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03-18-2013, 09:57 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2012
Location: Calgary
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Varget
Has anyone ever done a bulk purchase of powder through Higginson powder from Ontario? Good experience??
With a purchase of 21 lbs, shipping is free, and only a Hazmat fee of $25. This is more than I can use, but thought I would see what the store is like before putting together a bulk buy.
http://www.higginsonpowders.com/home.html
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03-18-2013, 10:00 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: Rocky Mt. House
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Your gonna get Cat in the Hat all hot and bothered with this Varget talk
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03-18-2013, 10:03 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: K'nadia, 'merica
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Quote:
Originally Posted by ABLT7
Has anyone ever done a bulk purchase of powder through Higginson powder from Ontario? Good experience??
With a purchase of 21 lbs, shipping is free, and only a Hazmat fee of $25. This is more than I can use, but thought I would see what the store is like before putting together a bulk buy.
http://www.higginsonpowders.com/home.html |
I've been doing a 300lb bulk order for the last 3 years (me and a few other ipsc shooters)
Prices are stellar and service is very good.
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03-18-2013, 10:04 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: S.E. British Columbia
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Higginsons is a good solid business.
Our group has done many bulk orders and all was handled efficiently.
Only had one time when they short-shipped us even though they'd committed to the full order. It was a 150# or so order iirc, this January, just as all heck broke loose in the North American component market.
Your powder will be bagged in plastic and tightly packed in small cardboard boxes. Each box is clearly identified as to powder type and lot number.
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03-18-2013, 10:08 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: East Central Alberta
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Have done several small orders..just enough to get the free shipping. Good company to deal with.
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03-18-2013, 10:16 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2012
Location: Valleyview AB
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Hmmmmm I thought Higgs was out of Varget for another month or two...
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03-18-2013, 10:35 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2013
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Everybody is out of it. I dont see any anytime soon either. Glad I got the last 8 pounder I could find. Good luck to all. Higginson is great but do not like the bags of powder in a box. That is my only problem.
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03-18-2013, 10:43 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: Peace River
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I'll add to the sentiment that higginsons is a great business to deal with.
I know this will burn up a few people but I am sitting on an unopened 8lb'er of Varget still. I bought it to take over for RL-15 but haven't quite ran out of that yet.
Sure glad I bought the 8lb'er the way things sound though...
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03-18-2013, 10:47 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2012
Location: Valleyview AB
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Originally Posted by BigJon
I'll add to the sentiment that higginsons is a great business to deal with.
I know this will burn up a few people but I am sitting on an unopened 8lb'er of Varget still. I bought it to take over for RL-15 but haven't quite ran out of that yet.
Sure glad I bought the 8lb'er the way things sound though...
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LOL
Good that you stocked up... But I expect around May the shelves at our local shop will be full again...
Primers on the other hand....
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03-18-2013, 10:53 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2011
Location: Southern sask.
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Originally Posted by Hotwheels81
LOL
Good that you stocked up... But I expect around May the shelves at our local shop will be full again...
Primers on the other hand....
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03-18-2013, 11:08 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2012
Location: Valleyview AB
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Actually it happens every spring when our wholesalers warehouses are empty from a busy winter reloading season... If distributors orderd direct from manufacturers when the cupboard was allmost empty then they are in for a shock but alas our large canadian distributors most all have shipments coming in the spring that were arranged a while ago... Fear not folks... The sky is not falling.... Yet.
3yrs in a row now my local shops have been skinny on powder and primers... No Varget, then no 4895... Next it's H414... RL22 and H1000... Just when folks start cooking up Blue dot loads over musket caps for 7mm rem mag suddenly a truck pulls in with cases of components all priced 5-10% more then last year.... Ahhhh capatilism
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03-19-2013, 04:26 AM
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Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: Ft. McMurray
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I order from Higginson's on a yearly basis , sometimes even more.
Fantastic dealers. 
Cat
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03-19-2013, 10:01 AM
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Join Date: Jan 2011
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I've ordered from them a couple times. They aren't very chatty but I've always received my orders in a timely fashion and without drama.
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03-19-2013, 03:04 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2013
Location: Invermere, BC
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I too have done a group buy with others, I wasn't the one that organized it but it went very smooth. I'm still sitting on a lot of powder(for me) from that buy, Varget being one of the powders.
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