Today in Topeka I paid $60 for 1 lb of Benchmark, plus tax.
This is getting ridiculous...
The cost of powder
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The cost of powder
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Re: The cost of powder
its about where I live. There are no good options to buy one pound of powder.
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Re: The cost of powder
Yup, wierd/expensive times we're in right now. Remember that when you vote next. Right now we're all suffering under 'Bidenomics'. I'll sure be glad then this bird is down the road.
I've got an old can of H4831 left from around 1970 that still has the price tag of $2.79 on it. And almost all the 100 lbs+ in my powder locker were purchased for an average of about $25 each over the past 10 or 15 years. Because of planning, I've got enough rifle and pistol powder on the shelves to probably last me the rest of my hunting and shooting days. But I hear ya, paying $60/lb. is just plain ridiculous, but if it's your only choice, well then.....we do what we gotta do when we need what we want.
Glad you found and brought home what you needed to get that new smokepole up and running. And she's looking purty good now after her new makeover too!
I've got an old can of H4831 left from around 1970 that still has the price tag of $2.79 on it. And almost all the 100 lbs+ in my powder locker were purchased for an average of about $25 each over the past 10 or 15 years. Because of planning, I've got enough rifle and pistol powder on the shelves to probably last me the rest of my hunting and shooting days. But I hear ya, paying $60/lb. is just plain ridiculous, but if it's your only choice, well then.....we do what we gotta do when we need what we want.
Glad you found and brought home what you needed to get that new smokepole up and running. And she's looking purty good now after her new makeover too!
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Re: The cost of powder
Thanks Rick. In my situation I bought it because it was available. I have a good supply of componets but am kind of in stockpile mode....
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Re: The cost of powder
I was in a store the other day and most of the powder was $35 give or take but the Benchmark was $60. I scratched my head and I'm curious why it was so much more.
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The worst past is I have 2 lbs of 8208xbr and some 4064...
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Re: The cost of powder
UK; CFE 223 around $63/lbs.
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Re: The cost of powder
Same with my one local GS, decent amount of powder showing up and he is ordering in what and when he can. Pretty good variety and prices are averaging around 36.00 a lb. So he is not gouging us at least.
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Re: The cost of powder
I got a couple of lbs of 223 CFE I've never tried. H4895 & RL15 shoot groups as tight as I can hold them.