Reloading supplies
I just returned from buying powder, bullets, and ammo from Walmart. While they do not have a broad selection, they have a decent selection of Hornady and Sierra bullets in many calibers, Reloader 22, IMR 4350, IMR 4831, and Varget.
Walmart must be paying its bills and is able to get decent shipments of goods in.
Theory: The hoarding, bubbling, mania, and hyperbole began to pick up when some of the sporting goods retailers were behind on their bills and were not getting ample shipments of goods. They attempted to cover themselves by cock and bull stories about hoarding, future taxes, ammo taxes, blah, blah, blah.
Go to Walmart. They may or may not have what you need, but they have some items.
Walmart must be paying its bills and is able to get decent shipments of goods in.
Theory: The hoarding, bubbling, mania, and hyperbole began to pick up when some of the sporting goods retailers were behind on their bills and were not getting ample shipments of goods. They attempted to cover themselves by cock and bull stories about hoarding, future taxes, ammo taxes, blah, blah, blah.
Go to Walmart. They may or may not have what you need, but they have some items.
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I'm getting back to reloading handgun catridges. Anybody know a source of supplies near Annapolis Md.? 0 -
I am not familiar with the "reloading" stores in your area. I live in a rural part of Washington State and virtually all of my non-hazardous/heavy supplies are obtained via mail-order. If you can find a volume/discount local dealer for powder, primers and lead shot, the rest can be obtained from the several toll-free, web sources. 0 -
You would be ahead of the game, selection and money wise by doing business with the large net dealers like Midway, Natchez, Graff etc. The only thing that will kill you is that nowadays shipping charges are exorbitant. Graff is probably the best of the bunch in that regard as they only charge a fixed fee for shipping, although their base prices are a little higher then the others. 0 -
The Bass Pro shop at Arundel Mills Mall, Hanover, had a lot of reloading stuff when I was there a few years ago. It all depends on how much reloading you're going to do. I went the route of getting an 03 FFL(C&R)to get dealer prices from the above named suppliers. The HAZMAT fee looks smaller and smaller as gas prices go up. The cheapest way is to combine powder and primer orders with friends. 0 -
Many cast bullet sellers will ship up to 2,000 bullets for one flat rate of $12.00 or so. One caster, Western Bullet in Missoula, MT, advertises they will ship any amount for that. Also, Dardas and others will size bullets to custom diameters, and several casters also make a choice of alloys available in particular bullets - 'soft' for Cowboy, 'hard' for HV. These are options that are not often found even on the shelves of storefronts.
Uncommon new brass, like .44 Colt or .45 Schofield, can also be found easily on the internet, and at reasonable prices, but may be difficult to find at all at brick-and-mortar shops.
Powder prices in my area are all over the board at storefronts. A dealer about 40 miles away sells Alliant for about $17 per pound, while a closer dealer, and the Gander Mountains, are at $27 per pound for the same stuff. The internet sources can be a good buy for powder if ordering in enough quantity to amortize the haz-mat and shipping. Some outfits waive the haz-mat fees on the more sizable orders.0
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