IMPORTANT NEWS - WINTER CLOSING Maine Powder House

[chuck1956]

IMPORTANT​ Business Operations Update ​ You are receiving this email because you either opted in on the website or have purchased products from The Maine Powder House. If you wish to no longer receive newsletter emails, please unsubscribe below.​

Good afternoon. After much thought, I’ve made the challenging decision to announce that I will be temporarily closing for the winter. I will continue to process orders with available product through November. I will also continue to answer the phone, respond to emails and texts, and keep the website active for future updates on the business. I’m not closing for good, just taking the winter off to see what happens with the future of the black powder market supply. Black Powder Supply Update By far the most frequent question I’ve been asked the last couple of years is when is GOEX going to be available. As everyone knows, it has been a very long couple of years waiting on the re-entry of GOEX sporting powder into the market, after the closing and sale back in 2021/2022. GOEX has had some success in getting sporting powder product into customers and dealers hands this past year, however these production runs were small leaving their inventory stock supplies empty while demand for the product remains strong. Having spoken with GOEX about their production schedule for the coming months, bottom line, in my opinion, it will be highly unlikely we see GOEX sporting black powder in production and being shipped until early next spring/summer of 2025. A lot of people have been patiently waiting for GOEX, and with the upcoming 250 year anniversaries of reenactment celebrations and battles happening in New England next year, this is going to put people in a bind who are waiting on GOEX availability. I would HIGHLY suggest to anyone dependent on obtaining black powder before spring and into early summer to get your powder now. Check out my website to see what I have left, check out my competitors, but do yourself a favor and DO NOT WAIT until February or March to get powder. You may find it difficult and options limited if you wait. Schuetzen and Swiss are available to get, you just need to find a dealer who is stocking up on those products. Schuetzen would be a very comparable product to the GOEX brand. For those who like GOEX Olde Enysforde, Swiss would be a comparable product. I can still help the larger groups between now and November obtain black powder for their needs – for those groups please contact me as soon as possible to discuss your supply needs so I can give you some options. Unfortunately, I will not be able to help out those looking for small quantities or mixed cases of 5, 10 or 25 lbs orders. I will only be able to accommodate full 25 lbs cases. In the meantime, I still have in stock GOEX 2F and Swiss 4f & Null B in limited supplies. In addition, I also have the following products that are PICK UP ONLY (they are also listed online): Swiss 1.5 (in bulk) GOEX 2FA (grain size is 4.76-1.68, similar to Cannon grade) Schuetzen 2f (1kg bottles) WANO 7FA (grain size .42-.149, similar to 4FG grade) Visit www.mainepowderhouse.com to see available inventory including product that is available for pick only. I want to express my appreciation to everyone for your support of me and this business. This has been a very difficult decision to make, one that I have been contemplating every day for over a year. I will re-evaluate the future of The Maine Powder House in the spring of 2025. Thank you again and please feel free to reach out if you have any questions. I will keep the News Updates link on my website up to do with future decisions about the Maine Powder House. Pauline The Maine Powder House 207-415-2026​

The Maine Powder House​ PO Box 2259, Lewiston, ME 04241-2259 website: www.mainepowderhouse.com ~ email: [email protected]​

 

[Smokey Plainsman]

This is NOT good.

I'm going to be ordering a few cases soon. Reports are Goex is barely shipping powdah, and what they are shipping, is not as good as the old stuff.

 

[ETipp]

This is NOT good.

I'm going to be ordering a few cases soon. Reports are Goex is barely shipping powdah, and what they are shipping, is not as good as the old stuff.

Thanks for posting this, Smokey. Not good for many folks.

Personally, after using GOEX for years, I have moved on to Swiss. Cost more but it is, without doubt, a better product. Unless something changes, I won’t be looking back.

With the political environment of the entire world as it is today, everyone would be wise to stock up on powder now, as well as everything else they think they may need.

 

[Eric Krewson]

Being a pack rat of sorts, my first B/P purchase when I quit using subs about 20 years ago was for a case of mixed size Goex. When I get about 10# low of a full case I restock, my last restock was shortly after the Goex plant burned and dealers still had Goex in stock. I shoot much less now in my old age so I should be good to go for a very long time.

I paid $30 a pound to my door on the last restock, panic buying when the Goex plant shut down but I am glad I bought the stuff now.

With the political climate in the country now, my advice is to stock up now while you can, you never know what is in the works in the future. I feel like lead will be public enemy #1 somewhere down the road as well, I have a huge stock of lead "just in case".

 

[Sam squanch]

Hey now, no political posts!

 

[Frontier's]

If my little store can stock goex, these other places damn sure can!

 

[Tumbledown]

If my little store can stock goex, these other places damn sure can!

Your little store might not turn over much inventory. The problem is GOEX currently isn't producing sporting powder to replace what's been sold. They are focusing on military powders.

 

[Eric Krewson]

Change to "environmental policy" which is more correct, although my original statement is a very broad generalization that shouldn't upset anyone.

 

[sethwyo]

If my little store can stock goex, these other places damn sure can!

Wharbouts is your business located?

 

[Frontier's]

Wharbouts is your business located?

The place I do business with is the only store that sells black powder in the entire state of Colorado. Manitou Springs Colorado.

 

[Chuck Tiller]

Your little store might not turn over much inventory. The problem is GOEX currently isn't producing sporting powder to replace what's been sold. They are focusing on military powders.

I’m 30 miles from the front gate. They aren’t selling cases at the gate to us like they used to.