Where to find powders

[jakeweb]

New to enumclaw and looking for a place to find rifle powders. I’m okay with traveling 45 min or so no problem. I was going to sportsman’s in federal way but last time I was there they didn’t have a single powder on the shelves? Anyone know up with that also?

[BigGoonTuna]

How long has it been since you were there? Last few times I went to the federal way store, they were pretty well stocked. The Puyallup store on the other hand looks like they’re trying to get away from reloading gear, shelves are bare for just about everything.

There aren’t a whole lot of good other options in the south sound, big j’s in Orting carries some limited supplies, welchers’s in Lakewood has a good stock of powders and bullets.

[jakeweb]

I was there just a few days ago. Literally not a single bottle of powder.. seemed kinda weird. All the other reloading stuff was out, but not a single powder.

[HighlandLofts]

Have you tried Sportco in Fife?
Give them a call before driving there

I have been buying powder at the Sportsmans Warehouse in Everett.

[full choke]

I was there just a few days ago. Literally not a single bottle of powder.. seemed kinda weird. All the other reloading stuff was out, but not a single powder.

I was there the other day ( saturday morning ) and a guy asked a gal at the gun counter where all the powder was. She said all of their powders are locked up in back. She gave him a card with the list of what they had.

[jakeweb]

I was there just a few days ago. Literally not a single bottle of powder.. seemed kinda weird. All the other reloading stuff was out, but not a single powder.

I was there the other day ( saturday morning ) and a guy asked a gal at the gun counter where all the powder was. She said all of their powders are locked up in back. She gave him a card with the list of what they had.

Interesting, I wonder why they would do that? I guess I’ll go back and get the list! Also thought about sportco but wasn’t sure if they carried powders

[Alan K]

 

Usually there is a clip board or a packet of papers with their in stock quantities listed for both 1 lb and 8 lbers.

[Skyvalhunter]

Starting the end of last month they can request powder from other stores if they have it in stock. I just got a shipment of powder from Midway

[Thehowler]

I was told by an employee at the Federal Way Sportsmans, that the fire department came in, and told them they were only allowed 20 pounds of powder, on the shelf at a time.

[gutsnthegrass]

Work Sports in Enumclaw sells powder. (next to the dodge dealer)

[syoungs]

I was told by an employee at the Federal Way Sportsmans, that the fire department came in, and told them they were only allowed 20 pounds of powder, on the shelf at a time.

I wonder if this is something new, or something that's just started to be enforced.
Ranch and home in Kennewick has pulled all their backstock powder from the shelves, and only has single pounds out. there was a note hung up saying due to regulations, they could only display single items or something along those lines.

Our local sportsmans is a joke for powders. they have lots of other reloading equipment and bullets, but seems they almost never have powder I'm after, and its a real crap shoot on if they have primers.

[Stein]

If you are ever going through Wenatchee, Hooked on Sports has the best selection I have seen in the state.

[Karl Blanchard]

3 forks in cle elum is a solid spot to check too.

[Lincoln4]

Work Sports in Enumclaw sells powder. (next to the dodge dealer)

I haven't checked in a while, but they certainly have in the past.

[Jingles]

Most of my suppliers have been told by fire Marshal that they can only have so much on display the remainder has to be in a fire proof vault. If you notice those that do have a large display of powder containers those containers are empty and you have to ask for the powder they go and get it from the vault "Ammo locker" as was the case at Hooked on Toys, Sportsman Warehouse in Wenatchee and the Big R/ North40 store in Omak

[kselkhunter]

Most of my suppliers have ben told by fire Marshal that they can only have so much on display the remainder has to be in a fire proof vault. If you notice those that do have a large display of powder containers those containers are empty and you have to ask for the powder they go and get it from the vault "Ammo locker" as was th case at Hooked on Toys, Sportsman Warehouse in Wenatchee and the Big R/ North40 store in Omak

That's a new thing then, as I've always bought powder at Sportsmans right off the shelf without having to ask for it from a back room.   


Did some new Washington state law go into place on this that I missed?   


It's not a federal thing, because I still can buy powder off the shelf in Oregon at Bi-Mart and Sportsmans there just fine (just bought more last week there).  I haven't been to a Washington location of Sportsmans in 2020 yet.  So just curious.   

[Jingles]

Most of my suppliers have ben told by fire Marshal that they can only have so much on display the remainder has to be in a fire proof vault. If you notice those that do have a large display of powder containers those containers are empty and you have to ask for the powder they go and get it from the vault "Ammo locker" as was th case at Hooked on Toys, Sportsman Warehouse in Wenatchee and the Big R/ North40 store in Omak

That's a new thing then, as I've always bought powder at Sportsmans right off the shelf without having to ask for it from a back room.   


Did some new Washington state law go into place on this that I missed?   


It's not a federal thing, because I still can buy powder off the shelf in Oregon at Bi-Mart and Sportsmans there just fine (just bought more last week there).  I haven't been to a Washington location of Sportsmans in 2020 yet.  So just curious.   

Not sure if new or just recently being enforced and was what happened last week when I was at Sportsman's and Hooked on toys and even harder to find 8 pound containers of H335.

[h20hunter]

Same at my local sportsmans....1lb on the shelf, consult the book for what's in stock and ask for it

[mountainman]

Most of my suppliers have ben told by fire Marshal that they can only have so much on display the remainder has to be in a fire proof vault. If you notice those that do have a large display of powder containers those containers are empty and you have to ask for the powder they go and get it from the vault "Ammo locker" as was th case at Hooked on Toys, Sportsman Warehouse in Wenatchee and the Big R/ North40 store in Omak

That's a new thing then, as I've always bought powder at Sportsmans right off the shelf without having to ask for it from a back room.   


Did some new Washington state law go into place on this that I missed?   


It's not a federal thing, because I still can buy powder off the shelf in Oregon at Bi-Mart and Sportsmans there just fine (just bought more last week there).  I haven't been to a Washington location of Sportsmans in 2020 yet.  So just curious.   

Not sure if new or just recently being enforced and was what happened last week when I was at Sportsman's and Hooked on toys and even harder to find 8 pound containers of H335.

Been a code most places. Only allowed so many pounds on the shelf. Excess goes in powder magazine or vault

[Rat44]

I have always had good luck with Sportco.
Sportsman Warehouse in Puyallup seems to have a decent supply the times I have been there.

[dmoua]

Sportsman’s Warehouse in Spokane have been this way since they reopened a few years ago. Gotta ask the gun counter for it.

[Skyvalhunter]

Not just Sportsman I believe its a requirement

[kselkhunter]

Found it, it's RCW 70.74.340

Looks like it's been on the books for many years (1969), but not well enforced.  As the Puyallup Sportsmans had far more than 75lbs on the shelf when I last went there in 2019.   Looks like somebody decided to start enforcing that state law more strictly now.

https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=70.74&full=true

But that law is just for on the shelf.  I'm sure the store has plenty in the vault/storage magazine if somebody were to ask.