I finally found powder!

[Tok36]

I have been shooting factory for about 3 months because i could not find powder. The cost was really starting to make shooting less fun.

I am still new to reloading so this is the first powder shortage i have experienced. Every time a talk to someone who has been reloading for a long time they have told me they are set on powder because they have always stocked up after getting nailed by a shortage sometime in the past.

Well i finely found pistol powder! Picked up 12 pounds. From now on i am stocking up.

Edit: 8lbs Bullseye , 4lbs Power Pistol. I payed around $20 per pound with tax.

[8mmFMJ]

Stocking up on pistol powder is a good thing. Hard to find anywhere lately. What did u get and what did you pay ?

[Mot Mi]

Having more than you need is better than having none

[Pablo5959]

Cabela's had powder the day before yesterday.
Grabbed a 5#er of blue dot real fast.
I know Cabela's doesn't have the cheapest prices but you make it back in shipping and points.

[Tok36]

Stocking up on pistol powder is a good thing. Hard to find anywhere lately. What did u get and what did you pay ?

Angeles reloading store received a bunch. I called in then showed up there 2 hrs before it went on sale. The line was short in the end but i was not taking any chances. I was really trying to avoid using resellers. I was getting weak, then found some just in time.

8lbs Bullseye , 4lbs Power Pistol. I payed around $20 per pound with tax.

[roc_my_tims]

Congrats on the find. 12lbs of pistol powder will last you a few years unless your shooting about 3-5k rounds a year

[Eljay]

84,000 grains. Depends on the powder and caliber but let's just say an average load is 5 grains to keep the math easy. That's 16,800 rounds. I think he'll be set for a while.

[chknlyps2]

I have been shooting factory for about 3 months because i could not find powder. The cost was really starting to make shooting less fun.

I am still new to reloading so this is the first powder shortage i have experienced. Every time a talk to someone who has been reloading for a long time they have told me they are set on powder because they have always stocked up after getting nailed by a shortage sometime in the past.

Well i finely found pistol powder! Picked up 12 pounds. From now on i am stocking up. I have a good start.

Fixed it for you

[krwada]

Nice!

12lb?

What kind of pistol powder did you get?

[Pauliedad]

I'd rather have powder and not need it than need powder and not have it.

[DeskHunter]

How much was the Bullseye at Angeles?

[stilly]

You know what sucks about having powder? Having 51 lbs and it is spread among 30 different ones...


So when you find a good powder, buy a few bottles, not one here or one there...


But please do not buy from any of these douche-nozzles...

http://www.gunbroker.com/All/BI.aspx?Keywords=hp-38

BAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA...


Semper Fi... LMAO...

[Mot Mi]

The general idea is if one company receives a certain batch of powders, you will see everyone else get them a few days or a week later. Bullseye, power pistol, blue dot, unique, red dot, 4227 cfe223, varget as usual, Lil gun, clay dot have been hitting shelves for the past week.
I have been waiting for alliant 2200 for awhile and when my distrib got it, it was time to buy!

Stilly and I can agree that blue dot gets skipped a lot and it is so versatile. Like I mentioned in another thread it is my primary go to powder when w231/hp38, is being bought up for factory ammo than I'd much rather use blue dot. It isn't an economical powder and has high charge and meters so well. I rarely get a +/-.1 on it unless it is the first drop. You can never double a charge unless it is a long straight walled case. I should really consider making gallery loads off it for future reference.

I only keep 16# of w231 on hand and have 15 # of blue dot incoming. Alliant has really been pushing it hard this year with the pistol powder shortage. Next year should be a better year for you new reloaders. With so many having a larger stock of powder there should be more available.

I know 700x and 800x have been available for a few hours when checking gunbot. With that by next spring pistol powder will be more available. Unless, obummer plans to do more outrageous things or we have more new reloaders.

[Cowboy T]

I got burned in 2009. Taught me a lesson. That didn't happen to me again in 2013.

Same applied to .22LR ammo. I bought a brick every month, whether I needed it or not, for three years. These are those 550-count bulk packs that Federal makes. Of course, I was giving the "Assault .22" (see note below *) plenty of exercise throughout all this, so I'd use the "first in, first out" method for ammo usage. Today, I still have a whole lot of that ammo, and the Assault .22* therefore continues to get plenty of exercise.

Do the same with powders. When you see something you happen to use normally, at a fair price, just pick up some. Case in point: a few months before the tragedy at Sandy Hook, I found out about a guy who was having trouble unloading an 8lb jug of Titegroup. Seems folks around here use Bullseye, W231, and Unique. Well, I happen to use Titegroup for "normal" .45 Colt as a primary powder, and it's also my backup powder for .38 Spl., so I was glad to help him out. Today, I'm really glad I did that.

- T

* "Assault .22" (noun): a bone-stock, $200 Ruger 10/22, all examples of which are "capable of accepting High Capacitly Clips!"

[Sunday]

Don't forget to stock up on primers .Bullets as well