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jtkratzer · 12-02-2007, 04:59 PM

Prices seem to be better online, but adding in the haz mat fees and extra shipping and handling fees seem to eat up that savings.

Where do you guys get your supplies? I'll be reloading .45 acp.

brian40 · 12-02-2007, 05:05 PM

You can offset the hazmat fee, but only if you buy in bulk, and a mean several thousand at a time.

bprohs · 12-02-2007, 05:10 PM

I get most of my stuff from Sportsman's Warehouse. They seem to have good prices and when you factor in the shipping and hasmat fees you really can't beat their prices where I live.

I own a store and can't buy the stuff as cheap wholesale as I can get most of it from Sportsman's sad as it is...got to love the big boxes?!?

fredj338 · 12-02-2007, 05:18 PM

Try Powder Valley: http://www.powdervalleyinc.com/ You are right, if you are looking for 1K primers & 1# of powder, shipping & HM will eat you alive. Buy at least 10 units (ie, 5K primer, 5# of powder) for best savings. That's $2 per unit added to the price. The shipping pretty much eq. ST in most states. If you are buying small, your local gunshop is still your best bet.

scalce · 12-02-2007, 05:33 PM

I go in with a buddy or two and order in bulk.

Powder Valley typically has the best prices.

I rarely buy any less the 8# of powder and 10-15k of primers.

jtkratzer · 12-02-2007, 06:15 PM

Buying 8 lbs of powder was going to be a typical order, but with primers, I just didn't think ordering 5K primers to save 1/4 of 1 cent per primer was worth it. It adds up to about $12 or $13 difference between 1000 and 5000 primers.

I haven't looked at the local shops for their prices yet. I read on Midway's site that primers and powder ship separately with those fees, that's the reason for curiosity...

fredj338 · 12-03-2007, 08:32 AM

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Originally Posted by jtkratzer

Buying 8 lbs of powder was going to be a typical order, but with primers, I just didn't think ordering 5K primers to save 1/4 of 1 cent per primer was worth it. It adds up to about $12 or $13 difference between 1000 and 5000 primers.

I haven't looked at the local shops for their prices yet. I read on Midway's site that primers and powder ship separately with those fees, that's the reason for curiosity...

It's not so much you save 1/4c per primer but the extra HM fee. Like I said, break it down to "units", You buy 1K & you add $20 per unit. Buy 5K & you ad $4 per unit. You are saving way more than 1/4c per primer.

jtkratzer · 12-03-2007, 09:18 AM

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Originally Posted by fredj338

It's not so much you save 1/4c per primer but the extra HM fee. Like I said, break it down to "units", You buy 1K & you add $20 per unit. Buy 5K & you ad $4 per unit. You are saving way more than 1/4c per primer.

I see what you mean. I think the going in together with a buddy and buying in bulk is better. Part of the dilemma is where to keep 15000 primers and 400 lbs of powder...

jdavionic · 12-03-2007, 09:39 AM

I buy bullets online but buy my powder & primers locally. The prices are comparable to online & I don't have the Hazmat fees. However local options are becoming less & less. For example, our BassPro Shop no longer sells primers. I'm down to 1 local range that sells reloading supplies with good prices. I have a couple of others that have such high markups on their stuff now that online with Hazmat fees is less, even in low qty.

Bullets - I shop for the best price through MidwayUSA, Cabelas, PowderValley, and Wideners.

jtkratzer · 12-03-2007, 11:50 AM

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Originally Posted by jdavionic

I buy bullets online but buy my powder & primers locally. The prices are comparable to online & I don't have the Hazmat fees. However local options are becoming less & less. For example, our BassPro Shop no longer sells primers. I'm down to 1 local range that sells reloading supplies with good prices. I have a couple of others that have such high markups on their stuff now that online with Hazmat fees is less, even in low qty.

Bullets - I shop for the best price through MidwayUSA, Cabelas, PowderValley, and Wideners.

This is what my original thought was to do. Bullets online, powder and primers locally.

For those who purchase online...do the primers and powder ship separately and require two haz mat fees? Or are they simply saying those items will ship separate of anything else you buy, but the powder and primers go together?

12-02-2007, 04:59 PM	#1
jtkratzer XDTalk 15K Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Lancaster Co., PA Posts: 17,478	Buying supplies online or in the shop? Prices seem to be better online, but adding in the haz mat fees and extra shipping and handling fees seem to eat up that savings. Where do you guys get your supplies? I'll be reloading .45 acp. __________________ "I would rather be exposed to the inconveniences attending too much liberty than to those attending too small a degree of it." - Thomas Jefferson The Gun Lounge Pennyslvania Firearms Owners Association Hockey Forum

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brian40 XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Nebraska Posts: 1,527	You can offset the hazmat fee, but only if you buy in bulk, and a mean several thousand at a time. __________________ Brian "Did I say that outloud?"

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jtkratzer XDTalk 15K Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Lancaster Co., PA Posts: 17,478	Buying 8 lbs of powder was going to be a typical order, but with primers, I just didn't think ordering 5K primers to save 1/4 of 1 cent per primer was worth it. It adds up to about $12 or $13 difference between 1000 and 5000 primers. I haven't looked at the local shops for their prices yet. I read on Midway's site that primers and powder ship separately with those fees, that's the reason for curiosity... __________________ "I would rather be exposed to the inconveniences attending too much liberty than to those attending too small a degree of it." - Thomas Jefferson The Gun Lounge Pennyslvania Firearms Owners Association Hockey Forum

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12-02-2007, 05:10 PM	#3
bprohs XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 183	I get most of my stuff from Sportsman's Warehouse. They seem to have good prices and when you factor in the shipping and hasmat fees you really can't beat their prices where I live. I own a store and can't buy the stuff as cheap wholesale as I can get most of it from Sportsman's sad as it is...got to love the big boxes?!?

12-02-2007, 05:18 PM	#4
fredj338 XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 1,221	Try Powder Valley: http://www.powdervalleyinc.com/ You are right, if you are looking for 1K primers & 1# of powder, shipping & HM will eat you alive. Buy at least 10 units (ie, 5K primer, 5# of powder) for best savings. That's $2 per unit added to the price. The shipping pretty much eq. ST in most states. If you are buying small, your local gunshop is still your best bet.

12-02-2007, 05:33 PM	#5
scalce XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Upstate SC Posts: 1,415	I go in with a buddy or two and order in bulk. Powder Valley typically has the best prices. I rarely buy any less the 8# of powder and 10-15k of primers.

12-03-2007, 09:39 AM	#9
jdavionic XDTalk 5K Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: GA Posts: 5,105	I buy bullets online but buy my powder & primers locally. The prices are comparable to online & I don't have the Hazmat fees. However local options are becoming less & less. For example, our BassPro Shop no longer sells primers. I'm down to 1 local range that sells reloading supplies with good prices. I have a couple of others that have such high markups on their stuff now that online with Hazmat fees is less, even in low qty. Bullets - I shop for the best price through MidwayUSA, Cabelas, PowderValley, and Wideners.