cant hit rabbits 123 Posted August 8, 2011 Report Share Posted August 8, 2011 (edited) I was sat thinking today, and i realised that in a few years, the 1000 7.5 28gram shells bought a few months ago for about £140 will cost me upwards of £200 in few years. I was told that five years ago, a thousnd clay shooting shells would cost between £80-£90. Thats an increase of £60-£70 over six years. When lead loaded shells leave the financial grasps of a whole band of shooters, then the next, and the next, what will the alternative be? Edited August 8, 2011 by cant hit rabbits 123 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon R Posted August 8, 2011 Report Share Posted August 8, 2011 I was paying £80-90 per 1000 in 1982. Prices haven't risen as much as inflation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul041075 Posted August 8, 2011 Report Share Posted August 8, 2011 If your interested you can see how the price of lead and other metal on the LME web site www.lme.com Lead prices can vary a great deal. Our company deals in industrial batteries and spends a few million a year on them so a slight price shift can really hit the bottom line. Companys generally forward buy lead to try and get a good prices so generally in batteries a increase now will really hit us in a couple of months. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ste12b Posted August 8, 2011 Report Share Posted August 8, 2011 What I find odd is the price of lead over the time frame lead price Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Batch Posted August 10, 2011 Report Share Posted August 10, 2011 What I find odd is the price of lead over the time frame lead price So if I am reading the charts correctly, we should i theory see an adjustment in the price of cartrdiges given the downward trend of the price.......yeah right!! Interesting that current price of lead is no where near the historic high on the 6 year chart and yet they are more expensive now than they have ever been, guess you have to factor in inflation etc, but I am not a fan of economics!! Oil prices are a bit of an eye opener as well, funny how the drops in the raw materials price never gets passed on at the pumps, but again I am no genius and will just stick with my theory taht we are being shafted left right and centre!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kent Posted August 10, 2011 Report Share Posted August 10, 2011 Yet the end dealer RFD's make tiny margins on them. What next? all products have a finite total price you can charge, after that so few buy you have to offer alternative options or wrap up completely. Shotgun shells used to cost more in relation to earnings though, so they have a way to go yet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Floating Chamber Posted August 10, 2011 Report Share Posted August 10, 2011 If shells are made when the price of lead is high, and the shells are in stock, either in the factory store or gunshop, we can't expect an immediate price drop if the price of lead falls. Those shells could be in store for months, maybe longer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest cookoff013 Posted August 11, 2011 Report Share Posted August 11, 2011 i remember being told the price of steel cartridges have gone up because of the high price of lead ! its all bull. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beretta28g Posted August 11, 2011 Report Share Posted August 11, 2011 I was told its to do with the price of cotton used in the propellant to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wymberley Posted August 11, 2011 Report Share Posted August 11, 2011 So if I am reading the charts correctly, we should i theory see an adjustment in the price of cartrdiges given the downward trend of the price.......yeah right!! Interesting that current price of lead is no where near the historic high on the 6 year chart and yet they are more expensive now than they have ever been, guess you have to factor in inflation etc, but I am not a fan of economics!! Oil prices are a bit of an eye opener as well, funny how the drops in the raw materials price never gets passed on at the pumps, but again I am no genius and will just stick with my theory taht we are being shafted left right and centre!! That shouldn't come as a surprise. Don't forget we're Subjects, Subject to anything anyone wants to throw at us anytime! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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