Suggestions for powders to stockpile

[Mike Van Horn]

H-4895 is what l go though the fastest. 204 Ruger and .375 H&H
It works it a lot of cartridges. May not be the best powder for some but you could get a load.
Also use a lot of RL-25

 

[Newboomer]

See my post under Reloading Room. If you want powder, you best get on it. I had to do some shopping around to find anything today.

 

[fourfive8]

Same here. Seems just like the previous shortage/outage. I'll second the notion to get on it! Thankfully I have a pretty good stock laid in of 5744, Trailboss, IMR4350, Benchmark, Varget, pull down milsurp "4895" and Reloader 19, but was light on H4895. Had a heck of a time finding it tonight.

I remember just after the last shortage trying some of the "new" IMR powders that suddenly became available. Didn't have much luck with them and they seemed squirrelly on pressure and predictability. May be mistaken, but I think there was a recall on one of them. Quit them like a bad habit and only got stuck with a couple of pounds.

 

[Edster]

Pick up whatever you are currently using. If this goes the way it did last time pick up primers as well. Stopped by my powder depot yesterday. Parking lot was full, 14-20 minutes to check out, they said the gun sales upstairs were ridiculous I’ve always have some on hand. .

 

[Hogpatrol]

For anyone new to reloading, this isn't a new phenomenon. Supplies run in cycles. The best practice is to load up when supplies are plentiful and prices are low. That was just a month or so ago. Hopefully, getting caught with one's pants down only happens once.

 

[Wyatt Smith]

I sure wish I had a couple more pounds of 4350.

 

[sgt_zim]

I live about 20 miles from Midway. Will see if I can grab some.

Were you able to get any?

 

[YancyW]

Were you able to get any?

I did, 189 for 8lbs. But I wasn't able to pick up in at the warehouse, so I had to pay the fees for shipping.

 

[sgt_zim]

Dang, it was only $195 or so online (incl. shipping). Still, you got some, and I already like it way better than Varget, at least for the Gold Dot 168s I just started shooting. Almost 300 fps faster with the 168s than I was getting with Varget and VLDH 175/ELD-X 178. And the Speer GD 168s have a higher BC than either of the other two.

 

[375 Ruger Fan]

For anyone new to reloading, this isn't a new phenomenon. Supplies run in cycles. The best practice is to load up when supplies are plentiful and prices are low. That was just a month or so ago. Hopefully, getting caught with one's pants down only happens once.

Powder, primers and ammo supply are sufficient, as is toilet paper. Worried about running out of Girl Scout cookies though. They too are seasonal.

 

[EricB]

Powder, primers and ammo supply are sufficient, as is toilet paper. Worried about running out of Girl Scout cookies though. They too are seasonal.

I feel the same way about the McRib.

 

[Bob Nelson 35Whelen]

Just bought an 8# jug of CFE223 from Midway about 15 minutes ago.

While they're not 1:1 the same, I've had good luck with IMR 4831 as a slow burner

Sarge
Better go get a couple more 8 # jugs o f cfe223 and some primers and projectiles as well. From what I'm seeing on Facebook about over there gun shops are selling rifles and ammo faster than we are selling dunny paper in Australia.
Cheers mate Bob

 

[sgt_zim]

also bought (along with the powder)
1000 Gold Dot 168s
1000 primers (Remington 9 1/2 was all I could find, I'll make that work)
1000 bulk match 308 brass
enough boxes to hold 1000 rounds.

when I get halfway through that, I'll start looking again. that was $1000 I wasn't planning on spending this month.

8# of CFE223 should be enough for about 1200 rounds.

 

[Bob Nelson 35Whelen]

also bought (along with the powder)
1000 Gold Dot 168s
1000 primers (Remington 9 1/2 was all I could find, I'll make that work)
1000 bulk match 308 brass
enough boxes to hold 1000 rounds.

when I get halfway through that, I'll start looking again. that was $1000 I wasn't planning on spending this month.

Sarge
Luckily you've got just enough for a small fighting patrol.

 

[CBH Australia]

Crazy, Like our toilet paper binge buying at present.
I know in Australia AR2206H is a versatile powder covering many cartridges. Perhaps not optimum velocity in all but compatible with many.

 

[sgt_zim]

Sarge
Luckily you've got just enough for a small fighting patrol.

The idea is to discourage all but the stupidest of people that they're headed in a direction they really don't want to go, assuming all of this business doesn't settle down before Great Depression II has a chance to kick off.

 

[Bob Nelson 35Whelen]

also bought (along with the powder)
1000 Gold Dot 168s
1000 primers (Remington 9 1/2 was all I could find, I'll make that work)
1000 bulk match 308 brass
enough boxes to hold 1000 rounds.

when I get halfway through that, I'll start looking again. that was $1000 I wasn't planning on spending this month.

8# of CFE223 should be enough for about 1200 rounds.

Sarge
With powder, projectiles and cases have enough for about 3000 rounds but need another 1500 primers. That my usual supply. When I have spare cash I top up for when I'm broke
Cheers mate Bob

 

[Daggaboy375]

The amount of powder you need is dependent on how many primers you have.

DB375

 

[Shootist43]

Just a little bit off topic but not too much so is that having QuickLoad available allows you to continue loading with what you do have available.

 

[sgt_zim]

Sarge
With powder, projectiles and cases have enough for about 3000 rounds but need another 1500 primers. That my usual supply. When I have spare cash I top up for when I'm broke
Cheers mate Bob

Well, I've got lots of other components for other cartridges, but every bit of it is for hunting rifles, which is not the purpose of my recent purchase. I have just under 500 bullets for my 45-70, a couple hundred each for other calibers, and a variety of powders.