[MRS. KS-OKIE]

Personally I think a price increase of 25% on the primers is B.S. . What part of their manufacture went up so much that that rate of an increase is warranted ?

 

[blackandgold]

This is hoarding fuel.

 

[DieselDeereGuy]

I agree - 25% is taking advantage of the situation.

 

[Rick Barker]

I agree - 25% is taking advantage of the situation.

Be about the same price as Remington primers, right? Letter says due to “increased cost inputs.”

 

[idustem]

Clerinox (cheddite) is licking their chops and stand to profit well from all this, if they can keep pumping out the primers.

 

[mg1polo]

 

[mg1polo]

 

[jjhess]

Wasn't there an identical letter and average of 10% increase on February 1st with Winchester.

 

[Rick Barker]

Wasn't there an identical letter and average of 10% increase on February 1st with Winchester.

There was a thread here, about it.

 

[jjhess]

Winchester Ammo Price Increase.

Saw this on are local trapshooting Facebook page. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

www.trapshooters.com

 

[blackandgold]

So is it the same letter twice? Or are there 2 seperate price hikes? How much panic should I have. I want to make sure I panic just the right amount, not too much and not too little.

 

[jjhess]

So primers will go up by 35-40% in a 3 month span.Guess those prices on gun broker are not as insane as we all thought

 

[dirt stirrer]

Look on the bright side guys, the rebates will be higher in 2021. Winchester has our best interests in mind, ya just know they do now don't ya?

 

[JBrooks]

Vote for Democrats and this is what you get.

 

[DieselDeereGuy]

Different letters,different price hikes

 

[xsshooter]

I just bought some super targets, price went up about 10% or $5 a case. This was on ammo that was just shipped in, not old stock.

 

[North ron]

I was planning on shooting a lot again this year, May just hit the trout streams more instead .I love to shoot but not to the point of being taken advantage of.

 

[EEB]

What did you expect with Covid-induced shortages and too much money chasing too few resources? It’s only going to get worse. Biden’s astute economic policies in the energy sector have resulted in gas going up $.50/gallon and more in some areas. That $300 per household guaranteed minimum monthly income I’ve been hearing about will have the purchasing power of $30 before long. Friends the good old days of $50-60 per flat ammo are in the rear view mirror

 

[nitro27man]

I know all this is a shock to the members here, but believe me, NO manufacturer wants to take this large of an increase at all. When the cost of all materials goes up, a manufacturer has a responsibility to make a reasonable profit and stay in business. I have made such statements before when a large price increase occurred in the past (several times) and the reasons are still in place. From my 35 years in the industry, this decision was not take lightly and not intended to 'take advantage' of the current high demand.

All this is just a forward-looking snap shot at what the Finance people see coming. The past 4 years of "Stimulus" money, created out of thin air by the Fed at the urging of the Congress due to the pandemic [caused in part by that very entity, of course], has created debt levels that will surely turn into price inflation in many areas. Surely you all have seen the prices rise for consumer goods, especially some food products, over the past 5 years. Well, the other commodities are now catching up. Look at Corn, now over $5 a bushel and soybeans over $14. Just 6 months ago these two were just a bit over half these amounts.

A long-winded way of saying that your MONEY is not worth as much as it was 5 years ago because of Government over-spending practices. Debts have to be repaid and we are on the hook.

Scott Hanes