Joe Bishop
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The way things are going I don't think that things will change for us reloader anytime soon. When I see primers/powder/bullets that I can use, I buy them.
Im not sure what is needed is litigation or anti trust at this point.Yes, attack the companies you're mad at for not providing enough of what you want... because that will definitely make it easier for them to provide what you want at lower costs. Definitely initiate litigation against them, so that will help them keep costs low. /s
Logic is systematically being assassinated from society. It's as if having flawed logic that will certainly create the opposite of what you want, is a badge of honor now. There is seemingly nothing unsuccessful people hate more than successful people.
If and Until that happens…Vista selling CCI to another entity is not going to reduce/hurt supply. An antitrust challenge won't close operations, it will force a divestiture. Result: Vista gets a massive injection of cash for the sale of CCI and America gets more balanced competition in the primer space.
I for one see, read and understand very well what Blackrock and otherVista Outdoor to Split Into Two Companies
The parent company of CamelBak, Giro, and Camp Chef plans to separate its outdoor business from its ammunition division in 2023www.yahoo.com
I hope I'm dead before this "brave new world" sees the light of day.Im not sure what is needed is litigation or anti trust at this point.
Like I said, horses are already out the barn. In my mind what is needed is for Vista to raise prices for primers over $200 so more Lonestar plants get built quicker, more imports come in from Europe and our market gets flooded w primers, until a new lower equilibrium is established which allows Vista a 12% return on capital, and is affordable to this community.
Right now, the prices are not or are barely affordable to this community, (about like %6 gasoline), and Vista's return on capital in the primer market is likely way north of 15 to 20% even weighting the bulk of their primer sales to their own ammo manufacturers at lower internal transfer prices.
Return on capital for primers for only the reloading component segment has to be far in excess of
50%.
In effect, reloaders who as you point out arent the high volume customer are paying not reasonable premiums but exhorbitant premiums to subsidize the finished ammo market side of their business.
What will change this and make it more fair? Only new entrants and more imports.... Of course if someone does file a suit, abd they get mad and raise prices to $250 a brick, its possible this whole process of new entrants and more imports might actually play out faster?
Its hard to defend too much greed.
Whats the cure for excessive greed?
It becomes unsustainable and cures itself......just ask OPEC. The cure for high prices is high prices.
Given China's open acquisition of strategic US assets, and their monetary influence (held debt and outright ownership of farms, tech companies, pharmaceutical chains, energy producers, utilities, universities, banks, government, etc) We really need to form private manufacturing and supply coops. That way the debt is private and ownership is distributed. People with common interests, like those in shooting sports, should begin seriously networking to secure the capital, facilities and raw materials to be self supporting manufacturers. The coming election may help, but China already has tentacles throughout our country, and lawmakers in their pockets. They are going to use their control sooner or later. The food supply, water, power, ammunition, transportation and communications are all sensitive resources, and they are becoming unaffordable. I never thought to see this in the USA, but I think it's time to pull our heads out of the sand. We're watching a coup take place, and we're the intended victim.Did you know that Vista Outdoors now owns the following ammunition component companies?
Federal Primers and Powder and all Federal products
CCI Primers and all CCI products
Remington Primers and Ammunition
Alliant Powders
They also own Bushnell now.
The big revelation for me in this list is that they now own Alliant too.
One of the big reasons we are probably not seeing Alliant powders is because I understand that maybe most of the Alliant powders are now going to manufactured ammunition under Federal and Remington......
Wonder why Primer Prices have been so inflated lately??? Who owns Federal, CCI, and Remington Primers?
This is what Hodgdon and Winchester are up against.
Seen any RL-26 or Rl 15 thru 25 lately? Not much if any, and if any at $50 and north of there per pound.
Monopolies are no good. Where where the antitrust boys on all this?
Probably helping them consolidate, cause its easier to control that way......
These ain't yore Grandpa's components no more.
And they're ripe for the picking when Bloomberg, Inc. comes calling and offers them $XXX Billion for the whole shooting match (pun intended). He'll sell everything to the military under contract so he can get even richer and we'll be paying for it through tax dollars. This or maybe he'll have it all sold to the Chinese. Or maybe the Chinese will buy it first. You say, well the military has no use for components, etc. No, but the components can be made into military ammo. Some VERY NICE military ammo. Brass can be repurposed to 7.62, 5.56, 7.62x39, etc. Primers and powder can be used as are. Bullets can be recycled to claim lead and copper. Only ball allowed for military. A dear friend of mine and former gunsmith predicted this scenario before there was a conglomerate corporation. How far-fetched do you find this scenario??Just took some screenshots off the website. This is all under them at this point.