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Mark_Mark said:
your stash?
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Boxing up extra one pounders. That’s the stuff that was in paper bags in the closet when the roof came down. It didn’t get wet thankfully. I don’t open them until I run out of the working supplies in the cabinet. I took a picture so I could remember what to put on the box label. Meant to delete it not post it. I have two more sets of boxes: one for Alliant and another for Accurate powders. I’m a little short on IMR 4895, 4198, and WST. The Autocomp is a new addition. I have one open and one boxed up. If I don’t like it, it becomes trade goods; which is a different box.
 
earlthegoat2 said:
Let me know when they have Varget and 4895. Those seem to be the litmus test of powder availability.

And Trail Boss.
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I have seen IMR 4895 at the gun store in Micanopy and in the Bass Pro in Gainesville as recently as last weekend. I didn’t buy any because it’s a little spendy still and I’m not out yet. I don’t use Varget so don’t know if they had any. I did buy Autocomp a couple of weeks ago and I know they had some H110 too. So some of the more popular stuff is showing up, just at higher prices and kind of sporadic.
 
nick22 said:
It's good to see it back on the shelves hopefully H4350 will come down in price I see it online for $45 dollars per pound. Not terrible if you're out of hunting rounds but not near stocking up prices.
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American Reloading has pull down rifle powders fairly close on burn chart to 4350 on sale for under $150 delivered including hazmat for 8#. For range fodder that's too good to pass up right now.
 
Haven't really ran into powder shortage issues with the exception of BE-86 (which I rectified when PV had their shipment arrive) but am still waiting for more primers to show up at respectable prices…lol
 
.45Coltguy said:
Hodgdon powders are still hit and miss. He had some, not a big selection. No Varget, Universal or 4350. I don't believe anyone has Trail Boss.
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Isn’t Trail Boss the one no longer being produced while a new formulation is developed. Pretty sure that’s the one mentioned in another thread including a notice from the Australian manufacturer.
 
GeoDudeFlorida said:
I have seen IMR 4895 at the gun store in Micanopy and in the Bass Pro in Gainesville as recently as last weekend. I didn’t buy any because it’s a little spendy still and I’m not out yet. I don’t use Varget so don’t know if they had any. I did buy Autocomp a couple of weeks ago and I know they had some H110 too. So some of the more popular stuff is showing up, just at higher prices and kind of sporadic.
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Cabela’s/BassPro is once again (for a month or more) selling powder online for delivery or store pickup. Obviously not everything is available. Oh, and except for Alliant that is.
 
Charlie98 said:
You know... You can load just about any handgun cartridge with those 3 powders... and a fair amount of rifle cartridges, too.
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2400 can be used for 30 Carbine and some other smaller rifle cartridges along with magnum handgun cartridges. I've seen some load data for 38 spl also. It doesn't work as a shotgun powder though, at least I've never seen any load data. I consolidated all of my powder down to only 3 about 5 years ago and purchased around 20 lbs a few months before the troubles started in 2020. Let's just say I had a real bad feeling about the next 4 years.

I have W748, 2400 and American Select and plenty of it. I use AS for my pistols/revolvers. 2400 for mag revolvers and 30 carbine. W748 for my rifles. I don't load shotgun anymore but AS would work for that because it was originally designed as a shotgun powder.
 
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From a month or so back........found this at Graf's retail store:

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To the right of that table are two double wide cabinets........8 foot tall......fully stocked with various powders in 1 pound cannisters and some 8 pound jugs. So much stock they had unopened cases sitting on the floor.

And while Varget has been hit and miss, Shooter's World Precision is now available. What is curious about Precision is it was traditionally a cheaper alternative to Varget. Not anymore. It runs about $45 per pound. But again, is available.

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Those unopened cases included 1 pounders of Alliant 15, 17, 19 and if memory serves, 22. Powders I didn't think existed anymore.
 
Seedy Character said:
Trail Boss may never be back. The plant in Australia has no intentions of producing, from what I have read.
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That's sad! I suppose people complained that stuff is expensive, but it was unparalleled for making kitten-tickler light loads. I bought some cast lead .357 75 grain wadcutters and made ammo that was lower in recoil and report than a standard velocity .22LR.
 
Buck13 said:
That's sad! I suppose people complained that stuff is expensive, but it was unparalleled for making kitten-tickler light loads. I bought some cast lead .357 75 grain wadcutters and made ammo that was lower in recoil and report than a standard velocity .22LR.
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I never considered it expensive. The first I bought was $17 and most other powders were $20-$22. Of course, TB was 9 oz, not 1#. But at a 3 gr loading, still cheap per round.

Seeing how low could I go, I stepped down to 1.7 gr with a 95 gr. LRN powder coated .357 bullet. Bullet was so slow, I could see the purple pill in flight and hitting the target.
2.0-2.2 gr is my minimum .357 load, which comes out to 1800-2000 rounds per canister.

I hope production returns.
 
Seedy Character said:
I never considered it expensive. The first I bought was $17 and most other powders were $20-$22. Of course, TB was 9 oz, not 1#. But at a 3 gr loading, still cheap per round.
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True. Some people are *really* cheap, though, or get hung up on the 9 oz. thing. Since you can also go to really small charges with fast powders like #2 or Clays, TB is *a little* more expensive, but compared to the cost of bullets (unless you cast and get free lead somehow) and primers, it's silly to quibble about that difference IMHO.

Seeing how low could I go, I stepped down to 1.7 gr with a 95 gr. LRN powder coated .357 bullet. Bullet was so slow, I could see the purple pill in flight and hitting the target.
2.0-2.2 gr is my minimum .357 load, which comes out to 1800-2000 rounds per canister.
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Yikes. I think 3 grains was the lowest I went. Those sound like they would be good for small game. Although a squirrel might run away while the bullet was in flight!
 
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