Pyramydair just raised pellet prices!
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Nope. Demand is silly. Some people shoot far too much. About time I started swaging and/or casting anyhow.
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Yes, higher prices suck, but they're necessary. Between the HUGE increase in demand from new shooters entering the sport, general price inflation, and higher shipping costs, can you blame them?
Higher prices are what prevent shortages or rationing. Frankly, I don't necessarily mind having to pay a few extra bucks a tin if it means there are actually pellets available to shoot. I'm not happy about paying more, but the alternative is a situation where you have the equivalent of people waiting in line outside of Walmart at 5:00 a.m. for the CCI truck to bring.22lr like we saw back in 2012 and recently in 2020.
Furthermore, higher prices attract more resources into that sector which will mean JSB, H&N, or other manufacturers will be making more pellets to capitalize on the higher prices. The extra supply will bring demand back down and the market will equilibrate.
Like I said, it sucks, but sometimes ya just gotta trust the process.
Nico
Higher prices are what prevent shortages or rationing. Frankly, I don't necessarily mind having to pay a few extra bucks a tin if it means there are actually pellets available to shoot. I'm not happy about paying more, but the alternative is a situation where you have the equivalent of people waiting in line outside of Walmart at 5:00 a.m. for the CCI truck to bring.22lr like we saw back in 2012 and recently in 2020.
Furthermore, higher prices attract more resources into that sector which will mean JSB, H&N, or other manufacturers will be making more pellets to capitalize on the higher prices. The extra supply will bring demand back down and the market will equilibrate.
Like I said, it sucks, but sometimes ya just gotta trust the process.
Nico
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Your seem surprised… And it’s not going to end with just those few either….
I haven’t bought any JSB manufactured pellets (i.e. JSB, AA, FX) since I saw the writing on the wall happened during the early part of 2019 with supply chain issues. At that time, I estimated my consumption annually based on the previous two years and bought enough to keep me supplied through 2023. I did spread the orders around and bought based on the greatest savings and availability. Flame me and call me a hoarder but I’m calling it experienced economics. The money I’m saving on consumables such as pellets, I’m able to reinvest in other aspects of the sport.
Guys, this isn’t going away. Prices on pellets will continue to go up. When was the last time you saw a price drop? Yeah, that’s what I thought…
The reasons really won’t and don’t matter. The fact it will and you knowing it will should be your wake up call.
I find it crazy, thousands of dollars are spent on a single gun yet the shooter will only purchase a few tins of ammo at a time. Find the ammo it likes best and buy it up. Quit waiting for the next new batch or shape or weight or whatever. The price you are going to pay will not be worth the elusive smaller 1/4 moa everyone seeks. Besides, the accuracy can go the other way too….
I haven’t bought any JSB manufactured pellets (i.e. JSB, AA, FX) since I saw the writing on the wall happened during the early part of 2019 with supply chain issues. At that time, I estimated my consumption annually based on the previous two years and bought enough to keep me supplied through 2023. I did spread the orders around and bought based on the greatest savings and availability. Flame me and call me a hoarder but I’m calling it experienced economics. The money I’m saving on consumables such as pellets, I’m able to reinvest in other aspects of the sport.
Guys, this isn’t going away. Prices on pellets will continue to go up. When was the last time you saw a price drop? Yeah, that’s what I thought…
The reasons really won’t and don’t matter. The fact it will and you knowing it will should be your wake up call.
I find it crazy, thousands of dollars are spent on a single gun yet the shooter will only purchase a few tins of ammo at a time. Find the ammo it likes best and buy it up. Quit waiting for the next new batch or shape or weight or whatever. The price you are going to pay will not be worth the elusive smaller 1/4 moa everyone seeks. Besides, the accuracy can go the other way too….
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With the higher prices just think how easy it'll be to get to the $150 free shipping threshold 
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Once prices go up they never seem to go down, ever. I remember buying H&Ns for 5 a tin in like 1995 and I thought that was a lot and next I know they are 5.99, 7.99, and up and up. Like how once groceries go up, they stay up.
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If they jacked up their prices they’d want to keep some in stock. I wonder if the increase is the precursor to a hefty incoming shipment.
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Higher prices should eventually invite new players into the market. Bad in the short term, maybe the prices will never come down, but in the long run, if there's more $$ to be made, more businesses will enter the market, At least that is basic economic theory. Let's see if it's true.
Considering that JSB makes most of the premium pellets in the world (FX and a whole bunch of others,) it'd be nice if more premium makers would enter and provide more choice.
Material prices, labor, and machines all went up in price this year, so I get the price increase, but still, maybe more makers would be nice.
Considering that JSB makes most of the premium pellets in the world (FX and a whole bunch of others,) it'd be nice if more premium makers would enter and provide more choice.
Material prices, labor, and machines all went up in price this year, so I get the price increase, but still, maybe more makers would be nice.
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Those things have to be made in a plant, packaged, put on a boat burning diesel and taken to a port somewhere in the US that is going to take a couple months to unload (burning fuel the whole time it sits anchored because crews are not allowed in US), then unloaded by propane fuel driven forklifts and put onto a semi truck burning diesel to go to a sorting warehouse. Then sorted by more propane burning forklifts and put into more diesel burning trucks to go to the individual stores to be sold. Unloaded again with a propane forklift. Now its going to be stocked by people being paid a higher wage due to employee shortage, then picked and packed by another one of those employees.
All of that costs money, a lot of it these days with the insane costs of propane and ever rising costs of diesel. Expect them to continue to go up. It shouldn't be long until JSB/AA pellets cost more than made in USA slugs so support our small manufacturing businesses when possible please!
All of that costs money, a lot of it these days with the insane costs of propane and ever rising costs of diesel. Expect them to continue to go up. It shouldn't be long until JSB/AA pellets cost more than made in USA slugs so support our small manufacturing businesses when possible please!
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Its not people shooting too much, it's HOARDING too much 
Funny thing about hoarders, they are very reactive. Price increase will drive sales up from them.
Funny thing about hoarders, they are very reactive. Price increase will drive sales up from them.
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The dollar must be weak against the British pound right now as AA's are all overpriced for what you get and so is Daystate.
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I don't like the fuel cost anolgy because when fuel prices decrease everything stays the same.
Kind of like self checkout lines, these don't make prices go down, it makes profits go up.
Kind of like self checkout lines, these don't make prices go down, it makes profits go up.
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That’s nutty!!! Forget that, I’m sticking to Wally World CPHP……guess I better order another 20k pellets before their prices go up too!! 
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