Vince Green Posted March 22, 2013 Report Share Posted March 22, 2013 (edited) I was just looking at the latest NRA Journal which arrived about a week ago but I have only now got round to reading it. I noticed Kranks have a full page advert for PPU ammo. .303 is now £77 /100, thats up from £45 in about three years. Thats about a 70% increase over a time when the official average rate of inflation has been around 2-3% a year. So whats going on, sure brass and lead has gone up but not by that much, even if it trebled in price it wouldn't add anywhere near that much. If you go into my local gun shop he will tell you its all due to the war in Afganistan which is the biggest load of rubbish but he says that about everything. He imports all his Bushnell and Simmonds scopes direct from China then warns customers about buying the same scopes off ebay. Edited March 22, 2013 by Vince Green Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nicholiath Posted March 22, 2013 Report Share Posted March 22, 2013 Rip off Britain strikes again! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nicholiath Posted March 22, 2013 Report Share Posted March 22, 2013 Shotgun cartridge prices massively rose few years ago as a result of high lead prices never went down though even when lead prices did! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunkield Posted March 22, 2013 Report Share Posted March 22, 2013 Probably because too many people on shooting forums going on about good and cheap it is Most shooting stuff has gone up quicker than inflation, have a look at German glass, that would have made a serious investment a few years ago Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dekers Posted March 22, 2013 Report Share Posted March 22, 2013 Where have you been for the last 3 years Vince, we have all been moaning about the rapid increase of ammo throughout that period, way above inflation...... supply, demand, brass, lead, copper, profit, tax, etc., have all contributed to this. I'm as p***** off as anyone but PRVI works perfectly well enough for my requirements in my .223, .243 and .308 and still offers some of the best VFM available. ...but hasn't the NRA Journal been a much more interesting read since the new format introduction! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Imperfection Posted March 22, 2013 Report Share Posted March 22, 2013 Quite ironic that 303 is probably the most expensive calibre,but has been produced the most.I reload 303 for around £40 100x. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vince Green Posted March 22, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 22, 2013 (edited) There are some strange things going on generally with ammo and reloading prices. My friend in Arizona assures me he can still buy Vhit N140 for equivilent to £20 ($30) a 1lb tub anywhere and Arizona is a lot further away than we are from Finland. http://www.midwayusa.com/product/1269863279/vihtavuori-n140-smokeless-powder Thats about half what I paid last time Edited March 22, 2013 by Vince Green Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blunderbuss Posted March 22, 2013 Report Share Posted March 22, 2013 There are some strange things going on generally with ammo and reloading prices. My friend in Arizona assures me he can still buy Vhit N140 for equivilent to £20 ($30) a 1lb tub anywhere and Arizona is a lot further away than we are from Finland. http://www.midwayusa.com/product/1269863279/vihtavuori-n140-smokeless-powder Thats about half what I paid last time I pay £63 a kilo from HPS Target Rifles in Gloucester. Roughly £28 a pound, not quite US prices, but twelve pounds less than you seem to be paying. If you buy a 3.5 kilo tub (£185) it works out at around £24 a pound Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
activeviii Posted March 22, 2013 Report Share Posted March 22, 2013 (edited) I pay £63 a kilo from HPS Target Rifles in Gloucester. Roughly £28 a pound, not quite US prices, but twelve pounds less than you seem to be paying. If you buy a 3.5 kilo tub (£185) it works out at around £24 a pound Its gone up a tenner BB, I just paid £73 for my last load from them. i will be speaking to them i the morning as i have just read their price list. Edited March 22, 2013 by activeviii Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blunderbuss Posted March 22, 2013 Report Share Posted March 22, 2013 Its gone up a tenner BB, I just paid £73 for my last load from them. i will be speaking to them i the morning as i have just read their price list. ****** Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phaedra1106 Posted March 22, 2013 Report Share Posted March 22, 2013 I use TR140, £55/Kg or £25/Lb Of course if I was in the US I could even get Varget for under £14/Lb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vince Green Posted March 23, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 23, 2013 (edited) The American ammo and components I can accept there being a price difference but it bugs the life out of me to have to pay more for European ammo and components than they do in the US http://www.midwayusa.com/product/522634/prvi-partizan-ammunition-303-british-150-grain-soft-point-box-of-20 £10 a box? Edited March 23, 2013 by Vince Green Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blunderbuss Posted March 23, 2013 Report Share Posted March 23, 2013 The American ammo and components I can accept there being a price difference but it bugs the life out of me to have to pay more for European ammo and components than they do in the US http://www.midwayusa.com/product/522634/prvi-partizan-ammunition-303-british-150-grain-soft-point-box-of-20 £10 a box? Fair point. I was paying £12 a box for that locally but its just gone up to £13.69 a box. I mostly reload for my .303 now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjimmer Posted March 24, 2013 Report Share Posted March 24, 2013 Pound to Euro exchange rates are probably something to do with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Livefast123 Posted March 25, 2013 Report Share Posted March 25, 2013 (edited) It's all about economies of scale and market demands........UK is a small market with a small demand, combine that with people making a living and welcome to rip of Britain! Prices for everything seem to be going through the roof. Edited March 25, 2013 by Livefast123 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blunderbuss Posted March 25, 2013 Report Share Posted March 25, 2013 Its gone up a tenner BB, I just paid £73 for my last load from them. i will be speaking to them i the morning as i have just read their price list. Phil - you wuz robbed! I picked up a Kilo of N140 there today for £63 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
activeviii Posted March 25, 2013 Report Share Posted March 25, 2013 Phil - you wuz robbed! I picked up a Kilo of N140 there today for £63 You may well be right Dave as it was from the shoot show. I did buy 100 fed match primers as well as the KG of powder. i was going to say if you wanted to do a bulk order split but then a LB would last me a year so the KG i ave will last me longer.lol its working behind the very very rare 160sp sierra bullets and im now getting it working behind 140 sst even thou i could not find any data. 2499fps, im going up a wee bit more to see if the group tightens even more. atb Phil. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blunderbuss Posted March 25, 2013 Report Share Posted March 25, 2013 Cheers Phil. The N140 is for the .303, I'm running N160 through the 6.5. In future it might be worth splitting one of the 3.5kg tubs they do between us? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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