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Joined: 09 Feb 2015 Posts: 850

Any late word of the 16 Dr wad going to the distributors yet.

Joined: 04 Mar 2019 Posts: 1952 Location: Central ND

I have been looking at the websites that handle DownRange wads, the DR16 is still 'Out of Stock'.

I also have them on some websites notify list, nothing.

I have been noticing that a lot of places don't even handle DownRange wads. Not sure if that is something that is happening now or if these places have never handled DownRange wads.

Joined: 09 Mar 2016 Posts: 763 Location: Mn.

Soon. Kevin was waiting on a PO last week to ship them. He had a skid on the dock shrink wrapped and was still making more. It is a slow manual process making the DR16. Called where they are going to land on Tuesday and they hadn't come in yet.

Joined: 21 Mar 2019 Posts: 529 Location: Texas

Did anyone in the circle take orders or Kevin is making a certain amount?

Joined: 04 Nov 2019 Posts: 77 Location: Wyoming

So this will be the last run of the DR16?

Joined: 04 Mar 2019 Posts: 1952 Location: Central ND

Supposedly, but I wouldn't hold my breath that this run has actually been made. The check has been in the mail about 6 or 7 times so far, and DownRange still doesn't respect us in the morning. When I see the DR16 listed on website for sale, that's when I'll believe it.

Joined: 09 Mar 2016 Posts: 763 Location: Mn.

DR has the mold to use . As long as the formula doesn't change , it's up to them . Nick only needs to get involved if there is a form. change as he's the dude with the legalities. It's up to DR if and when !

Joined: 09 Mar 2016 Posts: 763 Location: Mn.

Joined: 09 Feb 2015 Posts: 850

Which distributor are u people talking about?

Joined: 04 Mar 2019 Posts: 1952 Location: Central ND

There are a lot of distributors and most of the online retailers buy direct from the manufacturers. Not sure what DownRange allows in their program. Some manufacturers only sell to distributors, some sell to any company that can place a big enough order to meet their program.

The problem is no one is going to be able to order enough DR16's to make an order large enough to make the minimums for whatever program DownRange and/or their distributors have. There will have to be other wads ordered and companies usually need to look at inventory turns and inventory on hand, to know if it is the right time to place an order. We might want DR16's but they aren't exactly a hot commodity in the reloading market.

So IF DownRange actually made DR16's and IF they are ready to be shipped to the distributors and online retailers on Monday, you might see them by the end of the week. Putting items on a website for sale, especially an item that has already been listed takes maybe 15 seconds. Once it is put in inventory, it should show up on the website(s) as in stock.

Most of this is on DownRange to make the wads, make their customers aware that they are ready to be shipped and ship them. But DownRange needs orders for the wads, which might be more of a snag than you think.

Joined: 28 Jan 2007 Posts: 128 Location: Grampian, PA

I think that for the most part people have learned to live with out them.

Joined: 04 Mar 2019 Posts: 1952 Location: Central ND

Tom Shaffer, pretty much.

Joined: 09 Feb 2015 Posts: 850

Joined: 04 Mar 2019 Posts: 1952 Location: Central ND

This is getting almost laughable.