just buy what YOU need and leave powder for other shooters? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CZinSC Posted November 10, 2014 Share Posted November 10, 2014 Personally I just buy for myself. I want to have always have a supply that will last me 1-2 years if i can't get any more powder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ron169 Posted November 10, 2014 Share Posted November 10, 2014 I find it unreal that shooters take all the powder they can get to sell to other shooters. Why not just buy what YOU need and leave powder for other shooters? I'll give you two answers as to why I have done it: 1) I only needed 4 pound of to titegroup. Came across some online and bought 8 pounds. Will sell pounds to shooting buddies. Why? Hazmat fee and shopping is the same for 4 as it is 8. I bought 8 and by selling 4 it helps defray the cost of shipping. 2) prior to ga state match, I saw 2 pounds of 3n38 at the local shop for about 2 months with no one buying it. Apparently there aren't any open shooters in my home town. Got on here and had someone from 4 hours away ask me to get them for him. I did, bought them, met him at the match and didn't hack the price up at all. Helped a shooter out getting him powder he needed and helped my lgs out by getting stagnant product of of their shelf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kneelingatlas Posted November 10, 2014 Share Posted November 10, 2014 I find it unreal that shooters take all the powder they can get to sell to other shooters. Why not just buy what YOU need and leave powder for other shooters? Personally I look at it like a group buy: I know lots of local guys want what I see in front of me, so I buy a lot to defray the costs of shipping and hazmat then distribute to my friends at my cost. In doing so I take all the risk that prices will go down or that I've overestimated the demand; that risk entitles me to make a profit, but rather than reap a few extra dollars I prefer the less tangible goodwill among the local shooting community Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mgardner Posted November 10, 2014 Share Posted November 10, 2014 I find it unreal that shooters take all the powder they can get to sell to other shooters. Why not just buy what YOU need and leave powder for other shooters? Personally I look at it like a group buy: I know lots of local guys want what I see in front of me, so I buy a lot to defray the costs of shipping and hazmat then distribute to my friends at my cost. In doing so I take all the risk that prices will go down or that I've overestimated the demand; that risk entitles me to make a profit, but rather than reap a few extra dollars I prefer the less tangible goodwill among the local shooting community Right now this is the only way to keep powder out of the hands of the hoarders and in the hands of the shooters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-shot Posted November 11, 2014 Share Posted November 11, 2014 I don't make profit off of anything, I always sell ftf when people need it if I have it. I don't feel bad about hording, nor do I care about somebody else's stack. I find it kinda funny that people try to blame competitive shooters for this trash. Write your congressman. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ewilson224 Posted November 11, 2014 Share Posted November 11, 2014 (edited) I normally by from Wideners Reloading which is about 20 minutes from my house. They have great prices on powder and primers and I don't have to pay hazmat because I go and pick them up. They have been out of powder forever, so I ordered with my buddy, a total of 16 lbs of WSF from Brownells. It was ordered on Feb.2, 2014 and still haven't got it in. I am not talking bad about Brownells, as I love them and shop with them for a lot of items. The powder problem is everywhere apparently, or lack thereof. Normally, Brownells isn't my first choice for reloading components, as I normally stick to the ones that "specialize" in that part of the market. But desperate times calls for desperate measures. Edited November 11, 2014 by Ewilson224 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ivan Posted November 11, 2014 Share Posted November 11, 2014 (edited) It's "hoarding" if you're sitting on the powder with no immediate use for it. Competitive shooters aren't hoarders, they are consumers! -ivan- p.s. to me "immediate use" means in the next 12 months. Edited November 11, 2014 by ivan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brisix Posted November 11, 2014 Share Posted November 11, 2014 I find it unreal that shooters take all the powder they can get to sell to other shooters. Why not just buy what YOU need and leave powder for other shooters? Personally I look at it like a group buy: I know lots of local guys want what I see in front of me, so I buy a lot to defray the costs of shipping and hazmat then distribute to my friends at my cost. In doing so I take all the risk that prices will go down or that I've overestimated the demand; that risk entitles me to make a profit, but rather than reap a few extra dollars I prefer the less tangible goodwill among the local shooting community I found myself doing the same thing. My job has me driving all over the Midwest. I know what powders are needed amongst the folks I shoot with and will buy and sell at my cost. I do the same thing for online orders too. Fellow shooters seem to always take care of each other. I have been helped plenty of times when my supplies came up short. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b1gcountry Posted November 12, 2014 Share Posted November 12, 2014 It's "hoarding" if you're sitting on the powder with no immediate use for it. Competitive shooters aren't hoarders, they are consumers! -ivan- p.s. to me "immediate use" means in the next 12 months. I also don't think it is hoarding of you accumulated it while it was abundant... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mgardner Posted November 12, 2014 Share Posted November 12, 2014 There's some 3n37 at Butch's. A little pricey but available. http://www.butchsreloading.com/shop/powder/1561-vihtavuori-n133-rifle-powder-8lbs.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turkeypoker Posted November 21, 2014 Share Posted November 21, 2014 I live in Ky and it's not any better here either Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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