Author: britrifles
Subject: Powder Prices are Insane
Posted: January 18 2024 at 6:35pm
Subject: Powder Prices are Insane
Posted: January 18 2024 at 6:35pm
 Mayhem wrote:I know this is an old post but I am interested to see current US prices. AR2208 / Varget is currently $140 AUD for 1kg or $430 AUD for 4kg Equals to about $92 USD for 2.2lb and $280 USD for 8.8lb respectively. |
Not an old post, I just sent this out today, so this is the current US prices on Varget.
Retail AR2208 prices in AU are $280 USD for 8.8 lbs, much less than here in the US. So Hodgdon has a significant markup on Varget as its retails here for $440 for 8 lbs. There is shipping and repackaging costs, but Hodgdon likely purchases the powder in bulk from ADI at half the retail price in AU, perhaps $20/lb, $160 for 8 lbs. Then it passes thru multiple hands to get to the retail US market, all ratchet up the cost. Just speculating here…