supersportfive Posted October 30, 2018 Report Share Posted October 30, 2018 (edited) Just been in to my local gun shop for some game caftirdges he was saying a price increase is on the way anyone else heard this Edited October 30, 2018 by supersportfive Typo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gotgcoalman Posted October 30, 2018 Report Share Posted October 30, 2018 Bound to go up.It's the begining of the season innit 🙄 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pigeon Shredder. Posted October 30, 2018 Report Share Posted October 30, 2018 Bad night fister 🤔 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seadog1408 Posted October 30, 2018 Report Share Posted October 30, 2018 29 minutes ago, fister said: Have any of you lot ever been in a business to make a living? Have you thought that as demand increases, new stock has to be bought at new prices as old stock at old prices sells out. Have you considered large quantities are bought each time because of shipping costs and actually remaining profitable and that those tens of thousands of cartridges have been sitting for months awaiting purchase. No, just moan moan moan. Well go into business yourself and see how you get on in a difficult trade overwhelmed by legislation Thank you for taking the time to explain the cartridge business to us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
figgy Posted October 30, 2018 Report Share Posted October 30, 2018 (edited) Yes we all know they make them and sell them just for our benefit, all out of the goodness of their hearts. They sell clay carts at huge huge losses and only make a profit on charging two and three times the price for game cartridges. Also all down to Brexit or fuel costs or lead prices or there was rain one day in the week. Business is business but customers don’t have to like price rises, if your in business and don’t like customers moaning over price rises your in the wrong game. Edited October 30, 2018 by figgy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rewulf Posted October 30, 2018 Report Share Posted October 30, 2018 Customer- " A slab of 32grm 6 s please" Gunshop owner- " Theyre going up soon you know" Customer- "Oh really ?" Gunshop owner- "HAVE YOU EVER BEEN IN A BUSINESS TO MAKE A LIVING?!! " Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultrastu Posted October 30, 2018 Report Share Posted October 30, 2018 No .all the busineses ive been in have been to make a loss 😲 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gotgcoalman Posted October 30, 2018 Report Share Posted October 30, 2018 4 hours ago, fister said: Have any of you lot ever been in a business to make a living? Have you thought that as demand increases, new stock has to be bought at new prices as old stock at old prices sells out. Have you considered large quantities are bought each time because of shipping costs and actually remaining profitable and that those tens of thousands of cartridges have been sitting for months awaiting purchase. No, just moan moan moan. Well go into business yourself and see how you get on in a difficult trade overwhelmed by legislation Ermmmm yes. Run my own business for the last 30 odd years 😀 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Westley Posted October 30, 2018 Report Share Posted October 30, 2018 Cartridge Manufacturers, Petrol Companies, one has to feel so sorry for them, striving to get by ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8 shot Posted October 30, 2018 Report Share Posted October 30, 2018 Someone has to pay for sponsored shooters wages and the ******** the marketing department come out with Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave-G Posted October 30, 2018 Report Share Posted October 30, 2018 4 hours ago, Rewulf said: Customer- " A slab of 32grm 6 s please" Gunshop owner- " Theyre going up soon you know" Customer- "Oh thanks for the heads up - I'll take enough to last me five years then please" Gunshop owner- "Good to see my advice was acted on" Changed that to another reaction for you. 😂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lloyd90 Posted October 30, 2018 Report Share Posted October 30, 2018 1 hour ago, Dave-G said: Changed that to another reaction for you. 😂 Exactly what I thought!! “They’re going up soon” customer suddenly decides to increase their order to save a few quid (so they think). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenholland Posted October 30, 2018 Report Share Posted October 30, 2018 it's a good job I bought a fair few thousand clever grand italia at £227 earlier this year then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vince Green Posted November 1, 2018 Report Share Posted November 1, 2018 In real terms shotgun cartridges have never been cheaper. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markm Posted November 1, 2018 Report Share Posted November 1, 2018 2 hours ago, Vince Green said: In real terms shotgun cartridges have never been cheaper. Really? Not it that long ago (just over 10 years) eley black trap were £68 / 1000 locally. With game carts (eg - express super game 32gm) at £112 / 1000. A 300% increase in this time. I wish my wages had gone up that much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rewulf Posted November 1, 2018 Report Share Posted November 1, 2018 5 minutes ago, markm said: Really? Not it that long ago (just over 10 years) eley black trap were £68 / 1000 locally. With game carts (eg - express super game 32gm) at £112 / 1000. A 300% increase in this time. I wish my wages had gone up that much. Shamelessly pulled from Shooting Uk circa 2017 Less than a fiver In 1960 when the average wage was £14 per week, a box of 25 Eley Grand Prix cost 15 shillings (75p in today’s money), which is why you would only ever find two or three boxes of Eley Grand Prix in a house at any one time. Buying just one box made a big dent in the family finances and it was the same for everyone else who owned a gun in the village. Only the rich could afford to buy by the thousand. An entire week’s wages would’ve bought 475 cartridges had the old man blown his entire pay packet at the gunshop. Compare that, if you will, with last year’s average weekly wage of £538 — or 2,675 cartridges at £5 a box if the wife gave the green light to splash the cash in one go. Makes you think, doesn’t it? Yet in spite of the most recent price hikes it’s still possible to buy a box of “squibs” for less than a fiver – slightly more than the price of a premium pint of imported beer at your favourite watering hole. According to Charles Bull of online retailer Just Cartridges, a number of decent 28g shells are still available from continental makers from as little as £167 per thousand. “Trouble is, they’re not immune from rising commodity increases so it wouldn’t surprise me to see these entry-level cartridges going up by between five and eight per cent within the next month or so,” he mused. And after that? “I wish I had a crystal ball. Hopefully exchange rates will stabilise after Brexit and bump along for the next few years without too many nasty surprises. We can only wait and see.” Read more at https://www.shootinguk.co.uk/guns/ammunition/shot-gun-cartridges/cartridge-cost-88994#I9iKe9mY5BBRDmy5.99 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markm Posted November 1, 2018 Report Share Posted November 1, 2018 Fair enough. We’vehad it cheaper and also more expensive! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
motty Posted November 1, 2018 Report Share Posted November 1, 2018 4 hours ago, markm said: Really? Not it that long ago (just over 10 years) eley black trap were £68 / 1000 locally. With game carts (eg - express super game 32gm) at £112 / 1000. A 300% increase in this time. I wish my wages had gone up that much. They were 100% not that cheap 10 years ago. Go back 20 years, then yes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
haynes Posted November 1, 2018 Report Share Posted November 1, 2018 I started shooting 10 years ago. The cheapest clay carts were 117. And I had a heart attack at buying some hull high pheasant at 230 a thou. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hamster Posted November 2, 2018 Report Share Posted November 2, 2018 I changed clay loads from Express Super to Eley Superb when the former broke through the £100 barrier and Eleys could be had for £93, I'm reasonably sure that was 15-17 years ago, they are now £236 which is a 254% increase. My house has fared a little better which makes me think for a consumable the cartel are having it away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gotgcoalman Posted November 3, 2018 Report Share Posted November 3, 2018 just been for some "clay loads" today and price is the same as last time. £50 a slab @ the 1000 rate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quentyn Posted November 3, 2018 Report Share Posted November 3, 2018 i liked this bit "According to Charles Bull of online retailer Just Cartridges, a number of decent 28g shells are still available from continental makers from as little as £167 per thousand" this was from 2017 now they are all pushing 200 so 20% up in 1 year Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
motty Posted November 3, 2018 Report Share Posted November 3, 2018 52 minutes ago, quentyn said: i liked this bit "According to Charles Bull of online retailer Just Cartridges, a number of decent 28g shells are still available from continental makers from as little as £167 per thousand" this was from 2017 now they are all pushing 200 so 20% up in 1 year General price around here is £187 per thousand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldypigeonpopper Posted November 3, 2018 Report Share Posted November 3, 2018 5 minutes ago, motty said: General price around here is £187 per thousand. hello, last time i went to JC i bought some RC romag 6s for £180 in the bin end, all gone now, still there are some own brand 6s in 30g at £219, i still have some Kents 28g 7.5 shot i bought some time back for £145, if the prices are going up again has the price of lead and componants increased,???? Rewolf when i got my first 410 dad paid around 6 shillings a box oh those were the days !!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quentyn Posted November 3, 2018 Report Share Posted November 3, 2018 42 minutes ago, oldypigeonpopper said: i still have some Kents 28g 7.5 shot i bought some time back for £145, i bought 3k when they were 145 (last march i think) i wish i had bought 10k Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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