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Fire at Powder Valley

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August 10, 2025, 10:11 PM
flesheatingvirus
Fire at Powder Valley
Anyone else get this email? Apparently, their entire main warehouse is a total loss.

That really sucks.

https://www.powdervalley.com/warehouse-fire-updates/

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August 11, 2025, 07:45 PM
huskerlrrp
Yes, I got it this morning. I hope they have good insurance and can rebound quickly.


August 14, 2025, 09:57 AM
sourdough44
Very much a bummer. Hopefully they get things cleaned up & back on track, kinda painful.

My first time hearing about it.
August 14, 2025, 10:15 AM
Jim Watson
Good that nobody was inside to get burnt up.

I don't know how big a market share Powder Valley has - had - but they seemed a big player. But are they big enough to reduce overall availability of reloading powder?
August 28, 2025, 05:38 AM
sourdough44
Here’s a somewhat recent update after the fire. They are pressing forward with rebuilding.

They are known for powder and reloading supplies but have a fair amount of other things available.

https://www.ctnewsonline.com/n...e1-b1a0296bf575.html
September 08, 2025, 06:36 PM
sourdough44
Email in the last day or two, they are up for orders now.
September 10, 2025, 10:11 AM
flesheatingvirus
Good news!

I'm very curious about the undetermined cause. I wonder if they had any really old propellant stored in that warehouse. If the stabilizer content becomes too depleted in such materials, bad things can happen. There's also a chance of a bad batch where something went very wrong during formulation. Still, both of those chances seem low. I'm wondering if there wasn't more of a practical cause such as an electrical issue that spread to poorly packaged powder or some residue that wasn't cleaned up properly.


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-- Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration. I will face my fear. I will permit it to pass over me and through me. And when it has gone past me I will turn the inner eye to see its path. Where the fear has gone there will be nothing. Only I will remain. --