POWDER VALLEY INCREASE IN PRICE

[thrasherfox]

I have Powder Valley as a friend on facebook

they just put out the following statement:


"Powder Valley Price Increase: There will be price changes in the near future. With the continued increase in metals prices we anticipate a sizable increase in bullet and brass prices in the near future. We will also be updating prices with year end manufacturer price increases."



I went to their web site and could not find any mention of it there.

Does anyone know if there is truly something causing this?

I am beginning to become very skeptical about dire warnings.

Everyone, manufactures, business, government, people in general are witnessing time and time again, that anytime there is a perceived threat to anything pertaining to firearms, people go out and start spending money.

Heck, because of AB962 I dropped over $2000.00 on purchasing a Dillon 550, with all kinds of bells and whistles AND a bunch of reloading supply's

granted, it wasn't like it was a bad thing. I mean I wanted to get into reloading anyway. But the AB962 probably pushed the issue for me and I probably diverted money in order to get it purchased ASAP.

I have noticed ever since the Arizona shooting and the government talking about banning 33 round mags, it looks like it is difficult to find any in stock anywhere.




So... anyone have any input as to if the statement from powder valley is based on factual circumstances and reloading is going to start becoming more expensive? or is it scare tactics?


I have only ordered from them once so far so I am not real familiar with the company

And here is their facebook page where they have put out this gouge.

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Powder-Valley/114579301922351

[XDRoX]

PV is respectable company. I'm sure they are just giving fair warning on price increases that are imminent due to the continuing increases in the cost of metals. I wouldn't worry about it, the price increases will be small and fair IMO. Dillon also just raised the prices of all their machines, which they do every few years.

[thrasherfox]

Cool, thanks for the response. just trying to get my finger on the pulse of things.

[Bill Steele]

Commodity prices in general have returned to their 2007 highs. Economic growth in the emerging markets is generally credited with the bulk of this effect. The truth is our own Fed has a hand in it with QE2. In addition, the growth of ETFs that allow retail investors to purchase commodities also has a hand in their appreciation.

Get used to major inflation if the economy ever does actually take off on its own.

[ireload]

I really miss those days when I can reload 50 rounds of. 38spl for less than $3 and there were no hazmat fee. Times has changed and unfortunately reloading suppliers also price wise.

[jwest]

It's really not the price of metals going up as it is the value of the dollar going down.

[swerv512]

where have you been... i've seen prices climb for almost a decade....

[killshot44]

I like the folks at Powder Valley. Good service and exceptional prices (compare Bergers anywhere else...).

I don't like price increases but I understand why they occur. Good for PV for giving everyone advance notice, I think.

[bubbapug1]

Look at copper and lead prices...they ahve almost doubled again in the last two years...higher raw materials means higher prices.

The years of cheap oil, gas, metals, and politicians is over forever.

[Sunday]

Everything is going up .Some of us are just waking up to the fact.