Reloading components

[donno]

Thanks for the ad folks. Glad to be here. I’m going to be making several trips a year to Indy for business, where do you recommend going for powders and other components in and around the city. Tia

 

[indyblue]

There are a few.
Plainfield shooters supply has some powder but it is limited in selection.
@Brian's Surplus in Kokomo has a large selection and quantity of powders, primers, brass and tooling and Is a site advertiser here.
Cabelas has powder as well, check online for availability.

 

[armalitesheepdog]

Bobcat armament in Shelbyville is good for most everything. A little high on the primers though. But a good selection of powder and projectiles

 

[bgcatty]

Brian’s Surplus for reloading supplies.
Period!

 

[Cynical]

Brian’s Surplus for reloading supplies.
Period!

Yep, just got some 8208 Xbox from them. I wish I had found them sooner. Been trading with them for 3 years now and they are very comprehensive in their supplies.

 

[Ark]

Indy has no reloading shops or big box stores that are even remotely stocked with reloading components anymore.

 

[armalitesheepdog]

Does anyone think a Reloading only type business could survive in Marion County?. Could it even make enough profit to pay the bills and pay the owner enough to make $500 bucks a week in retirement income. I kinda don't think so with internet sales and big price discounts for the big boxes. I doubt selling primers powder and projectiles and tools would be sustainable

 

[Aszerigan]

Does anyone think a Reloading only type business could survive in Marion County?. Could it even make enough profit to pay the bills and pay the owner enough to make $500 bucks a week in retirement income. I kinda don't think so with internet sales and big price discounts for the big boxes. I doubt selling primers powder and projectiles and tools would be sustainable

I don't. There is no way to guarantee supply for store sales, so reloading only is a very difficult business to sustain during drought periods. If you have no / can't get inventory to sell, there's no point in being in business.

The supply of reloading supplies is probably the most volatile in the entire firearms business. Sure, you'll always find one bottle of Hornady LeverRevolution powder in stock somewhere but that doesn't cover the bills. And unlike firearms, there's not (realistically) a market for used powder and once fired bullets.

 

[DadSmith]

I don't. There is no way to guarantee supply for store sales, so reloading only is a very difficult business to sustain during drought periods. If you have no / can't get inventory to sell, there's no point in being in business.

The supply of reloading supplies is probably the most volatile in the entire firearms business. Sure, you'll always find one bottle of Hornady LeverRevolution powder in stock somewhere but that doesn't cover the bills. And unlike firearms, there's not (realistically) a market for used powder and once fired bullets.

Years ago i that about starting a store up called "Bud's Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms". BATF for short
It would be like a mini mall where there would be three separate stores Alcohol store on the far left, Tobacco store in the middle, and Firearms store on the far right

 

[indyblue]

“Bubba’s Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms".

FTFY

The corporate jingle; “Hold my beer!”

 

[Aszerigan]

Years ago i that about starting a store up called "Bud's Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms". BATF for short
It would be like a mini mall where there would be three separate stores Alcohol store on the far left, Tobacco store in the middle, and Firearms store on the far right

The insurance alone would be staggering. Lol

 

[DadSmith]

The insurance alone would be staggering. Lol

Oh no doubt.

 

[armalitesheepdog]

I don't. There is no way to guarantee supply for store sales, so reloading only is a very difficult business to sustain during drought periods. If you have no / can't get inventory to sell, there's no point in being in business.

The supply of reloading supplies is probably the most volatile in the entire firearms business. Sure, you'll always find one bottle of Hornady LeverRevolution powder in stock somewhere but that doesn't cover the bills. And unlike firearms, there's not (realistically) a market for used powder and once fired bullets.

Agreed

 

[Ark]

I don't. There is no way to guarantee supply for store sales, so reloading only is a very difficult business to sustain during drought periods. If you have no / can't get inventory to sell, there's no point in being in business.

The supply of reloading supplies is probably the most volatile in the entire firearms business. Sure, you'll always find one bottle of Hornady LeverRevolution powder in stock somewhere but that doesn't cover the bills. And unlike firearms, there's not (realistically) a market for used powder and once fired bullets.

With the supply situation there's just no way to have a "reloading shop" anymore. You'd be sitting there guarding empty shelves.

It would have to be part of a surplus store/FFL/sporting/etc, but all of those are drying up due to supply issues too.