Very probably a locally-owned business but I don't think they manufacture anything do they? We do have a number of local bullet manufacturers that you could support, but they probably can't supply you with powders.
darklazor wrote:I agree that it's his business and he has the right to employ any strategies he deems necessary to support it. However, I don't support ripping people off. I want to clarify that I'm not saying that he does or did rip people off. I prefer to support Australian-made and owned products whenever possible. I hope that he can continue importing, and I also hope that other businesses can begin importing too. This will help avoid similar problems in the future, which can arise when the market is dominated by only a couple of imports and suppliers. I'm all for small businesses and, to be honest, I hope all goes well for him with his business venture.bladeracer wrote:Not sure what you mean by the snide remark, I fully support Tigershark, that's why I've regularly updated this forum with his updates about these imports, he's done a wonderful thing that also got a couple of others to make similar imports.
None of my comments have been mean-spirited in the slightest, unlike your responses. I completely understand the business reasons behind these decisions, which should be patently clear from my comments.
I would be absolutely happy for him to simply sell the powders for the maximum prices he can get for them, regardless of whether he requires purchase of bullets as well. It's his business and he has every right to devise whatever strategies he feels will support his business. The facts are that he imports pistol bullets for sale, that is his business. He can't sell his pistol bullets if there are no powders for customers to be able to use his bullets. He made a brilliant effort to address the situation, but there is no great profit in merely selling powder as he still has literal tonnes of bullets on his shelves. So he requires you to buy his bullets if you want his powder. I have _zero_ issue with this strategy, and I hope it worked so well for him that it is what lead him to import further supplies.Jackaroo wrote:bladeracer wrote: I don't believe any of these imports were aimed at supporting shooters at all.
You certainly have a hard on for Tigershark don't you? Do you know how many shooters were grateful to have bought powder AND projectiles from him?
Seen any Tigershark Ballistic being offloaded on the Aussie for sale sites in enormous numbers? They are great projectiles.
Thanks to TSB LGSs have had Vihtavuori pistol & rifle powder in stock and there's been a massive amount of the Argentinian primers in abundance for reloaders.
And again -I don't believe any of these imports were aimed at supporting shooters at all
What a mean nasty, unnecessary and mean spirted and ill informed public comment from you. You don't think getting Vihtavuori pistol & rifle powders and primers into LGS's supported shooters? You don't think getting Lovex powder with a box of great TSB pills supported shooters? Like seriously WTF?
The guy is running a business, can you imagine the hours and hoops he's had to jump through to bring all these shipments of powders and primers into the country and distribute them out via agents and LGS's?
What do you want from him? You don't think he's allowed to make a profit?
Do you think Coles and Woolworths selling you your weekly groceries are 'Supporting you'? Do you think the crop farmer is growing produce to 'Support you'? The Grazier producing beef is 'Supporting you'? The diesel mechanic working on your 4WD is 'Supporting you'? There all working to make a profit and support themselves.