Thread: Component shortage

Originally Posted by Beetroot

To be fair for the average hunter 100 projectiles will last them a very long time so it's probably worth paying stupid prices for, especially if going to a different bullet means you need to do new load development.
As a competetion shooter theres no way in hell I'm paying those prices, when you go through 70-100 rounds in a single match, if you don't have a good stock already you are basically screwed.

I'm also a competition target shooter, firing 1500-2400 rounds a season.
In my first season I ran out of my preferred projectile mid-season.
Since I've always tried to have enough components at the start of the season to be able to get to the finish.
In fact in some component, primers and projectiles I may have enough for several seasons as I buy in bulk to get a better price.
I've been able to help some club mates out at the prices I've paid for components.

Some shooters can't/won't/didn't think ahead to ensure that they can load enough to see them through this shortage.
Now some are paying whatever it takes to get what they want or need. That's the free market in action.

Perhaps more people will learn to plan ahead in the future.

If you don't want to pay current prices then don't. It's your choice. Don't complain when others do.