Muzzleloader supply shortage

[xsubsailor]

Looks like the shortage/panic buying has finally hit the muzzle loading community. At least for those of us into traditional muzzle loading.

This is ridiculous: 

 

Edited March 21, 2021 by xsubsailor

[Quavodus]

Somebody bought some #11 caps. Somebody is a excrement head.

[gregintenn]

LOL! Slinging around that ‘rona money. High rollin!

[Quavodus]

I was thinking I got about 400 of them. That's $240.00 

[Darrell]

Holy Crappola!  That's insane!

I wonder if flints are going to go through the roof, too.......

[Alleycat72]

My sabotless smokeless muzzleloader laughs and cries about this.

[Quavodus]

Like the saying goes, there wouldn't be crazy prices if there wasn't crazy people. 

[Mowgli Terry]

I have not bought #9's lately. I do remember that those that I have came from a previous famine. That famine had to do with percussion caps only My solution is to have extra flints on hand for my flintlock rifles. It would be interesting to see if the price of black English flints increased proportionally to the cost of percussion caps.

Edited July 18, 2021 by Mowgli Terry

[OldIronFan]

I found some #11 and 209's not long ago for normal'ish retail prices. 
If anyone needs either and is in the Murfreesboro, Franklin, Smyrna, Lavergne, or Nolensville area let me know. I could trade off some of my stash for 45 cal (45/40 cal sabot) projectiles in the 200 to 250 grain range or powder/pellets (if 45 caliber). 
Just getting geared up for Nov 7th and need to get everything sighted in. 

[Mowgli Terry]

On 3/23/2021 at 2:28 PM, Darrell said:

I wonder if flints are going to go through the roof, too.......

I'll be at least 20%. Next it will be a price hike in supplies for matchlocks.