RST & the Southern

[Mike Franzen]

What a shame.I looked forward to seeing them at the Southern and buying my hunting rounds from them.

[Mills]

I hope they are able to come even if they don't sell shells. It is a pleasure seeing them and they are the kind of people you want to do business with

[Bob Jurewicz]

I was told Morris will probably attend.
Bob Jurewicz

Originally Posted by Mills Morrison

I hope they are able to come even if they don't sell shells. It is a pleasure seeing them and they are the kind of people you want to do business with

[Gary Laudermilch]

I just heard yesterday from a clays shooting buddy of mine that Alliant has been sold. Supposedly the new owners are requiring purchasers of their product to buy 15,000 pounds at a clip where under previous ownership the minimum order was 5,000 pounds. That is quite a change and, if true, will most certainly hurt availability.

[gman]

I was dragging my feet on placing an RST order until this morning when I read this post. Figured I was too late but they shipped off three flats within a few hours. Whew.

[Bob Jurewicz]

RST has sufficient shells for normal direct orders but not enough to take trailer loads to the events and be profitable.
I ordered mine today as well. I originally planned to restock with my visit to the Southern.
Bob Jurewicz

[Mills]

That is good.

[Big D]

The spot price on the world market for lead has traded in a rather narrow range for the last several years.
http://www.kitcometals.com/charts/le...cal_large.html

Price of shot is not following the spot price of lead. Any guesses why?

[Brad Boyer]

Originally Posted by John Dallas

The spot price on the world market for lead has traded in a rather narrow range for the last several years.
http://www.kitcometals.com/charts/le...cal_large.html

Price of shot is not following the spot price of lead. Any guesses why?

I would guess that the companies see a way to gouge the users.....Paranoia fits right into their game plan...

[J.B. Books]

Originally Posted by John Dallas

The spot price on the world market for lead has traded in a rather narrow range for the last several years.
http://www.kitcometals.com/charts/le...cal_large.html

Price of shot is not following the spot price of lead. Any guesses why?

According to that link lead was around .57 a pound 5 years ago and is now just over .93 a pound. That is a 63% increase, this means a 25lb bag of lead that sold for $28 5 years ago would be over $45 today. I'd say a bag of lead shot is tracking the price of lead pretty closely.