IMR 4350 Why is it so Expensive,?

[Darkker]

Do they cost more to make or is it supply and demand?

It's supply and demand. That IMR powder is made by General Dynamics in their Quebec plant.

These prices reflect direct hikes from the manufacturer

"The manufacturer" is General Dynamics, and they don't build powder for the reloader. All of the names that reloaders think they know, are simply surplus blenders and resellers. Hodgdon doesn't "buy" a powder, they buy various lots of parent bulk powder, and blend them to a relative burning rate. The actual powder hiding under any particular branding, most often isn't a single thing from a single run.

If you spend some time at government surplus auctions, you'll quickly realize that Hodgdon really hasn't changed much since inception. The leaky boxcars hidden in a swamp may be all gone, but they still actively buy surplused cardboard drums of various powders.

 

[MW007]

Just a display wall…most are empty containers…several powders haven't been made in years or are discontinued.

I was at Scheels outside of Dallas, all the Reloader powder is empty and not available.

 

[MW007]

Great very basic powder I have used may entire "Reloading " life . I've got a few cans at $46.00 per pound and $49.00 per pound from last year, and two at $59.00 from this year. At 55 grains in a 270 Win /or 30-06 , I can load about 110 rounds per pound. Thats approx. .53 cents worth of powder. per round. I wish it was back to the old 39.95 per pound, but I don't expect to ever see that again.

I did some of this math last few days.

 

[YZ-80]

Not the #8 Double D's but still a nice pair of Jugs!!

 

[Rotten]

At sportsman's around Salt lake their selling them for $75.99 nice jugs

 

[hesse]

Look at this at Scheels in Grand Scapes TX. I about had an anxiety attack! Of course, I was visiting and could not take Powder on the plane.

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They have the fairy dust Rl26

 

[hesse]

Look at this at Scheels in Grand Scapes TX. I about had an anxiety attack! Of course, I was visiting and could not take Powder on the plane.

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They have the fairy dust Rl26

 

[WildBillG]

I do not think you guys in the U.E. know what expensive is. Here in Canada a pound of imr or h 4350 is 100 dollars.

 

[Tiny Tim]

I do not think you guys in the U.E. know what expensive is. Here in Canada a pound of imr or h 4350 is 100 dollars.

With the current exchange rate (0.73:1USD), it's the same price here.

 

[FEENIX]

Same thing in great fallsI looked around the other day.if I was guessing I would say popularity. I'm willing to pay more for it just because it works for so many of cals I use

They have definitely gone up. When I purchased mine a year ago, they were abundant, and people complained about a $38 price tag instead of prepping for it. A friend/LRH member from Hawaii informed me that one-pounder powders, on average, are $90 if you can find them.

 

[dgr416]

Imr 4350 is $78 a pound at bass pros shop and achemedy sports also .

 

[dgr416]

The war in urikrane is the reason powder and primers went way up they use tons of them a day there.

 

[Panhandlin Pat]

The war in urikrane is the reason powder and primers went way up they use tons of them a day there.

I wondered if this was the case. Last 8 pound keg of anything I bought was RL23 well after the start of Covid. Price was $360 delivered, with tax. I thought that was high as heck. Was I ever in for a surprise!

 

[dgr416]

I bought 10 pounds of imr 4350 from my cousin for $240 two years ago thought that was high .