BMartens Posted February 14, 2014 Share Posted February 14, 2014 Has anyone tried the new Hodgdon web page? Evidently it was revised in the past couple of days and I had considerable trouble trying to pull up some pistol data. The new selections aren't bad at first glance but the printing function is completely different and not anything like in the past. Sometimes new and improved isn't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ak_tech Posted February 14, 2014 Share Posted February 14, 2014 hmm. I have used it several times in the last couple days and kinda liked it. Although now that I read your post better I have not tried printing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarge Posted February 14, 2014 Share Posted February 14, 2014 What good is a Hodgdon reloading page without any Hodgdon products? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rtp Posted February 14, 2014 Share Posted February 14, 2014 Any new or updated data that anyone has noticed, or just the so-so 'facelift'? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
9146gt Posted February 14, 2014 Share Posted February 14, 2014 Does Hodgdon manufacturer any powder? Tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BMartens Posted February 14, 2014 Author Share Posted February 14, 2014 I'm starting to think that remodeling and fixing the web page is all they have to do right now. As mentioned, there is no powder... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pcmunson Posted February 14, 2014 Share Posted February 14, 2014 The new web page allowed me to print. I much prefer the former format. There is too much wasted space with the new format. Someone must have earned an award for a web page redesign that was not needed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve RA Posted February 14, 2014 Share Posted February 14, 2014 I think they still manufacture the black powder substitute, but, I could be wrong about that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lcs Posted February 14, 2014 Share Posted February 14, 2014 Does Hodgdon manufacturer any powder? Tom Why can’t I find Hodgdon powders? As you have seen, ammunition and reloading components – including all Hodgdon powders – are hard to find. Dealer shelves that used to hold cans of powder are empty. Here are answers to your questions straight from Hodgdon. Q: Are you still making powders? A: We are shipping more powder this year than we shipped last year. We are shipping as fast as the powder is available. The real problem why you are seeing empty shelves is demand. The demand for powder (and all ammunition and components) is far greater than the supply from the manufacturers. We just cannot make enough to feed this demand right now. No one wants to ship more during this time than we do. Q: Are you still in business? A: Yes, Hodgdon is here for the long haul. We are doing everything we can to supply our powders. Dealer’s shelves are empty because powders are being purchased as soon as they arrive at the Dealer’s stores. Q: What is causing this high demand? A: The current political climate can have the regulatory consequence of impacting law abiding, hard working shooters and hunters. This has caused extremely high demand on all shooting industry products resulting in empty shelves, long back-orders, and on-line auction sites asking exaggerated prices. Q: I have seen/heard many rumors and conjecture on the cause of this powder shortage. A: If you do not hear it from Hodgdon Powder Company please don’t believe it. Q: Is the shortage of reloading powder being caused by Hodgdon shipping their powder to the ammunition manufacturing companies? A: No. While we do sell to some ammunition manufacturing companies, we continue to sell over 80% of our powder to handloaders just like you. Hodgdon has always been committed to the individual handloader. Q: When will I start to see more powder on Dealer shelves? A: This level of demand will not last forever. As soon as demand slows a little we will start making headway into our backlog. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lcs Posted February 14, 2014 Share Posted February 14, 2014 Has anyone tried the new Hodgdon web page? Evidently it was revised in the past couple of days and I had considerable trouble trying to pull up some pistol data. The new selections aren't bad at first glance but the printing function is completely different and not anything like in the past. Sometimes new and improved isn't. The loading data is definitely presented ion a different format. There is a button at the bottom of the page the allows you to email the data Did you try that for printing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thermobollocks Posted February 15, 2014 Share Posted February 15, 2014 Someone spent a lot of time making it pretty without making it more usual. The guts are the same, but the presentation is all rounded and cloudy and full of web 2.0 bs. I want my reloading manuals to look like a tenured math professor's home page. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve RA Posted February 15, 2014 Share Posted February 15, 2014 Could you post a pic, or a link to, of a "tenured math professor's home page" ?? I don't know any to look at their home pages. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thermobollocks Posted February 15, 2014 Share Posted February 15, 2014 I prefer not to put any individual in particular on the spot, but the general idea is function over form. Very information dense, minimal effort. Like the old Hodgdon site. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve RA Posted February 15, 2014 Share Posted February 15, 2014 Ok, thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buzzard65 Posted February 16, 2014 Share Posted February 16, 2014 I also like the old Hodgdon web site Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Postal Bob Posted February 16, 2014 Share Posted February 16, 2014 I'm unable to access the new site on my mobile phone. Even on my home computer, the site is slow and cumbersome. Go back to the old site. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SonOfSpartans Posted February 16, 2014 Share Posted February 16, 2014 People are very resistant to change. I find it works very much like other data applications now. It is set to filter based on input. How is that such a bad thing? Want more? Select more variables. I would thing the new format would reduce the chance of crossing data lines. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Postal Bob Posted February 16, 2014 Share Posted February 16, 2014 Not resistant to change, resistant to it not working. Cannot use it at all on my smartphone. So what good is it if I'm in a store with certain powders available and I want to quickly look up if it's a viable alternative to what I'm loading? Always had complete access to it under the old site. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SonOfSpartans Posted February 16, 2014 Share Posted February 16, 2014 It works on my Motorola Droid. It is no longer the spreadsheet view but I can work with the filters. Guess it is phone specific. JC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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