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$60 to $69 per pound!!
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ChadTRG42
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I'm seeing powder going for $60 to $69 per pound (retail) on some Alliant powders now. That's insane!!! My dealer cost isn't that high, but it's not far off. That's nuts!!
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Re: $60 to $69 per pound!!
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02/08/24 08:33 PM
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Everybody said not to buy when powder was in the high 40's, that it would go down lol. I bought a three year supply then before it all was non existent for a while.
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Re: $60 to $69 per pound!!
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02/08/24 08:35 PM
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Dang. So about how much should i get to load a thousand rounds of .308
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Re: $60 to $69 per pound!!
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02/08/24 08:39 PM
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Everybody said not to buy when powder was in the high 40's, that it would go down lol. I bought a three year supply then before it all was non existent for a while. Does powder have a shelf-life? Asking for the uninformed (me). I assume storage conditions (temperature and moisture) play a part as well?
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Re: $60 to $69 per pound!!
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02/08/24 08:44 PM
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ChadTRG42
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Everybody said not to buy when powder was in the high 40's, that it would go down lol. I bought a three year supply then before it all was non existent for a while. Does powder have a shelf-life? Asking for the uninformed (me). I assume storage conditions (temperature and moisture) play a part as well? If stored properly, years! Dang. So about how much should i get to load a thousand rounds of .308 There are 7000 grains in a pound. If your powder charge was 45 grains, you would need 6.42 lbs of powder for 1000 rounds of 308. I never thought powder would go down. But I didn't think it would be going up this much this quickly.
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Re: $60 to $69 per pound!!
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02/08/24 09:51 PM
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I remember about year 2 or 3 of reloading for me, I had just gotten through my first 2 lbs of varget and a pound of reloader 15. after determining that all the skuttle-butt about varget in 308 was true, i decided to get my first 8lb jug.it was right around $300 to get it shipped to my doorstep. Now the price online shows almost $400 beofre tax, shipping and hazmat fee. It's nuts.
I'm a dude who likes long barrels!
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Re: $60 to $69 per pound!!
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02/08/24 10:28 PM
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A couple weeks ago, I bought an 8lb jug of 300MP for $129!
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Re: $60 to $69 per pound!!
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02/08/24 11:00 PM
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Happily, I think I’m good. I’ve given up on R17, so don’t care what the price is now.
Not my monkeys, not my circus...
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Re: $60 to $69 per pound!!
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02/09/24 03:18 AM
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Chad, you need to find us some more bulk powder. I am almost out of the WC-846S. Its become my .308 and .223 powder! 20 pounds did not last as long as I thought it would.
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Re: $60 to $69 per pound!!
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02/09/24 03:26 AM
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So I just need to find me about an 8 pound jug of W748 and I will be ok. I know it’s not everyone’s first choice but from I read, one of the better powders for short barrels or for .358 winchester. Well I am building a 16” .358 winchester so it should be decent.
So that and maybe one of the top three powders for the ‘06 or .308. Man I don’t even know. I think I am gonna go ahead and order a couple of handbooks.
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Re: $60 to $69 per pound!!
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02/09/24 01:37 PM
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Chad, you need to find us some more bulk powder. I am almost out of the WC-846S. Its become my .308 and .223 powder! 20 pounds did not last as long as I thought it would. I second this notion. Chad, you've been very generous in previous powder offerings. If you do it again for wc846, varget, h4350 or anything really that you like then you can for sure count me in.
I'm a dude who likes long barrels!
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Re: $60 to $69 per pound!!
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02/09/24 02:31 PM
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Everybody said not to buy when powder was in the high 40's, that it would go down lol. I bought a three year supply then before it all was non existent for a while. Does powder have a shelf-life? Asking for the uninformed (me). I assume storage conditions (temperature and moisture) play a part as well? I had a keg of surplus h4895 that was twice my age when I bought it. It took me 15 years to use it up and shot the same from beginning to end.
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Re: $60 to $69 per pound!!
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Gunpowder is like gasoline. I don't care what it cost all I care about is being able to buy it.
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Re: $60 to $69 per pound!!
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02/09/24 03:59 PM
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Try TAC, for your 308. Natchez has it at about 33 a pound. Just got 3 pounds about 2 weeks ago.
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Re: $60 to $69 per pound!!
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02/10/24 12:32 AM
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old man gave my a 12 lb keg of unique lot no 5, I loaded thousands of 28 ga shells. with it never a problem lots of straights to, that powder had to be 50 yrs old. People are still shooting ww2 ammo with no problems
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Re: $60 to $69 per pound!!
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02/10/24 04:19 AM
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I bought an 8lb container of Reloder 16 about a month ago and it was the most I have ever paid (about 450.00) and from what I heard folks saying that were at SHOT….get ready. I have already started working on switching just like I did with H4350 when it was hard to get. All the Alliant made in Sweden has gone thru the roof on price. Vihtaviori is looking better all of a sudden.
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"Anyone taking up handloading necessarily plays with unknown factors and takes chances. But so does anyone who drives a car,goes to a cocktail party,eats in a restaurant,or gets married."
Jack O'Connor 1963
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Re: $60 to $69 per pound!!
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02/10/24 04:31 AM
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Long time before prices on anything drop. Biden and a complicit Congress have looted the economy with the “build back better” BS. Bottom line is that the $ isn’t worth what it once was and things won’t change soon.
Without a sense of urgency, nothing ever happens.
Boy, if I say "sic em", you'd better look for something to bite. Sam Shelley, Rancher Muleshoe Texas 1892-1985 RIP
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Re: $60 to $69 per pound!!
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02/12/24 06:37 PM
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Chad, you need to find us some more bulk powder. I am almost out of the WC-846S. Its become my .308 and .223 powder! 20 pounds did not last as long as I thought it would. I second this notion. Chad, you've been very generous in previous powder offerings. If you do it again for wc846, varget, h4350 or anything really that you like then you can for sure count me in. man i forgot all about the wc846s i think i still have 40-50 lbs
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