Garmil Posted February 23, 2015 Share Posted February 23, 2015 Or worse.... What's in stock where? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Breacher217 Posted February 23, 2015 Share Posted February 23, 2015 I recieved 16lb of Titegroup, 24lb of WST, 8lb of Universal and 2lb of 4064 Friday from PV. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firewood Posted February 23, 2015 Share Posted February 23, 2015 May I ask if you had that powder on back order with TV? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Breacher217 Posted February 23, 2015 Share Posted February 23, 2015 Nope Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Breacher217 Posted February 23, 2015 Share Posted February 23, 2015 (edited) I only order powder when I can max out the hazmat. Whatever I don't need gets sold or traded locally since powder in Central Illinois is scarce. Edited February 23, 2015 by Breacher217 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BASE772 Posted February 23, 2015 Share Posted February 23, 2015 Anyone seeing Bullseye? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garmil Posted February 24, 2015 Share Posted February 24, 2015 Recobs has hp38 and win231 currently Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtlcafan79 Posted February 24, 2015 Share Posted February 24, 2015 Anyone seeing Bullseye? Bass Pro. You'll pay through the nose for it though. http://www.basspro.com/Alliant-Powder-Bullseye-Smokless-Pistol-Powder/product/110831127120/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BASE772 Posted February 24, 2015 Share Posted February 24, 2015 Anyone seeing Bullseye? Bass Pro. You'll pay through the nose for it though. http://www.basspro.com/Alliant-Powder-Bullseye-Smokless-Pistol-Powder/product/110831127120/ Thanks. But they are out of stock now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tk4 Posted February 24, 2015 Share Posted February 24, 2015 Any Solo 1000 turning up anywhere? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 24, 2015 Share Posted February 24, 2015 Haven't seen solo1k for sale in so long it has become a dim memory. (having said that it will probably be at Widers, PV, Grafs in unlimited quantities next week....) I've been using Alliant American Select and I like it. To me it is similar to solo in feel, has good accuracy, and is very clean. Solo is a single based powder, Am Select is double based but with a very low NG content. Seems to have a forgiving pressure curve, at least in the realm I have loaded it. I've loaded 38 short colts with 160 grain bullets up to about 140 power factor with no case stickiness in the cylinder or pressure signs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tk4 Posted February 24, 2015 Share Posted February 24, 2015 I've been using csb1 as a substitute for solo. Are you using the Am select with moly bullets? hows the smoke? Is it available anywhere? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 24, 2015 Share Posted February 24, 2015 Not moly, but hardcast lead and coated (bayou, blue, and SNS). I'd say the amount of smoke is on the light side, but not completely smoke free (no loads are). The powder seems to pop up now and again at the on-line vendors and since it isn't one of the cool kid's powders it seems to stay in stock for more than 3 1/2 minutes. Probably the biggest issue is that the flakes are large and some say they have a hard time metering it, but for me it has metered well. I've seen it several times at our local shop, it would be worth getting a pound to try if you see it on the shelf at your local shop and want something similar to solo1000. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garmil Posted February 24, 2015 Share Posted February 24, 2015 (edited) Midsouth has 700x. I just bought 24 pounds worked out to under 18 each delivered. Edited February 24, 2015 by Garmil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desmo412 Posted February 25, 2015 Share Posted February 25, 2015 8lb of HS6 in stock at powder valley now!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kalison Posted February 25, 2015 Share Posted February 25, 2015 I lucked out and got an 8lb keg of Alliant BE-86. Titegroup shows up occasionally, I just grab a pound of what I like when I see it regardless of my current supply, mine got so low last year... And I refuse to pay the guys who buy up everything and charge double on the classified ads. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firewood Posted February 25, 2015 Share Posted February 25, 2015 Haven't seen solo1k for sale in so long it has become a dim memory. (having said that it will probably be at Widers, PV, Grafs in unlimited quantities next week....) I've been using Alliant American Select and I like it. To me it is similar to solo in feel, has good accuracy, and is very clean. Solo is a single based powder, Am Select is double based but with a very low NG content. Seems to have a forgiving pressure curve, at least in the realm I have loaded it. I've loaded 38 short colts with 160 grain bullets up to about 140 power factor with no case stickiness in the cylinder or pressure signs. As far as pistol and shotgun powders go, there is basically no chance that you will be seeing any Solo 1K on the market next week for for that matter in the next 6 months. I'm not, to be honest, an industry insider but I have been following the powder situation very close for the last year and a half. The biggest and least acknowledged reason for the current powder shortage respecting cansiter products is due to the suppliers having to (or choosing to) supply the large commercial ammo makers first. Western powders has it seems a large commitment to those accounts and will not put much if any fast powders on the retail market until their commercial accounts are satisfied. I'm not speaking about rifle powders, I know that there isn't any shortage of many Accurate and Norma rifle powders. I really think handloaders will see reasonable amounts of Hodgdon Clays before they see any real amounts of Accurate and Ramshot pistol powders. And my gut tells me it will be at least fall before Clays starts to be available. Think about it for a minute, Hodgdon's customer base is the consumer level handloader. Westerns base is the commercial loader. We buy in pounds, they buy in 1000s of pounds. If Western had any intention of bringing AA#2-7 and various shotgun powders and well as Ramshot pistol/shotgun powders, you would be seeing some effort on their part to let us know it's coming. Another comment, I'm using Alliant American Select to load 9mm plated RN. I really like this powder and will get more when I see it. For me it works at around the mid range, I'm using 115g and using 4.4g AS. Clean and not too rough. I'm gonna spend some time this summer finessing this load. Take care Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RDA Posted February 25, 2015 Share Posted February 25, 2015 I'm not speaking about rifle powders, I know that there isn't any shortage of many Accurate and Norma rifle powders. I really think handloaders will see reasonable amounts of Hodgdon Clays before they see any real amounts of Accurate and Ramshot pistol powders. And my gut tells me it will be at least fall before Clays starts to be available. I have seen new stock of Hodgdon Clays at two different LGSs in the past month. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b1gcountry Posted February 25, 2015 Share Posted February 25, 2015 I received 1lb clays and 8lb wst today Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
v1911 Posted February 25, 2015 Share Posted February 25, 2015 LSG had about 8 1# jugs of clays on the shelf. As much as I love clays, I didn't want to spend $28 a # for it. Not when I have a year+ supply of ClayDot and a 5 year supply of N320. I can hold out and see if the cost comes down a few more dollars. They used to be my go to supplier for reloading supplies prior to the big scare. I hoping that they'll return to their senses. When they do, I'll return as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b1gcountry Posted February 25, 2015 Share Posted February 25, 2015 (edited) The clays I got was $16.50 plus tax. The wst was $134. Sorry for bragging, but I've been reading this thread for two months, and my ship finally came in! Jk Edited February 25, 2015 by b1gcountry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firewood Posted February 25, 2015 Share Posted February 25, 2015 RDA b1gcountry v1911 What I said was that you will not see any real amounts of Clays. Allow me to be specific. I'm not talking about Universal Clays or International Clays. I'm talking about Hodgdon Clays. You know, the Clays that everyone wants. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firewood Posted February 25, 2015 Share Posted February 25, 2015 To further examine the above ^^^^ messages, the plant that makes the base powder for the Clays Line has been back in production now for several months. Fire in the dryer now fixed. Still, Hodgdon Clays has been out of production for over a year, close to two. So, according to the responses above, Hodgdon is able to do with Clays what no one else in the industry can do and that is satisfy an almost 2 year back order demand in about two months. That is nothing short of amazing. If this is the case, which it is not, but suppose it is, the big question becomes why is the industry unable to meet demand for all of the other fast smokeless canister powders? And why are the shooting sports journalists, those who put to paper 1000s of words to keep the shooting public informed on all things gun related, silent on this matter? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kellymc Posted February 25, 2015 Share Posted February 25, 2015 was able to get 10 pounds of Varget. 21 dollars a pounds yesterday from Gene Sears Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
razorfish Posted February 25, 2015 Share Posted February 25, 2015 To further examine the above ^^^^ messages, the plant that makes the base powder for the Clays Line has been back in production now for several months. Fire in the dryer now fixed. Still, Hodgdon Clays has been out of production for over a year, close to two. So, according to the responses above, Hodgdon is able to do with Clays what no one else in the industry can do and that is satisfy an almost 2 year back order demand in about two months. That is nothing short of amazing. If this is the case, which it is not, but suppose it is, the big question becomes why is the industry unable to meet demand for all of the other fast smokeless canister powders? And why are the shooting sports journalists, those who put to paper 1000s of words to keep the shooting public informed on all things gun related, silent on this matter? Hodgdon's primary market is hand loaders so any commercial orders backlog would be to companies that sell to us. This differs from other powder manufacturers whose primary customers are commercial ammunition manufacturers. The idea that we're seeing Clays shortly after the line is back up and running is confirmation of the "responses above". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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