Cliff's Guns, Safes and Reloading

Cliff's Guns, Safes and Reloading has been serving Boise shooters for 33 years. When ammunition shortages hit hard, shop owner Cliff Poser saw the writing on the wall: shooters would start making their own bullets.

The shop stocks the equipment and materials needed to reload ammunition at home:

• •Dillon Precision presses and other reloading equipment
• •Gunpowder (normally around 125 different types in stock—currently limited due to demand)
• •Bullet components and brass cases
• •All supplies needed to assemble finished rounds

Under normal conditions, the shop keeps approximately 125 different kinds of powders on hand. Reloading lets shooters cut ammunition costs dramatically—buying in bulk and assembling rounds costs a fraction of retail prices.

The shop runs instruction sessions where beginners learn the reloading process under supervision. Instructors cover critical safety details, including proper gunpowder amounts—"too much and you can blow up your gun." Customers spend between $200 and $1,000 to get set up with a complete reloading station.

"I've been doing the business for 33 years, and, I mean, as big as we've gotten, we still can't take care of all the people that are coming in."

During peak shortage periods, Poser has had to maintain a special stash of ammunition just to sell bullets to customers who purchase firearms from the shop. What used to cost $150 for 1,000 rounds of .223 steel case ammunition jumped to $400.

Cliff Poser thinks rationally about ammunition cycles. He believes the shortage bubble will eventually pop as shooters work through surplus stockpiles. His 33-year track record means he understands long-term trends—not just riding waves of panic buying.