Antimony shortage

[Double Lab]

Originally Posted by Randy G Roberts

And you possess the largest known supply of Nitro 100 NF east of the Mississippi. Me thinks Daryl is in a good place from a powder perspective

At $20/lb and is the equivalent of Titewad, it was a no brainer. I thank you.

Now working on some International Clays. If you love to shoot then never pass up gunpowder at a reasonable price. Just saying.

[GH-16]

Originally Posted by Andrew Sacco

Is that a Colorado tax on ammo?

I know shooting is becoming more expensive, but I can look back on this forum several years ago and there were a few people telling other people to "Buy all you can now instead of complaining and don't stop buying." That has served me well and everyone should be in full buy mode now. As far as prices, think about the monumental waste of money GOLF is, and that makes the pain of shooting easy to tolerate.

Yes, it is a Colorado tax that will kick-in starting April 1st. There is also an ammo bill going through the state house right now that would place additional hassles & expenses for purchasing ammo or components online & having it shipped.

Up until this new excise tax was enacted we would only be paying the state sales tax rate of 2.9% for online ammo or component shipments. We will now have the 6.5% on top of that for a total of 9.4% plus the hazmat & shipping charges plus the state .29 cent delivery fee on everything we have delivered. Then if you buy in-state at a retail outlet, you'll have to pay the local taxes on top of the others. In some cities or counties this could add up to between 15 to 20% total tax for ammo or components purchases.

This state has gone nuts & the war on guns here continues unabatted.

[Andy]

Originally Posted by Paul Ehlers

Yes, it is a Colorado tax that will kick-in starting April 1st. There is also an ammo bill going through the state house right now that would place additional hassles & expenses for purchasing ammo or components online & having it shipped.

Up until this new excise tax was enacted we would only be paying the state sales tax rate of 2.9% for online ammo or component shipments. We will now have the 6.5% on top of that for a total of 9.4% plus the hazmat & shipping charges plus the state .29 cent delivery fee on everything we have delivered. Then if you buy in-state at a retail outlet, you'll have to pay the local taxes on top of the others. In some cities or counties this could add up to between 15 to 20% total tax for ammo or components purchases.

This state has gone nuts & the war on guns here continues unabatted.

I'm in NY, don't lose the faith.

[Cold Spring]

Recent news on antimony from a mining company that’s currently developing some of its sites (I shortened some of the content):

> President Trump’s tariff orders, issued under emergency authority to counter what the White House describes as "large and persistent" trade deficits, introduces broad-based import duties with significantly higher country-specific rates. However, Section 3(b) of the order clarifies that certain critical minerals to include antimony are too essential to be imposed a tariff. This exemption status highlights the critical nature of antimony given its importance to multiple applications including renewable energy and the defense sector.

> Despite significant domestic demand, the U.S. currently produces no antimony, relying entirely on imports, primarily from China, Russia, Tajikistan, and other foreign sources. The continued exemption of antimony from U.S. tariffs underpins the urgency of securing stable, non-Chinese supply. And it affirms the development of critical mineral assets in trusted jurisdictions and to build robust, transparent and secure domestic supply chains for metalloids like antimony.

[sparky]

Looks like one should play the market with Miltary Metals a penny stock


Just saying.