Trap clubs starting to sell shotgun components.

Thomasss · Mar 7, 2024

With shortages on everything from primers to powder and shot plus commercial ammo, a couple of clubs are starting to sell
components and cases of ammo to their members. This has two benefits: 1) it keeps the clubs in business. If member can't get ammo or make
ammo the clubs will fold up and blow away in the wind. 2) It is starting to have some effect on retailers, by them lowering their shot shell prices to be competitive.
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Lo-Profile · Mar 7, 2024

The club I shoot at here pretty much had ammo and components all along. Might not be the ones you prefer, but available

ballman6711 · Mar 7, 2024

I happened to meet a vendor of shotgun ammo last year by pure chance. We spoke for a while about shortages of ammo and components. He said his company was sitting on a warehouse of shotgun ammo, but only sold it by the pallet and none of the small shops wanted to buy a pallet at a time. Some local clubs would buy a pallet here and there for there members. He couldn't comment on metallic ammo or reloading components since his company didn't deal in anything but shotgun ammo.

He seemed legit but for all I know it could have been smoke blowing in the wind.

chris

Thomasss · Mar 17, 2024

ballman6711 said:
He said his company was sitting on a warehouse of shotgun ammo, but only sold it by the pallet and none of the small shops wanted to buy a pallet at a time.

You might remind your salesman that is exactly what happened to Remington in the last days before their bankruptcy. Their salesman came into a friend's shop and said he had to buy X amount of clothing in order to buy pallets of ammo. The owner said it would take him years to sell all that stuff. The owner told the guy "Don't let the door slam you in the butt on the way out!" The gun shop bought the same ammo from a different distributor instead. Remington went bankrupt and was sold off, piece by piece.

Kaldor · Mar 17, 2024

My old trap club always buys a couple pallets of 1100 fps 8 shot stuff every year for the members. They turn a small profit on it to make it worthwhile for the club and the convenience for the shooters.

ballman6711 · Mar 17, 2024

Thomasss said:
You might remind your salesman

ballman6711 said:
I happened to meet a vendor of shotgun ammo last year by pure chance.

He was a guy that came into the store I work in, never met him before and wouldn't recognize him if I saw him again. I work in an office supply store, so it really was a chance meeting.

He would have sold me a pallet, or multiples, if I had wanted, and wouldn't have cared if I sold or even wore clothes.

chris

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