Seabee
Old Timer
Traveler, I was referring to the new pistol powders being all flake powders. I'm fully aware hp38 and 231 are ball powders as is many of the accurate powders
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Lighten up there fella. Everyone is entitled to his/her/its opinion. This isn't Russia you know. Well not yet anyway.
I used to use WC 844 and 846 when I was shooting .308 a lot. Where are you getting this powder from?
StickShaker
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Lighten up there fella. Everyone is entitled to his/her/its opinion. This isn't Russia you know. Well not yet anyway.
Let's keep the steam roller going. Trump/Putin ticket for 2020!!
Aamdskeetshooter
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Lighten up there fella. Everyone is entitled to his/her/its opinion. This isn't Russia you know. Well not yet anyway.
I'm okay with Hodgdon coming out with 20 new powders. What do I care. As long as there's something to buy when I go to buy it. I think people will always find something to b!tch about. So they're complaining about too many choices? You stated it is ridiculous for Hodgdon to come out with new powders. Why? If they think they can make money more power to them. If you want less choice move to Russia.
I'm not pissed off. I don't understand why others are.Americanreloader.com
Some wiser reloaders at range buy their stuff from there but haven't personally used their stuff. Looking at the pulled bullets for plinking and the powder.
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I don't know what their thinking is but I agree that we have too many powders today. When I started reloading, we had Alcan, Dupont, IMR, Winchester and Hogdon (for surplus only). I may have missed one or two. For the most part, the powder manufacturers only had, at the most, a dozen powders for sale. Today, there are so many powders that I can't keep track of them all!
Being a good red blooded American boy, I like to have choices but this is getting ridiculous.
I started reloading in the mid-70s
Dupont and IMR was the same, until Hodgdon purchased the rights to IMR.
Also there was Hercules, now Alliant.
Scot powders, which are now part of Accurate. I don't remember when Accurate entered the market.
And by the mid-70s, not all Hodgdon powders were surplus. They had started having powder made for them.
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Sort of. The "ball" pistol powders are typically flattened balls.
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https://www.americanreloading.com/en/
They only have WC844 in stock.
I would have loved to get some of this, but managed to score a goodly amount of H-335.
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It seems a number of their bullets selections are mixed weights.
And not sure where they are getting so many pulled plated bullets.
Winchester BALL® Pistol Powders
Right their on their web site. Maybe you should write them a letter and tell them they got it wrong.
I think the bad thing about new powders is it makes other powders less available or intermittently available if production capacity is fixed. On the other hand if they add new powders but get rid of others that have limitations then it is good. More new more versatile powders is a good thing.
It would be what many call "Progress"
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Read their literature. They even state they are flattened balls. And look at them. They are not fully spherical, unlike their rifle ball powders.
Yoshi
Invictus
I called Hodgdon today for another reason and ended up shooting-the-breeze with the rep. I asked about Varget in 2017 and they ARE making it. He did say demand is way up, so get while you can. Interesting note: He mentioned that they are limited in the amount they can make per powder. Didn't dig any further, so I don't know if it's legislative or production related. Wondering if that's why they are making the new powders?
Seabee
Old Timer
Ironpony, talked to Mike vandyke at hodgdon, the rumors of varget not being produced is completely false. This sort of talk is what starts the buying frenzys. When in doubt call them and ask before spreading rumors. All reloading component manufacturers will take calls and answer questions. I've been calling them for 42 years
Merry Christmas All.
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StickShaker
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Thanks for the alert! I have been checking PV every day but only focusing on the in/out stock column. I made an account at Midsouth yesterday and they will probably be getting my primer order.
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