I'll spare the details of the saga. My point here is that I was very pleased with Sportsmen's Warehouse for not inflating their prices. There were price increases, but only because their wholesale costs increased. So thumb's up to them. I'll never forget that.
I too am grateful to Sportsman's for their adherence to not just prices but bringing in 5 (Alliant and R17) and 8 lbs containers of power at normal prices (not to mention primers)
There are only two LGS that have anything in large containers and were limited choice wise at the best of times.
I to scrounged powder through the first shortage and have been stocking up ever since.
Alaska is not feasible to order powder or bullets as it has to come through Canada and the fees even if they do it are insane.
This shortage has been odd in that ALL the bullets went to. Bullets are high in Anchorage and only bulk used to be Cabella. So I just order them and flat rate shipping works out to ok costs.
I was not expecting bullets to go but I got in some bulk orders early so I am good for a year on that. I scored 8 lbs of H4831 in the old long cut (one of those odd things they normally don't have any powder but it was some kind of trade) all sealed containers and shoots just fine.
I don't buy 1 lb of powder any more, I get 8 lbs and stocked up when it was there. Primer only only by the 1000 and I stocked up on those as well.
Bullets are just weird, not just the common calibers, anything that was on the shelves like 303 is swept clean.
Equally even the old beat up rifles in the LGS are gone, I think I could sell a rusted out musket for top dollar right now.