bird hunting is getting expensive
11-23-2010, 11:42 AM
#1
Fork Horn
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Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: kansas
Posts: 336
bird hunting is getting expensive
why did shells get so dam expensive i have yet found a box of shells under 10 dollars i paid 13 dollars this morning for a box of shells why do people think they can charge us so much for them? its retarded im about ready to quite bird hunting because of how much everything is starting to cost and just bow hunt from now on.
11-23-2010, 05:41 PM
#3
Fork Horn
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Kenly, North Carolina
Posts: 370
I remember buy shells for duck hunting at 3.99 a box, then steel was mandated and we all know how much the price jumped then. It is just the way it is. Have you figured the cost per box buying a case of say Winchester Xpert compared to individual box price? I haven't as I have not bought shells in awhile, still have a good stock pile for my son. I shoot blackpowder so I buy individual components.
11-24-2010, 03:38 AM
#4
Fork Horn
Join Date: Oct 2004
Posts: 182
Yeah, the world economy (china) has had a huge impact on the price if materials.
Still, I spent $20 for a box of shells, went grouse hunting and flushe 8 birds, took 5 shots, and hit 2 in a day. At that rate, that box will last 4 trips.
Still, I spent $20 for a box of shells, went grouse hunting and flushe 8 birds, took 5 shots, and hit 2 in a day. At that rate, that box will last 4 trips.
11-24-2010, 05:16 AM
#5
Fork Horn
Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: North Idaho
Posts: 129
Several years ago, one of my friends at the local sporting goods store told me that shotgun shells were going to take a dramatic rise in cost. I went ahead and stocked up as much as I good on cases of shells. I'm sure glad I did that. Can't believe how much they have gone up.
11-24-2010, 05:22 AM
#6
Spike
Join Date: Nov 2010
Posts: 70
Several years ago, one of my friends at the local sporting goods store told me that shotgun shells were going to take a dramatic rise in cost. I went ahead and stocked up as much as I good on cases of shells. I'm sure glad I did that. Can't believe how much they have gone up.
Folks hear that there is going to be a price jump, so they stockpile, creating more demand while the supply stays the same. And magically the price goes up. I wonder why that is?
11-24-2010, 05:58 AM
#7
Fork Horn
Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: North Idaho
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11-24-2010, 06:26 AM
#8
Spike
Join Date: Nov 2010
Posts: 70
Now, now , be gentle. My friend was very right about the impending drastic price increase. It was at the end of the season and he was ordering stock for next years season because his suppliers informed him of the cost increases. Don't believe my stocking up had much to do with that.
