Gunpowder Suppliers Anticipate Gunpowder Scarcity for 2024

Reloading is often the primary way that a lot of hunters and precision shooters get more value out of their guns. For others, it’s just a hobby. For some, reloading may not matter at all and they just want to purchase factory ammunition. No matter how you accomplish feeding your pistols rifles and shotguns, Vista Outdoors has unfortunately released the news that their suppliers are warning them of an anticipated global shortage of gunpowder due to unprecedented demand.

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Gunpowder Suppliers Anticipate Gunpowder Shortage for 2024

Recent small incidents, like the black powder explosion in Mindon, Louisiana, have shown how they can create lasting effects throughout the firearms industry. Similar to the black powder shortage in 2023, this scarcity seems to stem mainly from a surge in ammunition usage. The shortage might also be linked to the multiple ongoing armed conflicts across the globe, putting a significant strain on components available for civilians.

While we may see an industry-wide price increase in ammunition and reloading components, for now, the only hard evidence we have of price increases is from the Vista Outdoor Group which includes some of my favorite brands like Federal Ammunition, and CCI (for my rimfire addiction). We’d like to hear your thoughts on this bit of industry news. What do you think is the cause for the sudden demand and shortage of gunpowder and do you think this will affect the entire ammunition and reloading industry?

December 1st, 2023 

Dear Customer: 

Thank you for your business and for your continued support of American jobs and 

manufacturing. Due to world events our suppliers have notified us of unprecedented demand for and an anticipated global shortage of gunpowder, and thus has increased our prices substantially.  We must therefore raise our pricing to help offset those increases. 

Effective January 1st, 2024, Alliant Powder, CCI, Federal, HEVI-Shot, Remington and SPEER will take the following increases: 

• Shotshell 1-7% 
• Rifle 1-7% 
• Handgun 1-5% 
• 22LR/Shorts 1-5% 
• WMR/HMR 1-7% 
• Primers 5% 
• Alliant Powder 10% (Limited Availability) 

Unless you notify us to cancel an order, we will reprice all existing and future orders shipped on or after January 1st, 2024, to the new prices. New pricelists will follow in the coming weeks. 

Thank you for your continued support of our brands and our American workforce. 

Brett Nelson 

VP of Sales, Sporting Products  

Luke Cuenco

Luke is currently a full-time writer for TheFirearmBlog.com, OvertDefense.com, AllOutdoor.com, and of course, OutdoorHub.com. Luke is a competitive shooter, firearms enthusiast, reloader, outdoorsman, and generally takes an interest in anything that has to do with the great outdoors.

Luke is also a private certified pilot and is currently pursuing his commercial pilot’s license in the hopes of becoming a professional pilot. Some of Luke’s other interests include anything to do with aviation, aerospace and military technology, and American Conservancy efforts.

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