Varget, What is it selling for a lbs?

Per a number of industry sources, given the current state of power availability, Hodgdon is not currently packing the high demand powder in the 8 pound containers, they are only filling the 1 pound containers. This is so they can more easily spread it around and retailers can "ration it out better".

If you find any 8 pounders, they were probably already in the system.

As such, I would not wait or spend a lot of time looking for 8 pounders, if you can find the 1 pounders you had probably better buy them for at least the immediate future.
 
Must be a regional thing. I had a quantity up for trade here on the Hide last fall. Ended up trading 33 lbs. out and selling 15- 20 lbs more. With the trading considered I probably averaged a bit less than $20 a pound. I lost nothing, plundered no one and all partys were happy.
Just my take but I have found it near as easy to find larger quantities ( bulk, kegs ) as it is to find a quantity of smaller containers. Just have to be willing to tie up the $$$
 
I'd suggest getting on a backorder list. Any stock that is coming in is largely going to fill backorders. Small amounts of non-backordered Varget show up briefly then quickly sell out. The longer you wait on the sidelines waiting for it to become plentiful on the shelf, the longer you'll wait.

Hodgdon Varget*Smokeless Powder | MidsouthShootersSupply.com = 1 lb.

Hodgdon Varget*Smokeless Powder | MidsouthShootersSupply.com = 8 lb.

I ordered 16 lbs. 1-30-2013. It took several months for my order to fill, but I got it from MidSouth. They haven't raised their prices yet either.
 
Tonight at a local gun show here in Des Moines, Iowa I was about the 20th person to get in the door and I went right back to the best powder guy there and got a 8# keg for $196 with tax and that comes out to $24.5 a pound. A guy right after I paid for it asked them if they had any more and they told nope that was all they had. Times are tough cause I didn't see anymore in the whole show. I also got 8# of h110 for my 300blk.
 
Sorry man, their is a lot of unmoral price rapers out there. Sorry man. You will find out who your friends are real fast though.
The only thing I've paid $27 a pound is hazmat !!!! Damn down to my last 9 lbs of H1000
-27 is a bargain for any powder in my neck of the woods I often pay. $40!

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Sorry man, their is a lot of unmoral price rapers out there. Sorry man. You will find out who your friends are real fast though.


So, I think some people need to have the record set straight since everyone assumes its gouging. First, there's a tier system for cost when purchasing from distributors that ranges from 1-5 with 1 being the best. That often means smaller shops pay a higher cost. Second, larger quantities are often allocated to larger corporations first which means that some shops are forced to only be able to purchase 1-8lbs at a time (more like 4-5). That means that often these shops pay a $27 hazmat and shipping for a small amount. Lastly, you now have overhead and to even see a 10% margin which sometimes doesn't even cover operating costs you're now stuck charging $40 a pound and $60 a brick just to break even but also get product on the shelf and to the customer. The distributors are the main problem. I saw one LARGE distributor that told a client they had to pay hazmat per every 4lbs.. You guys want to know why 22LR is hard to find in some small shops that never see it? it's because distributors are literally calling the buyers and offering 22lr ONLY if they'll purchase other items of less demand that they want to get moved out of the warehouse.

If anyone is interested I know a shop that has Varget, H1000, CFE Pistol, IMR 4350, IMR 4064, IMR 3031, RL25, and a ton of other powders & primers in-stock and he can ship. It won't be cheap but he has them if you can pay what he has to charge thanks to shady ass vendors.