Where's the powder?

[badbull]

I was able to buy 1lb of RL26 at LGS for 44.95 this morning. Last one on shelf!

My LGS has plenty of powder at that price point and primers for $15 per 100….they can keep it! Primers are dropping slowly but powders are available online. And much cheaper.

 

[JAYgs8163]

I just picked up a pound of A2460 (possibly made by General Dynamics, St. Marks FL) that I plan to use in .20P & .223 at Scheels, in Missoula. I was real happy to get a pound of powder that will produce 250 plus rounds for the .20P or .223 without paying an additional $25 or so for hazmat & shipping. The current component emergency has me using combos that I never used before. I expect the A2460 will be sold out within 1 day. Maybe, I should get a .50 BMG because there are large stocks of powder for that caliber.

A2460 is a great powder in 308 for lighter weight bullets. I run it in a 18" barrel bolt 308 with a 130 Barnes TTSX at 3100 FPS. Super accurate and wicked out to 600 yards.

 

[JAYgs8163]

Tried not to be a pig, only bought 6 pounds today. Could've bought ten or more.

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Nice, H1000 on a shelf!!!

 

[swabby56]

Cabela's near me hasn't received anything much in months. The other sporting goods places either. I don't see anything advertised online.

Just got a bunch from Midway. Price good and shipping and hazmat were good. After everything powder ended up less than$50 a pound. Pretty good these days

 

[cornshank]

Tried not to be a pig, only bought 6 pounds today. Could've bought ten or more.

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Do they ship, and what's the name of the store?

 

[JAYgs8163]

Do they ship, and what's the name of the store?

Lol

 

[esshup]

I saw this happening as soon as the election results were in, so I spent way more money than I wanted to on powders that I figured would be hard to source. I'm glad that I did, because I have plenty for my needs. I was well stocked on primers because I have seen this happen before and like others, I vowed for it to not happen to me again.

 

[cornshank]

Just got a bunch from Midway. Price good and shipping and hazmat were good. After everything powder ended up less than$50 a pound. Pretty good these days

Gone

 

[cornshank]

Lol

Thanks for the help

 

[longbarrelxp]

In the mid-90s it was common for us to settle for unusual powders that we could get, and were in the right burning range. Primers were available and the prudent buyer stocked up. This time, almost nothing is readily available and we have to monitor the websites daily, waiting for components to arrive.

 

[wasskeet]

Hope you got some H1000 in the lower right corner while you were there! Tough to find stuff.

 

[Chas1]

Powder....it's gonna be a long wait before normal.

 

[coop2564]

My cabalas doesn't put it out of shelfs anymore. You have to ask at counter and they will tell you what they have, same for primers. Picked up H1000 and staball last Saturday and 500 LR primers. all behind lock and key not seen. Only thing on shelf was black powder.

 

[Mike Matteson]

Not much in powder here as of late.