Thread: Ammo and Reloading components shortage.

Originally Posted by Sarvo

If my memory is correct - I recall - must be 12 months ago ??
I mentioned this upcoming problem and got lampooned

At time the ADI powder shipment arrived my powder supplier said primers were obviously going to be the big issue.
I think I posted a forum comment at the time and added another 1000 BM 4s to my stock.
Like GPM I have a lifetime supply now of powder and primers. Projectiles so so. Got lots but not all of them would be my first choice under normal circumstances.

Yeah my lifetime will be a lot shorter than others here though. :-(
Send me your names and I will put you in my will. :-)

Stuff from Europe shouldn't have the same shortages that exist in USA, no election etc.
However any stuff from Lapua for example is still a long way off being shipped. Free supply at source in Europe is not the issue shipping is.

I recently thought I would grab some more RWS primers but NZ Ammo have hiked their latest price so much that I flagged it away.

Originally Posted by zimmer

At time the ADI powder shipment arrived my powder supplier said primers were obviously going to be the big issue.
I think I posted a forum comment at the time and added another 1000 BM 4s to my stock.
Like GPM I have a lifetime supply now of powder and primers. Projectiles so so. Got lots but not all of them would be my first choice under normal circumstances.

Yeah my lifetime will be a lot shorter than others here though. :-(
Send me your names and I will put you in my will. :-)

Stuff from Europe shouldn't have the same shortages that exist in USA, no election etc.
However any stuff from Lapua for example is still a long way off being shipped. Free supply at source in Europe is not the issue shipping is.

I recently thought I would grab some more RWS primers but NZ Ammo have hiked their latest price so much that I flagged it away.

But surely 80% of Euro stuff ie Lapua/Vihtavouri/Fiocchi goes straight to the USA too?

Originally Posted by marky123

But surely 80% of Euro stuff ie Lapua/Vihtavouri/Fiocchi goes straight to the USA too?

I think there is a greater uptake into the USA now of powders like Norma but of course not all Yanks are happy to use non USA branded powder.
Not realising that some of their holy brands are actually made in Europe to begin with. eg Alliant made by Bofors and so on.