Thread: No more powder

Originally Posted by grandpamac

Greetings All,
I had a quick poke around on the interweb this morning and quickly found plenty of posts on Forums parroting the discontinuance of the Enduron powders. One even forcasted the discontinuance of almost every powder I currently use. From IMR and Hodgdons nothing. IMR did warn of fake web sites offering the Hodgdon/ IMR powders no doubt at much higher prices. Sound familiar? When demand for any product exceeds supply a secondary (or black) market can develop. Once shortages in the market start to ease the scalpers will do anything to maintain their profits and I think that that is what is happening here including the fake websites and fake news on the forums. To me the idea that vast quantities of small arms powder are being sucked up in the Ukraine is not an issue. Even more must have been used in Afganistan and most battles have been fought with artillary and bombs (more recently missiles) since the latter part of WW1 so I don't think the idea holds water.
To me the whole powder shortage is a result of panic buying, aggravated by other events of the last 2 years and the rumours of Enduron discontinuance smells strongly of substances found in pastures recently vacated by gentleman cows. Time will tell.
Regards Grandpamac.

What you have written makes a lot of sense but it may not actually be correct. The following link is for the Department of Defense contracts (per day)https://www.google.co.nz/url?sa=t&rc...FPSwDnuZ2CFWa9 Pick a day and see how much the contracts let for the day add up to. It doesn't need many of these contract to soak up all the propellant