KansasSasquatch, I am working on building a stock through all my sources to put enough in a pile to help folk that apparently don't have the resources to do it. I ordered 3 kegs of Unique this evening. I already have 1 full keg and a partial and my fall stocking order placed in December has another shipping in fall. So these 3 kegs are going to be for some friends that can't pay the inflated single pound prices the gougers are charging. My guy is paying average 7% more than pre panic and his shelf prices are up 15%. He is still cheaper than anyone else in town. When the store across the street is charging 42 per k on primers, he is fair at 33. Before panic shelf price was 29. Good for him making a few bucks to get him buy when market normalizes. Business is tough on average and this type opportunity only happens every couple of administrations. His HP-38 went from 16 per pound to 18 then 20 and now 22. People keeps buying and across the street same powder is 26. I am working a deal which may land me 10,000 total 62 grain .224 bulk copper jacket bullets. If it works, all are going to shooters at my real cost and to hoarders that never considered reloading till now, whatever they offer to pay. That will finance my helping real folk out.
I have sold 250,000 22 lr past 2 months. Some guys price marked on box. A few I gave a full brick as a gift cause I knew they were money tight. Then some, I sold at 5 times purchased price. Some folk deserve that. It is all actually evening out to a degree. I am able to put extra stock in inventory without investing my money and two new rifles. I did sell several SKS's but only to people that offered to pay a specific price. I did not counter them. They made offer, I handed rifle and watched their eyes light up when I handed them a full tin of ammo without them asking. That said, I made good money but they got better deal than expected or could get elsewhere with the 600 round ammo bonus. I have 90 bucks in each rifle with the ammo included. When SKS's went over a 100 dollar bill never bought another. So the deal is I give away freely to some, charge my invested price to others, then some pay 6 to 10 times what I have in the product. When a man who drives a Lincoln version of a Ford truck, lives in a million dollar home, wears a Rolex, etc, brags about it all and is trying to throw money at his panic till he is happy then fine. A buddy living paycheck to paycheck may get a free ammo can of ammunition because of rich last minute panic buyer. It's my version of Robin Hood, take from evil rich and give to the poor.
