24g v 28g prices

[Mulligan]

I recently tried to buy some fblu 28g cartridges at £235 per thousand, they had none in stock but did have 24g fblu in, these were priced at £233 per thousand. This didn't seem much of a reduction for 4kg less lead. Scrap lead is currently circa £1 per kg, and I presume there is a cost for turning it into shot so I would expect a larger price difference between the two.

Am I wrong to assume this or is this another example of profiteering ?

 

[Will Hewland]

Another factor can be age of stock, with some being pre price rise. But let’s go with the profiteering as the most likely explanation.

 

[Martinj]

No, you are not wrong. Wait until the price of lead goes up half a percent then see the effect it has on the price of cartridges

 

[Mulligan]

They were definitely not old stock as they had just been delivered.

I was surprised that the total cost of lead in a thousand cartridges was only around £28, the rest of the bits must be Hellishly expensive !

 

[Doctor Lecter]

where shooting is concerned    it only goes one way !!       

 

[Will Hewland]

I see the price of a Beretta 694 has just risen about £400

 

[Andrew Smith]

I recently tried to buy some fblu 28g cartridges at £235 per thousand, they had none in stock but did have 24g fblu in, these were priced at £233 per thousand. This didn't seem much of a reduction for 4kg less lead. Scrap lead is currently circa £1 per kg, and I presume there is a cost for turning it into shot so I would expect a larger price difference between the two.

Am I wrong to assume this or is this another example of profiteering ?

If you don’t like the prices your cartridge supplier gives you then vote with your feet and go elsewhere. Clark’s of `Walsham and Oxford Gun Co both have excellent cartridge pricing at present. 

I see the price of a Beretta 694 has just risen about £400

Glad I bought mine 4 months ago