IMR4350 availability in todays market

Lennyjoe

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Cruised thru Cabelas today and was flabbergasted at the price of IMR4350 on their shelf. $73 for 1 lb is preposterous. So I took a drive out to a LGS and they had several lbs @48.99 so I grabbed 3 more to increase my stock. It was $39.99 there a few months ago and went up $9 since so I thought best to grab a few now.

Should set me up for quite a bit as I’m using it exclusively in 30-06, .243, 6.5 Creedmore and hopefully.300 WSM.
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That's a crazy price. If this keeps up I'll end up selling most of the guns.

On edit: It looks like its gone up in price everywhere, but not quite as much as Cabela's/Bass Pro shop.
 
Wow, that's crazy. I did see an 8lber of Varget at our local BP the other day for what I thought was reasonable money. $389, IIRC. I don't use a lot of varget but thinking about picking it up anyway.
 
Savage30L said:
I don't know how young people can get started in reloading nowadays.
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I've thought that for years now on shotshell reloading. The price of a bag of lead is nuts. When I was heavy into shotshell reloading 20 years ago, I was paying $9 a bag for hard shot. But people seem to adjust to the new prices and continue on.
 
Years ago when I started reloading, it was for the cost savings. Ammo and components equally available in any amount you wanted. Where we got our stuff, shot was sold by the bag or pallet. Powder was dipped from 15 pound kegs. Buy a pound or buy the keg. Your choice. Somewhere along the way, that all changed. Availability wasn't a given. These days if you asked me what biggest 2A issue is it would be assured availability of ammunition. Best way to counter that is the ability to reload. So a few years back, made commitment to be able to reload for weapons I am stewarding, and despite advice to the contrary, began buying needed components as they came available. Was told price would come down. It didn't........never did........only went up. Price now nearly double what I paid only a few years ago. Good news is I'm now insulated from all that. Price and availability.

My only advice to anyone with ability to reload is to decide what your essential stash is to get you by for a long, long time. Maybe forever. Set that aside and don't burn thru it. Otherwise, that weapon you are counting on will be nothing more than an expensive club to wave around. And not a very good one at that.
 
I was lucky... I picked up my last 8# of IMR4227 for the 'old' price of $277 at Scheels last year.

I was anticipating an expansion of 6.5CM loading, so I dropped nearly $400 for 8# of H4350 a few months ago... it is what it is, for whatever reason.
 
I live in eastern Oklahoma and IMR 4350 has been available for the past three years at my lgs and selling for $55 per pound and that includes sales tax. Also, I was at the Tulsa Gun Show Saturday and I noticed a table selling IMR 4350 for $55 per pound. Hodgon powders seem to be more available than Alliant Reloader and when I asked a lady for the price of Reloader 17 and she said $75 I put it down like it was burning my hand.
 
JEBruns said:
I did see an 8lber of Varget at our local BP the other day for what I thought was reasonable money. $389, IIRC. I don't use a lot of varget but thinking about picking it up anyway.
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Dang, should have bought it when I first saw it last Friday. Went in yesterday to pick it up and the price had jumped from $389 to $437. $48 increase in 2 days. That's about $60 a pound, with our sales tax.
 
sage5907 said:
Hodgon powders seem to be more available than Alliant Reloader and when I asked a lady for the price of Reloader 17 and she said $75 I put it down like it was burning my hand.
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I was at the LGS the other day. The counter guy told me their cost for Alliant powders was $60/lb. He said they stopped selling them for that reason. The shelves were largely bare but they did have some IMR4350. I think it was around $70 which seems to be the going rate around here.

I'm dying to try some IMR8208 but can't find it at any price.
 
sage5907 said:
I live in eastern Oklahoma and IMR 4350 has been available for the past three years at my lgs and selling for $55 per pound and that includes sales tax. Also, I was at the Tulsa Gun Show Saturday and I noticed a table selling IMR 4350 for $55 per pound. Hodgon powders seem to be more available than Alliant Reloader and when I asked a lady for the price of Reloader 17 and she said $75 I put it down like it was burning my hand.
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I haven’t seen Reloader 17 in like a year. Been keeping an eye out for some to test load in .300 WSM.
 
sage5907 said:
I live in eastern Oklahoma and IMR 4350 has been available for the past three years at my lgs and selling for $55 per pound and that includes sales tax. Also, I was at the Tulsa Gun Show Saturday and I noticed a table selling IMR 4350 for $55 per pound. Hodgon powders seem to be more available than Alliant Reloader and when I asked a lady for the price of Reloader 17 and she said $75 I put it down like it was burning my hand.
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I was out there Sunday, visited with the same couple. Nice folks.
They had Federal Large Rifle primers for $135/K, even on Sunday afternoon.

They had a very good variety of powders, and deep stock. Mostly 1 pound bottles, but some 8 also.

He said they buy powder in 1000lb increments, so they avoid Hazmat fees - the wholesaler sends a dedicated truck, included in their cost.

He also commented that they were contemplating stopping even carrying Alliant powders, the cost is getting to be to be much. I saw an 8lb RedDot jug, and IIRC it had a price of $500 on it.

Yeesh.
 
Lennyjoe said:
Cruised thru Cabelas today and was flabbergasted at the price of IMR4350 on their shelf. $73 for 1 lb is preposterous. So I took a drive out to a LGS and they had several lbs @48.99 so I grabbed 3 more to increase my stock. It was $39.99 there a few months ago and went up $9 since so I thought best to grab a few now.

Should set me up for quite a bit as I’m using it exclusively in 30-06, .243, 6.5 Creedmore and hopefully.300 WSM.
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Cabela's is a tourist trap. Unless it's on sale and you have points
 
Yep, it's $75 a pound here too.
I'll move on to other powders if it stays.
I've been playing with N540 lately because that's what was available.
I started loading .30-06 with H414 and liked the results. I'll be seeing if I can find that locally.
 
lightman said:
I bought 8# of 4350 right before the price hike. From one day to the next it jumped up over15%.
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Wife got me some 8lber's of H4350 a couple of weeks ago while she was up in Ohio visiting family. $315. They still have it for that price. Quite a deal in todays market, if you're lucky enough to live near one of their stores.
www.finfeatherfur.com

HODGDON 43508 H4350 8 LB.

Fin Feather Fur Outfitters established in 1985 providing outdoor gear for hunters, fishermen, campers, shooters and reloaders and everything outdoor related
www.finfeatherfur.com www.finfeatherfur.com

Their price on 8lbers of IMR4350 is a bit higher, but still a good deal:
www.finfeatherfur.com

IMR 943508 4350 8 LB. CAN

Fin Feather Fur Outfitters established in 1985 providing outdoor gear for hunters, fishermen, campers, shooters and reloaders and everything outdoor related
www.finfeatherfur.com www.finfeatherfur.com

I shoot both of those in my 6.5CM, and both work well. I lean towards the H4350 for it's temperature stability.
 
JEBruns said:
Wife got me some 8lber's of H4350 a couple of weeks ago while she was up in Ohio visiting family. $315. They still have it for that price. Quite a deal in todays market, if you're lucky enough to live near one of their stores.
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I was in PA over the Easter weekend, near the Ohio border. Made a quick run to Fin, Feather and Fur, and was surprised by the powder prices. Some seemed pretty high, but some seemed pretty low for today's market. I did see a 4# bottle of Nitro 100NF for $130ish which surprised me quite a bit. I already have a pound that I bought to try and haven't opened it yet, so I left the 4# bottle for the next guy.

Prices here are going up fast on all kinds of powder, similar to the way primers spiked.

chris
 
I always hear about IMR4350 and temperature stability but I’ve never had much concern with it. Most of my loads (30-06 and .243) were built in the fall when temperatures were in the 60’s and have hunted with those rounds in the low teens and they all killed just fine with no increased signs of pressure on the expended cartridge. Might be more concerned if precision shooting but for hunting, I’ll stick with that powder for now.
 
Lennyjoe said:
I always hear about IMR4350 and temperature stability but I’ve never had much concern with it. Most of my loads (30-06 and .243) were built in the fall when temperatures were in the 60’s and have hunted with those rounds in the low teens and they all killed just fine with no increased signs of pressure on the expended cartridge. Might be more concerned if precision shooting but for hunting, I’ll stick with that powder for now.
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Mitaries around the world have shot in every condition immagable from cold to hot with regular extruded powder. I doubt the saftey of any proper ball load. Having the new wis bang temprature stable powders may help a competitor stay in tune or offer a wider node, but some people's claims of need match the excess of the manufacturer claims of their "need".
 
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