44 SPECIAL 180 GR XTP Temporarily Suspended

[Blue Brick]

http://www.hornady.com/support/availability

Under normal market conditions, we can keep the supply chain full by making popular items on a regular basis and keeping specialty or less-used products on a seasonal basis. However, with demand at record levels, it has become difficult to justify shutting down a machine to change it over to produce a product of less demand. Therefore, we are temporarily suspending some items in order to focus our efforts on the most popular and highest demand products and ship more total product.

 

[willypete]

This has been the case for several months. Several manufacturers have suspended or set back production of certain items in order to maintain production or meet demand of others.

 

[osteodoc08]

It's only business sense. I wouldn't expect any less from a company that also has to make a profit.

 

[RealGun]

I have two boxes of their loaded ammo using that bullet. It says "Custom" for the cartridge line.

I don't routinely load self defense ammo, but I do have two boxes of their 200 gr XTP in .451.

I am currently loading just lead, 180gr round nose flat points LRNFP from Friendswood (nice). The charge is 7.5 gr SR4756.

 

[Gordon]

wasn't a very good load anyway IMHO.

 

[wnycollector]

It figures that I pick up my 1st 44 special revolver (Taurus 431) yesterday and find that the small number of factory loads for this caliber has gotten even smaller.

 

[calaverasslim]

wnycollector. Seems like it's time to start reloading.

I have been reloading for the 44 special for almost 30 years amoungst others and am happy to do it.

What they are doing makes good sense to me.

 

[RealGun]

They may not distribute the bullet, but that doesn't mean they aren't making their brand ammo with the bullet. For example, I have waited months for .38 caliber 140gr FTX so I can reload the shorter Critical defense cases. No joy, but I believe the boxed ammo is still around. It has only been a month or two since I purchased what I have in .44 Spl, 180g, XTP Custom.

 

[wnycollector]

Seems like it's time to start reloading.

I know I do. When this last ammo scare hit I swore I would start, but thus far my work bench is still cluttered with tools and saw dust rather than reloading presses and supplies Now that I have the 44 special and 45 colt, it looks like I need to start hinting to Mrs. Santa that a reloading press would make a fine Xmas gift.