Armed Eye Doc Posted March 17, 2014 Report Share Posted March 17, 2014 I saw this on another forum I visit. This looks like it may further damage an already anemic ammo and powder supply. http://bearingarms.com/will-a-belgian-gunpowder-plant-explosion-affect-the-u-s-ammo-market/ There is a follow up report as well. http://bearingarms.com/pb-clermont-evacuation-and-clearing-underway-ammunition-industry-remains-ominously-silent/ FTA It doesn’t sound like that big of a deal on the surface. A company in Europe has an explosion that barely makes the news, even there. But when you start looking at who partners with PB Clermont , and who the company supplies with gunpowder, and things start getting much more interesting. PB Clermont supplies powder under their own name, and also apparently supplies powder for Barnual, Bofors, and Vihtavuori (Bofors and Vihtavuori are both part of EURENCO). How soon the company will be able to replace the lost production capability, and what this may mean to the already stretched-thin U.S. ammo market, is unknown at this time. ATK’s Tim Brandt (maker of Federal Premium, CCI, Fusion, Speer Ammo, Estate Catridge, and Blazer lines of ammunition, as well as supplier of Alliant Powder) confirms that ATK does not purchase powder from PB Clermont. Bearing Arms is attempting to contact other manufacturers to discuss who uses PB Clermont propellants. Barnual (marketed in the U.S. under Golden Bear, Silver Bear, and Brown Bear lines) does use PB Clermont powders for two loads, but took shipment of an order shortly before the blast. We’ll report back once we discover which loads this might affect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
planeflyer21 Posted March 18, 2014 Report Share Posted March 18, 2014 Double whammy on the Russian ammo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
98Z5V Posted March 18, 2014 Report Share Posted March 18, 2014 The strain that this WILL impart on the US market is clear, when you look at it. You have a Euro powder supplier down, for who knows how long... They need to stay in business, so during the rebuild/reconstruction, they WILL buy comparale powders from somewhere... Which could be the US powder market. Money talks. When you're in danger of losing your company due to lost revenue, you WILL spend ALOT of money to stay in the game. US markets WILL NOT IGNORE that money. So, to think this is something going on in Eupore and doesn't affect us - it very well could affect us. It all depends on the money level we're talking about here... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoFail Posted March 21, 2014 Report Share Posted March 21, 2014 Early bird gets the worm. Once again a little pre-shortage buying may be in order here. Yup, head those Euros off at the pass, padna.... Ya reckon? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seasprite Posted March 21, 2014 Report Share Posted March 21, 2014 Gun show here this weekend hoping to stock up on some supplies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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