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Offline Wobbly

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Hodgdon acquires Ramshot and Accurate powder brands
« on: October 01, 2020, 12:27:52 PM »
Read this...
https://www.theoutdoorwire.com/releases/d098716d-b168-4dee-a6e3-32d2caae4755?fbclid=IwAR2CSxIeFuzdfr9vwBDGOdw2atCoNUIJV-RlNVXRKNBFgH_GHYoc7VjRuwY

IMHO, this is not good news. With so many name brands being controlled by one distributor (Hodgdon already controls Winchester and IMR)  prices are likely to climb.
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Re: Hodgdon acquires Ramshot and Accurate powder brands
« Reply #1 on: October 01, 2020, 02:15:45 PM »
I don't like this news!  I think that the lack of competition is going to jack prices as you stated.  I also don't want to see our options widdled down as there are a number of competing offerings between Hodgdon and Ramshot/Accurate powders.  I'd also hate to see them shutter manufacturing operations in favor of utilizing their best/most efficient manufacturing sites.  We need redundancy in supply for when the next major kaboom happens in one of these plants.

How is it that gun industry corporations aren't making ton's of money right now?  Remington is getting sold off, this merger is happening?  It seems to me that right now everyone in the gun industry should be showing record profits with this crazy election year pandemic induced nonsense?

If Hodgdon ever goes belly up, our ability to reload will too.
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Re: Hodgdon acquires Ramshot and Accurate powder brands
« Reply #2 on: October 01, 2020, 04:42:48 PM »
Quote from: tdogg on October 01, 2020, 02:15:45 PM
If Hodgdon ever goes belly up, our ability to reload will too.


Never thought of the reverse, but you're correct. Hodgdon is building something eerily close to AIG insurance company which was touted as "too big to fail"... and then had to be bailed out when it did. But of course no one in the Congress is ever going to bail out Hodgdon if it ever comes to that.

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Re: Hodgdon acquires Ramshot and Accurate powder brands
« Reply #3 on: October 01, 2020, 06:23:16 PM »
Bad news for reloaders price may go up.
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Offline George16

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Re: Hodgdon acquires Ramshot and Accurate powder brands
« Reply #4 on: October 01, 2020, 08:27:31 PM »
Quote from: lima 456 on October 01, 2020, 06:23:16 PM
Bad news for reloaders price may go up.

Couldn’t agree more.

Time to stockpile on powders again even though primers are hard to come by  :).
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Re: Hodgdon acquires Ramshot and Accurate powder brands
« Reply #5 on: October 01, 2020, 10:12:43 PM »
I wonder how many of the Ramshot and AA powders will be “retired” due to having performance characteristics similar to Hodgdon / Winchester powders. Guess I need to get more Silhouette......

Did anyone else get an email from Hodgdon yesterday with the notice that they are now selling direct to the customer?
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Re: Hodgdon acquires Ramshot and Accurate powder brands
« Reply #6 on: October 02, 2020, 08:51:10 AM »
Quote from: Goju on October 01, 2020, 10:12:43 PM
Did anyone else get an email from Hodgdon yesterday with the notice that they are now selling direct to the customer?


Nothing about this on their web page this morning.
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Re: Hodgdon acquires Ramshot and Accurate powder brands
« Reply #7 on: October 02, 2020, 09:05:14 AM »
Double edged sword, With all the stuff under one copmany, ideally prices would fall due to quantiles of scale, but may be offset by greediness.
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Re: Hodgdon acquires Ramshot and Accurate powder brands
« Reply #8 on: October 02, 2020, 09:42:02 AM »
This was from the email

CLARIFICATION:
Purchase Direct: IMR and Winchester Smokeless Powders
We’re proud to announce you can purchase IMR Powders and Winchester Smokeless Powders direct through their websites and have it shipped to your home. Click the links below, and shop now. Hodgdon products will be available soon.

The link was the Winchester or Hodgdon logo. It takes you to the company site / click the menu drop down / select products / select powder type, and you are directed to the web store.....Winchester Ball Powder

https://shop.hodgdon.com/winchester?_ga=2.69472985.893345946.1601645873-1981764737.1601516691


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Re: Hodgdon acquires Ramshot and Accurate powder brands
« Reply #9 on: October 02, 2020, 02:51:41 PM »
Goju, thanks !
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