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Originally Posted by Narragansett
Lead comes to mind. 15 years ago, I was buying quality lead HARD shot in quantity for 8.00/25 lb bag. I was in a store the other day, and a bag was 46.00. Lead had a weak demand. Now everybody wants solar panels, and electric cars
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See my post #10. The cost of the lead in a box of 158 grain .38 Special rounds is about $1.20 at today's prices, or about 10% of the total cost. Even if you could get lead at 15 year ago prices, it would only reduce the cost of a 50 round box by about $1.