BH209!!! WTHeck!!!!

[cohunt]

What has happened to make the price of bh209 skyrocket???

Just saw some on the shelf of sportsmans warehouse yesterday --$80+ tax for 8 oz---- that's over $160 per pound!!!!

I remember when it first came out it was $23/10 oz

 

[Bob Wright]

That is sad.

 

[Mark37082]

I believe it is a test to see what the market will bare. We keep crying about outrageous prices, but keep pulling out our wallet and paying the price. This leads to significant shareholder returns. This is what drives business decisions.

 

[cohunt]

I thought it was bad when they cut the amount from 10 oz to 8 oz, but more than doubling the price is pretty outrageous

 

[Shane Lindsey]

Guess I need to build a smokeless...

I picked up two back in summer of 2020 before all the chaos...Haven't even looked at the prices since. Bidenomics...this chit is working...

 

[Wedgy]

Hodgdon bought Western powders so now you get less for more...much more.
It usually is off the shelves by the time muzzleloader season comes around so the only place to get it is gunbroker. Think if you have a 20+ year trophy elk tag you waited half your life to draw and you can't get powder... you will pay auction price for it like this bottle in the picture. It went for $411 plus tax and $35 shipping. Sad but that is the world we live in. I built a smokeless so I can shoot it much, much cheaper and still shoot black powder when I have to in Colorado deer and elk seasons.

 

[Ucsdryder]

That's the reason I shoot 777

 

[Seabeeken]

Hodgdon and Vista outdoors monopolized the powder market and sent prices soaring. I left them both and never going back. Theyre powders are no longer in my cabinet and are for sale as of today. 20# are already gone. I shoot smokeless in my Savage 10ML2

 

[Mark37082]

Hodgdon and Vista outdoors monopolized the powder market and sent prices soaring. I left them both and never going back. Theyre powders are no longer in my cabinet and are for sale as of today. 20# are already gone. I shoot smokeless in my Savage 10ML2

What are using now? It's hard to avoid these behemoths. It looks like the other companies are jumping on the band wagon as well. The only way it is coming down in price is if it sits on shelves and warehouses for a while. Competition is the answer, but barriers to entry are tough to overcome.

 

[cape cove]

Hodgdon and Vista outdoors monopolized the powder market and sent prices soaring. I left them both and never going back. Theyre powders are no longer in my cabinet and are for sale as of today. 20# are already gone. I shoot smokeless in my Savage 10ML2

Like you I am also trying to rid myself of Hodgdon powder as well as Alliant. I will not sacrifice accuracy but will keep looking and working loads till I get what I want. Vih powders are what I am turning to.

 

[Seabeeken]

Vih powders are what I am turning to.

Exactly what I did. I have their entire lineup minus 568, 570 and the 50 cal powders

 

[AGGRO]

Holee cow. Glad I got a few pounds of what I need.

 

[Varmint Hunter]

There is no real competition to BH209. Until someone comes out with an alternative powder, with the attributes of BH209, they can charge whatever they want. I have enough for awhile because I only shoot my ML occasionally. Regular ML shooters have no great options.

 

[257Tony]

Guys on another forum thought I was crazy when I bought a hole bunch 2 years ago at the ridiculous price of $45 for the 10 oz bottles. This is the real "new normal" post covid world we live in, inflation is actually 50-75%, not the 8-9 they keep telling us...