Visited my LGS today and found 2 # of W231, the first this year. Primers were available but not in large numbers. His opinion of the shortage (surprise)....powder is going into ammo production. Long story short, ammo makers order very large quantities and load them to their own specifications so production doesn't have to be as exacting as for reloading powder. There's just more money in producing powder for ammo makers than there is for reloading. Until ammo production eases the shortage will continue. And BTW, don't expect the powder makers to increase production by building more facilities, that's not going to happen.
Bass Pro Shop in Independence MO has Bullseye, Unique, and RedDot in stock this afternoon. No, I did not buy it all, just one Bullseye. Good selection of rifle powder.
Found 3 pounds of hp38 at the lgs 2 pounds of sr4756, and bout 5 kegs each of 700x and 800x.
I only lightened them by a pound of sr .
If you have a mode of transportation that'll outrun the police radio, guns unlimited has something for the time being.
Xtreme Bullets has a "Deal of the Day" sale going on with discounted pricing on a selected bullet type each day. Sign up for their mailing list if you want to get notices. Today's special is 10/40-180 RNFP HPCB Box of 500 Priced At $53.95, normally $56.79. I got some discounted 45 230 RN a couple of days ago.
Recobs says they have Unique, but only let me put 1# in cart. They do have a bunch of 700x & 800x (1#, 4#, 8#), W296, W760, and 4756, H4895, H1000, Longshot, Benchmark and Varget.