Surely a regular and hot topic at the shooting clubs ..... hereabouts in PA lead shot (Spartan) is more or less available at one place at $40. per bag plus tax (5 bags max) whereas West Coast brand shot has dried up. Common Claybuster wads also available there but prices have gone up about 20%. Some shotgun powders are irregularly coming in and over recent weeks three friends bought 4 and 8 pounders of 700-X, American Select and Green Dot after getting desperate and making long road trips. Not their regular powders but they'll work. 209 primers on the other hand are virtually unobtainable and at least at one place are earmarked for the shop owner's friends and long time customers. Small quantities only. Last week another friend was ecstatic to get a brick (1000) of 209’s at $60. plus tax but not including the expense of a 50 mile road trip in his 4x4 pickup. I see the going rate on GB for a brick of 209 Cheddites seems to be $125. or so plus Hazmat. Econo 12 and some 20 gauge target shells can be had here and there but lowest prices seem to be about $90./flat plus tax.
Well in any case many saw these shortages coming 6-8 months ago and started buying components at then somewhat inflated pricing. And now despite repeated assurances that manufacturers are running balls to the wall it doesn't seem to be getting better but prices are going up and up.
