WOW I found some RL 26 but the price.
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Topic: WOW I found some RL 26 but the price.
Posted By: d4570
Subject: WOW I found some RL 26 but the price.
Date Posted: 31 March 2023 at 13:02
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I found some RL 26 here in town from a person on a different board. So there is no freight or Hazmat. $100 a pound It's a new 8-pound jug. $800 for the powder, dang that's a lot. I don't think I can do that.   
That's only a little over 600 shells. $1.30 in powder in each shell. ------------- Remember: Four boxes keep us free ,the soap box, the ballot box, the jury box, AND the cartridge box |
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Posted By: lizard
Date Posted: 31 March 2023 at 14:36
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D, I have some RL 12 and RL 22, at least the RL is right. But no RL 26. Oh, how the prices have increased. The RL 12 has a sticker price of $11.90 and a date of 1991. It has only increased in price by 800% (if my math is correct) ------------- Trigger Control is knowing when not to pull it. |
Posted By: d4570
Date Posted: 31 March 2023 at 16:26
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RL 26 was hard to find BEFORE the current condition. Funny my income did not in creese 800% since '91. ------------- Remember: Four boxes keep us free ,the soap box, the ballot box, the jury box, AND the cartridge box |
Posted By: d4570
Date Posted: 04 April 2023 at 18:26
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Well I did some checking and I found out that special powders like RL26 are actually selling for around $65 to $75 a pound. I offered $75 a pound $600 for an unopened eight pound jug, but there is no Freight or hazmat, the guy lives here in town. That's a big chunk of $$$ but, but what the he!! right?    ------------- Remember: Four boxes keep us free ,the soap box, the ballot box, the jury box, AND the cartridge box |
Posted By: BEAR
Date Posted: 05 April 2023 at 15:37
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Sounds good. local pick up ------------- “ The IQ and the life expectancy of the average American recently passed each other in opposite directions.” |
Posted By: d4570
Date Posted: 05 April 2023 at 15:44
Yup local pick up Now I can proceed with the "Hammer" bullet work up. We stopped in the event we could not find any before we ran out of currant loaded shells. I'm going to do some 500 yard practice. I will also check the exact speed to order the scope caps from Leopold.  ------------- Remember: Four boxes keep us free ,the soap box, the ballot box, the jury box, AND the cartridge box |
Posted By: Wing master
Date Posted: 06 April 2023 at 21:53
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Luckily I bought an 8# container of RL-26 not long before covid started. If I remember right it was somewhere around $230. I'm still working on it. I have enough to last a couple years if I shoot my Swede a lot. I haven't seen any in stores in at least 2 years. ------------- I have always considered myself to be quite the bullshitter, But ocasionally it is nice to sit back and listen to a true professional......So, Carry on. |
Posted By: Irish Bird Dog
Date Posted: 11 April 2023 at 21:18
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Value is in the eye of the buyer............of anything! ------------- Irish Bird Dog NRA Life/Endowment 2nd Amendment Supporter |