Another price increase for cartridges at end of January

[FESkent]

Perhaps some home loaders could give a guide as to how much it costs them to make a box of cartridges ?

As a business owner that specialises in selling shotgun cartridge components for home loading in todays situation it is very difficult to get most components and sadly prices have increased to such a degree especially for propellant and primers it is cheaper certainly for 12ga clay cartridges to just buy cartridges. Many make their own lead shot which prior to the component supply issues as a result of Brexit, Covid and wars did result in financial savings. However nothing like dusting clays with your own cartridges, except CPSA registered shoots where they are not allowed.
Cartridges are consumables so for both cartridge manufacturers and retailers especially clay cartridges profits are small but hopefully high volume sales items.
But my personal view is that the industry is not in a good place given the supply problems, increasing cost of all types of shooting, then the uncertainty with the scope of the potential lead ban, biodegradable wad costs, licensing delays, GP report costs and general cost of living situation for most of us.
Airguns were I am told the most popular viewing at the recent NEC shooting show.

You will struggle to home load 12ga clay cartridges for the £260.00 a thousand we sell fibre wad clay cartridges for.

 

[TRINITY]

You will struggle to home load 12ga clay cartridges for the £260.00 a thousand we sell fibre wad clay cartridges for.

As a matter of interest what are those ?

 

[FESkent]

As a matter of interest what are those ?

Fiocchi Litespeeds 26gm u.k. 8 shot Fibrewads.

 

[Figgy]

It’s about time all the components were uk made again as they used to be. No supply problems then.

 

[chippy]

Best price I can find locally.

 

[TRINITY]

View attachment 10642Best price I can find locally.

Just been on their website, their Fiocchi range are a very good price. If I lived locally I would be stocking up there with F Blacks and F blues

 

[Yorkshire Clay Shooting]

Regarding pricing of cartridges does anyone find anything to be gained from buying in bulk say 5 to 8 thou ? I ask as we are getting a bit of a team together to do a sim day and are looking at needed 1k each so though we might be able to save a little on one person ordering. Obviously if we are going to save nothing it’s hardly worth the effort of collecting money or picking up etc located S.Yorks for reference

 

[Charliedog]

Regarding pricing of cartridges does anyone find anything to be gained from buying in bulk say 5 to 8 thou ? I ask as we are getting a bit of a team together to do a sim day and are looking at needed 1k each so though we might be able to save a little on one person ordering. Obviously if we are going to save nothing it’s hardly worth the effort of collecting money or picking up etc located S.Yorks for reference

You honestly won't save much if anything

 

[Yorkshire Clay Shooting]

You honestly won't save much if anything

I assumed as much. I thought by the time the money has been sorted out and collected. Then getting everyone to agree on one type of cartridge then sorted out for pick up it wouldn’t be worth the effort for the minuscule amount we would save

 

[Freddypip]

I've asked a couple of times on bulk buys (over 4/5k) and found it a better 'investment' to leave the money in the bank even with a nominal rate !!!

 

[Yorkshire Clay Shooting]

I've asked a couple of times on bulk buys (over 4/5k) and found it a better 'investment' to leave the money in the bank even with a nominal rate !!!

I think we might as well leave it then and just sort ourselves out be easier in the long run