Buck13
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Good point. When they ship that again, you'll know that they're caught up on production!And Trail Boss.
Good point. When they ship that again, you'll know that they're caught up on production!And Trail Boss.
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.your stash?
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.Let me know when they have Varget and 4895. Those seem to be the litmus test of powder availability.
And Trail Boss.
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.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.
Let me know when they have Varget and 4895. Those seem to be the litmus test of powder availability.
And Trail Boss.
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.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.
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.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.
Let me know when they have Varget and 4895. Those seem to be the litmus test of powder availability.
And Trail Boss.
Yeah, as I mentioned above, here’s the thread that has the link to ADI’s news on what is named Trail boss in the USA. Now that’s a convoluted sentenceTrail Boss may never be back. The plant in Australia has no intentions of producing, from what I have read.
Good thing I have 21 canisters, got on a great deal. It will last me a couple years.
You know... You can load just about any handgun cartridge with those 3 powders... and a fair amount of rifle cartridges, too.
So much stock they had unopened cases sitting on the floor.
Recob's Target Shop has 2400 for $39/lb along with bunch other popular powders like HP-38/W231 for $212/8 lbs "in stock" - https://www.thehighroad.org/index.p...on-thread-link-required.910908/#post-12421733Wow. 2400 still exists.
I guess I should buy some...
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.Trail Boss may never be back. The plant in Australia has no intentions of producing, from what I have read.
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.
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.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.
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!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.
https://www.thehighroad.org/index.p...ead-link-required.910908/page-2#post-12429916Let me know when they have Varget and 4895. Those seem to be the litmus test of powder availability.The Hodgdon website now has Varget. $63 per #.
You could just about buy sulpher & nitrate for what the powder is going for. Not a difficult process.thanks and ask about price! Doing a little research before I commit to buying 25# online. Yes, BP guys do this