Lapua suspends manufacturing of 7 brass cartridges

[Jcann]

This is from Copper Creek Cartridge

We have received an update from Lapua.​

I am sure everyone is sick and tired of the shortages and issues the firearm industry has been plagued with for the past few years. Between Elections, the pandemic, the Ukraine war, industry shortages, etc., it feels like things will never end…. Unfortunately, Lapua is the latest company to make a big announcement concerning future availabilities. At this time, Lapua is suspending production on BRASS for the following seven cartridges. These are all carried by Copper Creek so we will begin offering more alternative manufacturers as they become available. 22-250 Remington 6mm Creedmoor 6.5x47 Lapua 6.5 Grendel 6.5x284 Norma 260 Remington 7mm-08 Remington There is some inventory in the United States so these will not disappear overnight. However, please plan ahead accordingly as there is NO ETA on when Lapua will produce these products again. Hornady has announced that they will begin offering brass to manufacturers again in 2023. We do not know what cartridges, and we have not seen their new pricing.

 

[GC7]

Hooray 6.5 creedmoor made the cut!

 

[dennishoddy]

I'm well stocked on all the brass that I need but hate this is happening. Powders are coming back, primers are getting cheaper but still stupid priced, now it's a brass shortage.

Amazing that 30-30 is still MIA on store shelves this close to hunting season. I came by 500 rounds of the brass recently so covered on that one as well.

 

[HoLeChit]

I'm well stocked on all the brass that I need but hate this is happening. Powders are coming back, primers are getting cheaper but still stupid priced, now it's a brass shortage.

Amazing that 30-30 is still MIA on store shelves this close to hunting season. I came by 500 rounds of the brass recently so covered on that one as well.

I agree. 30-30 is a hard bird to find.

 

[retrieverman]

I assume they chose which calibers to cut based on sales volume.

Fortunately, I don’t need anything ammo or reloading related and probably won’t for many years, but this sucks for people just getting into reloading.

 

[Jcann]

I'm well stocked on all the brass that I need but hate this is happening. Powders are coming back, primers are getting cheaper but still stupid priced, now it's a brass shortage.

Amazing that 30-30 is still MIA on store shelves this close to hunting season. I came by 500 rounds of the brass recently so covered on that one as well.

I saw some 30-30 brass at the gun store in Minco about a month ago.

 

[turkeyrun]

Academy has .30-30
But $32.97 is beyond ridiculous

 

[dennishoddy]

I assume they chose which calibers to cut based on sales volume.

Fortunately, I don’t need anything ammo or reloading related and probably won’t for many years, but this sucks for people just getting into reloading.

Man, you would think that one of the most popular calibers in history would not be vacant from the shelves while obscure calibers like .257 Roberts, .280 and so on have stacks of them on the shelves.
I could understand .308 and .223 being out there but not understanding the concept of sales volume with those little used calibers being fully stocked.
But then again there are the hoarders, so maybe we are back to a neckbeard issue?

 

[dennishoddy]

Academy has .30-30
But $32.97 is beyond ridiculous

I've been at the Stillwater Academy Friday, and the Edmond Academy today. Zero.
But, I'm stocked on reloading components. It just surprises me that it's not on the shelf and I've been looking hard just for general information purposes.

 

[sherrick13]

The Grendel surprises me.

The others are dead, dead, dead as that lesbo affirmative action quintuple vaxed doctor from Vermont.