Need powder? Take a list.

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Today I was able to buy powder for every caliber I was looking for simply because I took a list of several options with me. Handed it to the guy at Sportsmans Warehouse and asked if he had any of those. If I'd insisted in a specific powder my shopping trip wouldn't have been so successful.

Now for primers...
 
That's a good point twoclones, too many go shopping for the exact powder or components with no back up plan.
Most calibers can be covered by several powders with a little pre-purchase research.
Then they whine in a post on THR that they can't find their powder or other components.

NCsmitty
 
I just posted this on another forum. This will make it easy to get a workable powder for what caliber you are loading. This came from the Ramshot site.

1. Norma R-1
2. Vihta Vuori N310
3. Hodgdon Titewad
4. Accurate Nitro 100
5. Alliant Bullseye
6. Accurate Solo 1000
7. Scot Red Diamond
8. Alliant Red Dot
9. Alliant Promo
10. Hodgdon Titegroup
11. Accurate No. 2
12. Alliant American Select
13. Winchester AA Plus
14. Hodgdon Clays
15. Vihta Vuori N320
16. Ramshot Competition
17. Scot Royal D
18. Winchester WST
19. Hodgdon HP38
20. Winchester 452AA
21. Scot 453
22. Winchester 231
23. Ramshot Zip
24. IMR 700X
25. Alliant Green Dot
26. Hodgdon Int. Clays
27. Vihta Vuori N330
28. IMR PB
29. Accurate No. 5
30. Scot Pearl
31. Winchester 473AA
32. Hodgdon HS-5
33. Winchester WSL
34. Alliant Unique
35. Hodgdon Univ. Clays
36. Alliant Power Pistol
37. IMR SR-7625
38. Hodgdon HS-6
39. Ramshot Silhouette
40. Winchester WAP
41. Vihta Vuori N340
42. Winchester 540
43. Alliant Herco
44. Winchester WSF
45. IMR SR-4756
46. Scot Solo 1250
47. Vihta Vuori 3N37
48. IMR 800X
49. Accurate No. 7
50. Hodgdon Longshot
51. Scot Solo 1500
52. Ramshot True Blue
53. Vihta Vuori N350
54. Vihta Vuori 3N38
55. Hodgdon HS-7
56. Alliant Blue Dot
57. Winchester 571
58. Vihta Vuori N105
59. Accurate No. 9
60. Ramshot Enforcer
61. Scot 4100
62. Alliant Steel
63. Alliant 2400
64. Vihta Vuori N110
65. Hodgdon Lil Gun
66. Norma R123
67. Hodgdon H110
68. Winchester 296
69. IMR SR-4759
70. Vihta Vuori N120
71. IMR 4227
72. Accurate XMR 5744
73. Alliant 410
75. Vihta Vuori N130
76. Winchester 680
77. Norma N200
78. Accurate 1680
79. Vihta Vuori N133
80. Hodgdon H4198
81. IMR 4198
82. Scot Brig 4197
83. Accurate XMR 2015
84. Scot Brig 3032
85. Alliant RL7
86. IMR 3031
87. Hodgdon Benchmark
88. Norma N201
89. Scot Brig 322
90. Hodgdon H322
91. Ramshot X-Terminator
92. Accurate 2230
93. Winchester 748
94. Alliant RL10X
95. Hodgdon BLC-2
96. Accurate 2460
97. Hodgdon H335
98. Ramshot TAC
99. Hodgdon H4895
100. Accurate XMR 2495
101. Alliant RL12
102. IMR 4895
103. Scot Brig 4065
104. Vihta Vuori N135
105. Hodgdon Varget
106. IMR 4064
107. Accurate XMR 4064
108. Accurate 2520
109. IMR 4320
110. Norma N203
111. Vihta Vuori N140
112. Vihta Vuori N540
113. Accurate 2700
114. Ramshot Big Game
115. Alliant RL15
116. Hodgdon H380
117. Winchester 760
118. Scot Brig 4351
119. Hodgdon H414
120. Vihta Vuori N150
121. Vihta Vuori N550
122. Accurate XMR 4350
123. IMR 4350
124. Hodgdon H4350
125. Norma N204
126. Ramshot Hunter
127. Alliant RL19
128. Vihta Vuori N160
129. Vihta Vuori N560
130. IMR 4831
131. Scot Brig 4831
132. Norma N205
133. Accurate XMR 3100
134. Winchester WMR
135. Hodgdon H4831
136. Norma MRP
137. Alliant RL22
138. Winchester 785
139. Hodgdon H450
140. Accurate Mag Pro
141. Vihta Vuori N165
142. Winchester WXR
143. IMR 7828
144. Accurate 8700
145. Hodgdon H1000
146. Ramshot Magnum
147. Alliant RL25
148. Hodgdon Retumbo
149. Hodgdon H870
150. Vihta Vuori N170
151. Vihta Vuori 24N41
152. Hogdon 50 BMG
153. Vihta Vuori 20N29


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Some of my problem is not finding acceptable substitute powder, but finding load data to go with it.
 
Chas have you checked the powder makers website? They are pretty good about publishing load data.

Post the powder and the round here and I bet somebody can point you in the right direction.
 
I don't know of any powder manufacturer/distributor that doesn't have at least basic data for most popular calibers available on their websites. There's no excuse, other than no internet connection, for someone not to be able to find loads for their firearm.
A Google search will usually garner a huge amount of data for even obscure calibers.
We have a tremendous amount of information available now at the tips of our fingers, unthinkable back when I started reloading. You just need the common sense to disseminate the good from the bad.

NCsmitty
 
I'm familiar with most of the sites that publish reloading data. I still stand by my statement. As far as using load data from a forum member whose name I don't even know, either this forum or others I frequent, I think I'll have to pass on that. I mean no offense, I'm just prudent.
 
agree with only using published data. It is way to easy to make a typo or transpose numbers and create a kaboom.

I know that I can't type fer shyte anyway.
 
Chas,
Are you loading an obscure caliber or using hard to find powder? Like a couple previous posters, I forgo reading my reloading manuals in favor of going to the powder manufacturers site. But, I admit I'm reloading 9mm, .45ACP, .357, and .223 - very common cartridges.
 
NCSmitty, IMO, is right on target. You always need a back up plan. This holds especially true with all of the folks stocking up and those getting into reloading because of the panic...

My .02,
redintex
 
Good point...went today to a local shop to pick up some IMR 4350 for a new 300 win mag I'm in the process of buying. Instead all they had was RL22, so my back-up powder was purchased.

Ron
 
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