Alliant powder shortage

[skipglo]

That's what I'm asking..... what specific powders do what before they are gone!

I am trying to stock up on as much as possible because I have a bunch of guns I haven't started reloading for

Use another brand and avoid the problem all together..... you're trying to reload for the Past....think about the Future!

 

[340 in Va]

I actually still have a few thousand primers I purchased at 69.95 per 5k sleeve back in the 90's. and a couple of thousand I purchased for under $10 per 1k. In those days, we were buying primers by the tens of thousands per order, so some older ones stayed on the back of the shelves.

I think the last primers I purchased were $119 per 5k, and I purchased 50k then. (Correction - I paid $139/5k. Old age an all )

Same here, I started buying 8lb jugs instead of 1lb years ago, now at 70 I have about all I need. Wife always wanted to know why I keep buying power and primers.

 

[Petey308]

Vihtavuori 500 series is a great alternative to Alliant powders. They're double base extruded powders just like all the Alliant Reloder powders. Other than that, Hodgdon Extreme powders are great, just only single base. I don't mess with ball powders any more for anything I intend to shoot year round or with any needed precision. It's just not worth the headache of them being temp sensitive.