Powder and primers supplies scarce??

[Big D]

To rub salt in the wound .... After 15-20,000 shells, I just sent my 800 Plus loader back to PW for a tune up. $75 shipping. Will be another $75 shipping coming back, plus PW's charges. Suddenly, $50 shot doesn't seem so bad

[Gary Laudermilch]

My Mec 9000 had 100k on it before I made the first repair. The stage advance cylinder leaked. It is now at about 150k and has needed a few more tweaks but what really amazes me is that it still has the original wad fingers. All of the repairs did not exceed $75

[J.B. Books]

Originally Posted by John Dallas

To rub salt in the wound .... After 15-20,000 shells, I just sent my 800 Plus loader back to PW for a tune up. $75 shipping. Will be another $75 shipping coming back, plus PW's charges. Suddenly, $50 shot doesn't seem so bad

Kittery Trading Post got some West Coast shot in last week, only $76.99 a bag

[6pt-Sika]

Originally Posted by Gary Laudermilch

My Mec 9000 had 100k on it before I made the first repair. The stage advance cylinder leaked. It is now at about 150k and has needed a few more tweaks but what really amazes me is that it still has the original wad fingers. All of the repairs did not exceed $75

I’d much rather have PW progressives for everything from the 10 to the 410 , however I can’t find them on the used market as economically as the Rube Goldberg 9000’s of which I have them for all gauges 12 to 410 and hence the reason I have backup 9000’s in 12 and 28 . As well as back up Grabbers in 20, 28 and 410 as well as a back up 650 in 16 . It goes without saying I have way way more than even the advanced shooter/Reloader needs . However when you get them reasonably it’s a rather inexpensive insurance policy for someone that quite often gets in a hurry and doesn’t like breaking down in the middle and needing to work on something. This way if one gives me a problem two thumb screws pick it up and change for another .

[Cold Spring]

Originally Posted by CraigThompson

I’d much rather have PW progressives for everything from the 10 to the 410 , however I can’t find them on the used market as economically as the Rube Goldberg 9000’s of which I have them for all gauges 12 to 410 and hence the reason I have backup 9000’s in 12 and 28 . As well as back up Grabbers in 20, 28 and 410 as well as a back up 650 in 16 . It goes without saying I have way way more than even the advanced shooter/Reloader needs . However when you get them reasonably it’s a rather inexpensive insurance policy for someone that quite often gets in a hurry and doesn’t like breaking down in the middle and needing to work on something. This way if one gives me a problem two thumb screws pick it up and change for another .

MEC 9000's have worked just fine for me (12 and 20 gauge) though my 12 is tired having loaded > 60 thousand rounds since I bought that one about 12 years ago. A friend kept tellin me how P-W's are the Cadillac (his term) and I tried to buy one earlier this year direct from P-W but found that company to be all promises but ongoing excuses on its delivery commitment. Cancelled that order and ordered another MEC 9000/12 direct from MEC, which beat its shipment promise by a week or so. Now that 12 year old 9000 is my backup, not that I should need it. Just an aside, my friend with P-W's in several gauges has many duds and bloopers; no doubt "operator error" as I'm sure the P-W's are properly designed. Not sure how that happens to a gent who's shot trap and loaded shotshells for over four decades. Weird.

[Gary Laudermilch]

Stopped by a small shop today just to snoop. Nobel Sport primers for $150 per thousand. Yea, right!

[6pt-Sika]

Originally Posted by Gary Laudermilch

Stopped by a small shop today just to snoop. Nobel Sport primers for $150 per thousand. Yea, right!

We had a good customer bring to sleeves of Nobel 209’s in about three weeks ago . Asked us to start them at $200 a 5,000 sleeve . Put them on GB and the two sleeves brought a few dollars shy of a grand . That’s just about $100@1000 and I thought that was crazy .

[BRDHNTR]

I paid $62/box for 2000 shotshell 209 primers. Outback Arms in Plympton, Mass. just received a very large shipment of lead shot (#8 and 9's I believe).

[Craig Larter]

Thanks to a PGCA member I was able to purchase a 8 pounder of Unique at retail. Now I'm set on supplies for a couple of years or more. A sincere thanks to all that PM`d me over the last year with tips on in stock items and others that traded needed items for my surplus items. Great brotherhood looking out to assist each other. Craig Larter

[Peter A Van Tassell]

Originally Posted by Craig Larter

Thanks to a PGCA member I was able to purchase a 8 pounder of Unique at retail. Now I'm set on supplies for a couple of years or more. A sincere thanks to all that PM`d me over the last year with tips on in stock items and others that traded needed items for my surplus items. Great brotherhood looking out to assist each other. Craig Larter

Congratulations! Hope 8 lbs will last you a while
I'm in the market for Unique also, at some point in the next 10 months
Just in case anyone hears of any. Can drive to Ohio or PA if need be.
Can't do anything right now, medical bills first.