May 24, 2013. GOEX and Skirmish powders are back. Powders are shipping, with 2-3 weeks delay. We are working on catching up!

May 23, 2013. From Jerred's wife, "I would like to thank you for the prayers for Jerred. He is doing really well, 2nd surgery down. Jerred is very strong and although it is going to be a long road, he will make a full recovery. We are blessed!".

May 22, 2013. Office closed for the day, Wednesday, back tomorrow. Jerry tells me the office will be closed for today. Another in a series of surgeries for his son is taking up our attention today. Bless all.

May 18, 2013.Jerry tells me, "There was a serious accident at our plant on May 14 involving our younger son. He was critically injured and is in Arkansas Children’s Hospital Burn Unit in Little Rock, AR. He has had his first surgery and the doctor’s are amazed at his progress. He is looking at several weeks in the hospital, and we expect a full recovery. The out pouring of prayers, love and support from our customers have been overwhelming. We will report updates on his condition.

"We will resume regular business hours and resume shipping orders on Monday, May 20, 2013".

May 8, 2013. Two things. GOEX 4F -- out. Second thing. 2-3 weeks to ship an order. We are working through the backorders, trying to get that shipping delay down to a reasonable 2-4 days, but we aren't there. And we need another GOEX truck to bring us enough powder to put some, like, on the shelf, you know? Instead all our GOEX, now, is stacked by the door (figuratively speaking; safety and other regulations and safe working habits take precedence, but you know what I mean). And we don't see an extra GOEX truck visiting any time soon. Our fond hope is still to get the June truck here a few days early. Our fonder hope is that the GOEX truck delivers all we ordered. But that is about as likely, so far this year, as, well, an extra shipment from GOEX. Sorry. Now our GOEX FFFFg is off the shelf and stacked in that "Pending Shipping" lineup, just waiting for the shipping queue of pickup vans to get the next days' orders on their way, then the next day, etc. And the lineup is two weeks long (on paper; the powder is still safely stored. But I said that. Sorry). GOEX 4F, out. Shipping, 2-3 weeks.

May 3, 2013. We got a truck in last night. It had some powders we were looking for. We are already shipping out backorders, but. . We didn't get half the GOEX 3F we were looking for, but we can take care of most of our current backorders. The GOEX F, FF, Cannon, and Skirmish #3 (which is not an FFF powder grade, just because) are in, and we are working through backorders, but . . See, the backlog of orders is still running ahead of our supplies. Surprised, huh? Well, it is still disappointing for us, too. So you can call in to pre-order off the next truck (maybe by the end of the month of May, 2013), but we don't have enough, yet, to reopen the online order forms for GOEX F, FF, FFF, Cannon, or Skirmish #3 powders. GOEX truck is in; working through backorders.

April 23, 2013 Slow shipping. We have been catching up, a little bit. (Except for what we ran out of. Sorry.) Most orders are now shipping within 5-7 business days after we get the order, assuming the release form and everything is in order, etc. OK, so a quibble here and a quibble there. Stuff happens. And we are still working to get that delay back to our customary 2-3 days delay. Catching up, 5-7 days to ship.

April 22, 2013. GOEX F. Oh, truck, oh, truck, we await you! And, oh-by-the-way, we ran out of GOEX 1F, too.

April 18, 2013. KIK F. Skirmish #3. Out. While we treasure the tranquility of the vista of shelves emptied of the clutter of unsold black powder, this isn't fun for us. See, when we get an order in, or answer the phone when good people asking, "Uh, powder?", why, it darkens our days to have nothing but bare shelves to turn to. But here we are. The KIK 1F might be six-eight weeks out, the #3 Skirmish (not "Skirmish 3F", because) is supposed to be on the next truck in "a few" weeks. *sigh* KIK F, #3 Skirmish, out.

April 10, 2013. GOEX Cannon, out of stock. We are hoping for more the end of April, when the next truck is scheduled to arrive. Well, we hope that it does arrive, and we really really hope it delivers a bunch of stuff. Including GOEX Cannon powder. Out.

March 25, 2013. Happy Monday! . . um, The GOEX 3F is gone. Well, there is some stacked around here, but all in piles for shipping tomorrow, or the day after, etc. We cleared all the back orders, but there is nothing left on hand to order. Yep. That means if you *do* call, and *do* order GOEX 3F now, we will have to backorder your request until the next truck, which will hopefully be sometimes in April, if all goes well. Of course, if all went well, we wouldn't have bare shelves today, so take that with a grain of salt. GOEX 3F, all out. Again.

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March 20, 2013. The truck got here this morning, about 7:40 am. And we *have* been busy. We unloaded a lot of powders, we answered a bunch of phone calls -- and started shipping backordered powders. (Um,we were kinda glad, to get to that part!) As of now, the 3F Swiss is back in stock, ready to order. We got the 2F and 3F GOEX in, but like last time, we got less than we would like, so we are only be taking orders for GOEX 2F and 3F over the phone. We can fill the backorders, but new orders for GOEX 2F and 3F won't be delivered until at least the end of April. New GOEX 2F and 3F orders will not ship until we catch up on the backorders -- and might have to wait until another truck (April, or it could be May; stuff happens). Olde Eynsford -- we got some. A little bit of the 'Olde E' (I call it "old inn-sferd") -- in 1.5F, 2F, and 3F. Phone orders only on the Old Eynsford premium powders, until we get in enough to open online orders for this powder, as well. Truck is in, we are filling backorders, Swiss 3F is back, Olde Eynsford by phone.

March 11, 2013. Swiss 3F -- out of stock. Maybe we get some next week with the weekly truck, maybe in April. We don't know when we will get more Swiss 3F in. Until then, we won't be shipping any Swiss 3F, because we don't have it, and won't have it until we, um, get some. If that makes sense. Swiss 3F out.

February 26, 2013. Scheutzen powders -- a belated Happy New Year! Prices up! Hah. Sorry, we had to double-check that invoice from a couple weeks ago -- and the Scheutzen powder prices went up. So ours does, too. The price on Scheutzen powders - F, FF, FFF -- went up a whopping nickel a pound, for five (5) and ten (10) pound orders -- but the choker is the twenty five (25) and fifty (50) pound prices went up 55 cents a pound. We don't like surprising folks, and usually don't appreciate surprises ourselves, but this one was unexpected. Scheutzen, prices up.

February 21. 2013. Pinnacle 2F, gone. We couldn't get more from the maker, and so we stopped selling Pinnacle 2F, then we found a responsible fella with a goodly sized bunch of extra(!?) Pinnacle 2F on hand, and so we unexpectedly had more Pinnacle 2F. Until today (well, yesterday, I forgot to check my emails). So, until we find another goodly sized cache of Pinnacle 2F (at a wondrously profitable price), we are out of Pinnacle 2F. The Pinnacle 3F, now, if you are looking for 3F black powder substitute, we still have the Pinnacle 3F. Pinnacle 2F, gone.

February 20, 2013. OK, the prognosticators amongst us likely predicted it, and those that worry were right to worry. GOEX. Yep. The truck came in. We unloaded the truck. We have been catching up on back orders, while new orders been just flying in. And our stock of GOEX 2F is now, officially, sadly, low. Call to order. We haven't run comletely out of the GOEX 3F, yet. But there really isn't enough left to count. So, likely by the time you read this far (sorry), the GOEX 3F will have been sucked, completely, into the outgoing, backorder stream. Sorry for running short, again. We *are* trying to line up another order from GOEX, maybe in the next hour or so, if we had our 'druthers, but likely won't be this week, if this month. And, we are further behind on shipping that we like, maybe 8-10 shipping days (that is, like, two weeks, to the rest of us). *sigh* GOEX 2F, call, 3F, out.

February 18, 2013. Yes, yes, the truck came in, the Scheutzen, GOEX, and Meal-D are in. And we are still backed up, expect at least a week's delay on any powder orders for bit. We normally ship powder within 2-3 days of the order, but we will be a while getting back to that promptness. Sorry. Truck, in.

February 14, 2013. Today is Thursday, Valentine's Day. But it is not "Backorder Relief" Day. That awaits the truck, now plugging its way through Kansas. It should get in tonight, and we can start unloading First Thing in the morning. Orders awaiting the powder on the truck will be shipped in the order they were received. And it looks like nearly aa couple weeks to get everything shipped. We have those pesky rules and things, you know, like only 100 pounds on this truck, and FedEx and UPS only have a truck or three to send for pickups, and even then there are limits how many pounds can be in their shipping facility and transport trucks. *sigh* Call, if you must, but we will be getting everything out as quick as we can, barring time spent talking on the phone . . Truck in, tomorrow.

February 11, 2013. Caps. Not the coon ("North American raccoon", that is) skin kind used to cover that top-notch, the muzzleloader kind. Caps. We are running low, with resupply sometime but we don't know quite when. We are hoping within a couple weeks, and we really hope it will be less than 3 1/2 years from now. (That's us. Hopeful.) Call to order caps ( Toll Free (877) 833-1799) while we have some left.

February 6, 2013. Diamondback 2F, breaking news. Well, news. OK, so an oversight. We are out (that part isn't news, we said that before, and haven't gotten more in [we would have mentioned that]). But we thought we would have some after the first of the year. I mean, we thought after the first of this year. And we don't. We don't have any, yet, that is. Because the first of the year, whether first day, or first month, that was a month ago. And we still don't have any. The thing is, the Diamondback 2F should be coming in when the 3F does. And, really, we don't have a good guess about when that is. It won't be this week, or likely this month, but surprises do happen, and we keep hoping. Until further news (or oversights, whatever), Diamondback 2F, still out.

January 10, 2013. Olde Eynsford. No, not today. We are told (heavy sigh) that Old E (as one wag would have it) is scheduled for release in March. Olde Eynsford. Coming soon.

January 1, 2013. Oops. Prices went up, mostly, today, for those ordering online. Because we are still partying and shooting anvils, er, maybe we are just resting and enjoying a bit of holiday. Whatever -- we will be back tomorrow, and those not ordering online can also order, and your prices will be the new and improved prices, too, with increased freight and manufacturer prices baked in! I noticed that we are getting closer to the Olde Eynsford as a real product, what with the prices listed, now. New year, new price list, Welcome! to 2013!

December 12, 2012. Olde Eynsford. Olde Eynsford. (Sorry, I swear there should be another "e" after the n, or something. But, no!) Olde Eynsford. There. Three times, typed correctly. I hope I got it, now. Anyway, GOEX has added Royal Blend, 1 1/2 F, Olde Eynsford to the list of fine GOEX^® powders. (It goes "boom" with a bang, I guess. I haven't seen it yet.) GOEX claims “Olde Eynsford is ideal for cartridge and round ball competitors who demand precise shot placement at long distances”. And, “Its uniformly tight grain size ensures consistent shot to shot performance .. higher velocities are attained with Olde Eynsford.” Look for this premium GOEX^® black powder "early in 2013".

October 26, 2012. Diamondback 3F and 2F -- out. Gone. We sold what we had, now we wait for our ship to come in. (I said ship, ship, with a "P", one of those boat things that sails the ocean from the US to, say, Brazil, and comes back with an order of, say, Diamondback powder. "Ship", I said, "ship". Sheesh.) And, no, we don't know what date our ship will come in. Last time it was almost a surprise when the phone rang and we heard, "Uh, were you the guys that wanted this DiamondBack powder?", and we said, "Yep. Drop it off anytime after, oh, about five minutes from now, OK?" So we don't have a guess about when we will have it. One thing I can do, is to let you know when it arrives. Because we will want to be selling it, right away, to folks that want to buy it, because that is just the kind of people we are. Diamndback FFFg & FFg, out.

September 17, 2012. 45-60 Jamison Brass -- we are out. We don't know when more will be available, and we cannot find a better story. We would like to have better news, or at least a better story. But we are out, and that is all we are sure of for now. That is all we are sure of, about the 45-60 Jamison Brass, that is. We know lots of other things, just not when the Jamison brass will be back in stock. 45-60 Jamison Brass, out. Sorry.

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