First experience with Powder Valley - Page 2

tkglazie · December 5, 2012, 03:17 PM

Midsouth is excellent as well, for sure.

browninghunter86 · December 5, 2012, 10:03 PM

my local gun store charges about $10 more per 1# of powder and about $14-15 more per 1k primers. And 8# jugs of powder they are charging about$35 more than I can get online. Bullets they charge about $9-12 more per box. I am all about supporting local business but reloading is all about saving $$$ other than the accuracy improvements you get.

So my break even point is very easy to do with needing just a small amount of components plus no sales tax on online orders at the moment

de03x7 · December 6, 2012, 01:47 AM

I live in Alaska and last fall I ordered 48 pounds of powder from PV. Paid the shipping and hazmat charge to get it to Washington then had to pay a shipping company to bring it up to AK. After all of the chipping charges I still saved $200 over buying it here at Sportsman's if they had any. I checked the local store at least every two weeks for four months and they never had what I wanted. I use over 20 pounds a year loading 9mm and 45 for my wife and I to use for USPSA matches plus practice.

4runnerman · December 6, 2012, 08:14 AM

I don't buy in bulk like that (would like to). My local store 1lb of H4895=$ 21.99. 1000-primers $349.00. No haz mat fee. Most of the time -In stock

schmellba99 · December 6, 2012, 10:23 AM

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I don't buy in bulk like that (would like to). My local store 1lb of H4895=$ 21.99. 1000-primers $349.00. No haz mat fee. Most of the time -In stock

If you are paying that much for primers, I'll sell you 1k for $150, and I will pay the hazmat fee myself to boot.

**Brian Pfleuger** · December 6, 2012, 11:09 AM

I think it's pretty clear that he meant $34.90

The last time I looked, the best local prices I could find on CCI primers was about $3.99 per 100, no discount on 1000. At that time, PV had them at $24 (or $26) per 1000. That's $14 per 1000 cheaper. 2000 primers would be break-even. Last time I bought, like 2 years ago, I bought just 2 pounds of powder, W748 and Benchmark, 1000 SP, 1000 LP and 1000 LR primers. It was like $65 cheaper than the local price, not including sales tax, which would have added another $12 or so. After hazmat and shipping, I saved at least $40, and that's a much smaller order than a lot of guys are ordering.

4runnerman · December 6, 2012, 10:29 PM

OK, With all this i will have to dig deeper into this and see if i can save some money. If everyone is saving my math has to be flawed some where.
Thanks for the tips all

dickttx · December 7, 2012, 12:17 AM

You HAVE to buy in bulk to make it pay. I only use HP38 and it takes 10K of primers for 8# of powder. So that is how I buy.

December 6, 2012, 08:14 AM	#29
4runnerman Senior Member Join Date: January 16, 2010 Location: Minnsota Posts: 1,849	I don't buy in bulk like that (would like to). My local store 1lb of H4895=$ 21.99. 1000-primers $349.00. No haz mat fee. Most of the time -In stock __________________ NRA Certified RSO NwCP- Performance Isn't Optional

December 6, 2012, 11:09 AM	#31
Brian Pfleuger Staff Join Date: June 25, 2008 Location: Central, Southern NY, USA Posts: 14,666	I think it's pretty clear that he meant $34.90 The last time I looked, the best local prices I could find on CCI primers was about $3.99 per 100, no discount on 1000. At that time, PV had them at $24 (or $26) per 1000. That's $14 per 1000 cheaper. 2000 primers would be break-even. Last time I bought, like 2 years ago, I bought just 2 pounds of powder, W748 and Benchmark, 1000 SP, 1000 LP and 1000 LR primers. It was like $65 cheaper than the local price, not including sales tax, which would have added another $12 or so. After hazmat and shipping, I saved at least $40, and that's a much smaller order than a lot of guys are ordering. __________________ Still happily answering to the call-sign Peetza. --- You do not HAVE a soul. You ARE a soul. You HAVE a body. ----- He is no fool who gives what he can not keep to gain what he can not lose. -Jim Eliott, paraphrasing Philip Henry.

December 6, 2012, 10:29 PM	#32
4runnerman Senior Member Join Date: January 16, 2010 Location: Minnsota Posts: 1,849	OK, With all this i will have to dig deeper into this and see if i can save some money. If everyone is saving my math has to be flawed some where. Thanks for the tips all __________________ NRA Certified RSO NwCP- Performance Isn't Optional

December 7, 2012, 12:17 AM	#33
dickttx Senior Member Join Date: May 29, 2011 Location: Fort Worth Posts: 425	You HAVE to buy in bulk to make it pay. I only use HP38 and it takes 10K of primers for 8# of powder. So that is how I buy. __________________ Education teaches you the rules, experience teaches you the exceptions (Plagiarized from Claude Clay)

December 5, 2012, 03:17 PM	#26
tkglazie Senior Member Join Date: December 3, 2011 Posts: 558	Midsouth is excellent as well, for sure.

December 5, 2012, 10:03 PM	#27
browninghunter86 Senior Member Join Date: November 14, 2011 Posts: 503	my local gun store charges about $10 more per 1# of powder and about $14-15 more per 1k primers. And 8# jugs of powder they are charging about$35 more than I can get online. Bullets they charge about $9-12 more per box. I am all about supporting local business but reloading is all about saving $$$ other than the accuracy improvements you get. So my break even point is very easy to do with needing just a small amount of components plus no sales tax on online orders at the moment

December 6, 2012, 01:47 AM	#28
de03x7 Junior Member Join Date: January 14, 2011 Posts: 9	I live in Alaska and last fall I ordered 48 pounds of powder from PV. Paid the shipping and hazmat charge to get it to Washington then had to pay a shipping company to bring it up to AK. After all of the chipping charges I still saved $200 over buying it here at Sportsman's if they had any. I checked the local store at least every two weeks for four months and they never had what I wanted. I use over 20 pounds a year loading 9mm and 45 for my wife and I to use for USPSA matches plus practice.