Cartridge price increases now getting silly

[ColinD]

I agree Charlie . What rising prices do is make you very discerning about what you point your gun at . On Friday I went out to a local( ish ) ground , specifically to shoot high tower birds . Oly blues bought at £238 , going to cost £250 to replace .
On one stand  The traps were throwing perhaps one no bird in four or five pulls . Another stand my card would not stay in place to activate the Claymate . I put my gun away and went home .

Shot at  Thimbleby today , testing targets , reliably thrown , great facilities . The place was very busy . 

I think if things get tight grounds that don’t provide excellent challenging targets without issues will lose out to the ones that do . 

I agree Martyn, but if your lucky to have a large choice in a tight area you can pick and choose. Not so a lot of others, only way is to cut back on your shooting.

Ground close to me has a excellent set up but suffers with a lot of breakage's and trap problems, it's expensive enough (they were one of the first to put their prices up) without that.

 

[MartynB]

It frustrates me when people don’t deliver what they are selling Colin . I must admit if I didn’t have any choice , I’d consider packing it in . Everyone seems to want more without keeping their half of the deal 

 

 

[Andrew Smith]

I've just purchased 7000 at £214  and it's the first time I've had to pay over £200 a 1000. My last batch were £180. Probably be over £300 for the next lot.

What cartridges and from where please?

 

[Bavarian]

Right now there is not much available here in germany even at high prices. You can see this on the clay grounds. Not really crowded these days.

 

[Micky.boss]

Fairly new shooter here in NI. My latest batch of eley Olympic blues bought last week, £280/ 1000. With more price increases coming.

* edit* - that price is for 28g plastic wads

I have found shooting is a nice social hobby but at this rate i can already see numbers decreasing weekly from local shoots, also with the increase in clay prices here shooters seem to be getting roasted on all sides… 

 

[Rding]

Fairly new shooter here in NI. My latest batch of eley Olympic blues bought last week, £280/ 1000. With more price increases coming.

I have found shooting is a nice social hobby but at this rate i can already see numbers decreasing weekly from local shoots, also with the increase in clay prices here shooters seem to be getting roasted on all sides… 

Wow currently paying £229 for 24g EB was £219 a few weeks ago.

 

[TRINITY]

Seems a race between the manufactures as who can increase their prices the highest.

I have also noticed the mid week practice grounds seem to be sparcer , there is no doubt people are cutting back.

 

[Will Hewland]

I found a shop that had some cheap cartridges. Then realised I couldn’t afford to drive there to collect them. 

 

[Cosmicblue]

The unfortunate truth is the reality of not being in the EU anymore, most cartridges are imported and we are getting hit for UK import duty+VAT, add to that the cost oil (plastic is an oil based product) and rapidly transport costs and it's not going to get any better.  

Looks like UK Customs add 2% duty + VAT on the whole import value https://www.trade-tariff.service.gov.uk/headings/9306

 

[Paul120]

I found a shop that had some cheap cartridges. Then realised I couldn’t afford to drive there to collect them. 

Last satiurday I saw a gun for sale in the interweb that in my mind was worth a look at.  The shop is around 70 miles away. Normally I would just go.  I worked out the petrol cost. At around £28 for essentially what would have ended up as a browse. I  didn't  bother. I'll wait until I'm in the area on other business. 

 

[Will Hewland]

Last satiurday I saw a gun for sale in the interweb that in my mind was worth a look at.  The shop is around 70 miles away. Normally I would just go.  I worked out the petrol cost. At around £28 for essentially what would have ended up as a browse. I  didn't  bother. I'll wait until I'm in the area on other business. 

Yeah, a 150 mile round trip is £36 in diesel for me at 35mpg. Makes you think a bit. 

 

[Gavin]

The unfortunate truth is the reality of not being in the EU anymore, most cartridges are imported and we are getting hit for UK import duty+VAT, add to that the cost oil (plastic is an oil based product) and rapidly transport costs and it's not going to get any better.  

Looks like UK Customs add 2% duty + VAT on the whole import value https://www.trade-tariff.service.gov.uk/headings/9306

Being in the EU  makes no difference. In  Ireland cartridges gone up €100-1000  in the last few months 

 

[ColinD]

Some people just like to blame coming out of the EU for everything 

 

[Charliedog]

Some people just like to blame coming out of the EU for everything 

Not as if cartridges never went up when we were in the EU

 

[westley]

It is not just cartridge prices, it seems that most retail businesses are trying to recoup 2 years of famine within the coming 12 months. We are currently on a midweek break in UK. What was £85/night B & B last year is now £120/night AND breakfast is an extra at £12.50 EACH.  Seems as though the hospitality trade is capitalising on the disruptions of air and sea ports.

 

[jwpzx9r]

Prices have gone totally stupid here too! I just looked at Decathlon for their cheapest the T100, which is a popular and decent cartridge, 62.95 per carton so in real money for you £217 per thousand... they were about €50 or  £172 at the beginning of the year. I may be at Lonato later this year it should be interesting to see the prices there last time which was 2019 the were €55 for T3 and €58 T4 across the board.

The unfortunate truth is the reality of not being in the EU anymore, most cartridges are imported and we are getting hit for UK import duty+VAT, add to that the cost oil (plastic is an oil based product) and rapidly transport costs and it's not going to get any better.  

Looks like UK Customs add 2% duty + VAT on the whole import value https://www.trade-tariff.service.gov.uk/headings/9306

Really not the whole story see above as living in France we are seeing the same... they may be cheaper than UK I don't know but still spiralling in price .

 

[TRINITY]

Prices have gone totally stupid here too! I just looked at Decathlon for their cheapest the T100, which is a popular and decent cartridge, 62.95 per carton so in real money for you £217 per thousand... they were about €50 or  £172 at the beginning of the year. I may be at Lonato later this year it should be interesting to see the prices there last time which was 2019 the were €55 for T3 and €58 T4 across the board.

Really not the whole story see above as living in France we are seeing the same... they may be cheaper than UK I don't know but still spiralling in price .

I am out in Spain and my local decathlon those T100 are 60.99eu a slab ,which equates to £209 per 1000. 

If people could buy them in the UK at that, the shelves will empty as fast as they fill them !

 

[Mad dog]

I normally buy Eley select 28g & now they have gone up to £242 x 1000, with paying for a round of 100 it costs me £1.32 to shoot a pair I have now decided once the cartridges I have left are finished clay shooting will have to be put on hold as it is now to expensive.

 

[El Spavo]

Haven't had my gun out the cabinet for months. I'll just hold on to it and see what happens, but I'm only really likely to go once in a while with my old shooting buddy when I get over there and leave it at that. It's the social side I miss now, not the actual shooting itself.

Upside, I have cleaned it a while ago and it still looks absolutely pristine with shinier barrel insides than when I bought it.

Back to the joy of shooting it just for a laugh now instead of being worried about scores. Like when I started.

 

[wisdom]

I normally buy Eley select 28g & now they have gone up to £242 x 1000, with paying for a round of 100 it costs me £1.32 to shoot a pair I have now decided once the cartridges I have left are finished clay shooting will have to be put on hold as it is now to expensive.

That really brings home the reality.

I feel for the future of shooting in general.With the lead ban looming too.