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Mbaker78
10-11-2013, 03:41 AM
Anyone have a website they are able to find powders in stock? I'm specifically looking for BLC-2, titegroup, WSF and/or longshot... If you're worried about your secret getting out feel free to PM me ;)
gandog56
10-11-2013, 05:26 AM
Here's a website that shows who has what powders (and primers and bullets and ammo) in stock. Make sure the view in-in stock only box is checked.

http://www.gunbot.net/reloading/Powder/
jebsca
10-11-2013, 03:17 PM
Check out powdervalleyinc.com
DukeInFlorida
10-12-2013, 02:02 AM
I find that I usually get the best prices, and very good inventory (when I need it) at Natchez Shooters Supply. I notice that the first bot site doesn't include Natchez in their search.

Here's another search engine web site for finding ammo, powder, primers, etc. This site includes Natchez.
http://ammoseek.com/
Mbaker78
10-12-2013, 04:44 AM
Natchez is one of the sites I frequent, they don't have what I'm looking for. I'll check out the first link. Thanks.
gandog56
10-12-2013, 10:12 AM
Rats, that site doesn't show anybody with HP 38, which is what I want, either.

But thanks for the link. I bookmarked it. But for some reason Natchez does NOT seem to ship to Alabama, not real sure why.
DukeInFlorida
10-13-2013, 07:35 AM
Maybe they have it confused with Massachusetts. Same number of syllables. haha


Rats, that site doesn't show anybody with HP 38, which is what I want, either.

But thanks for the link. I bookmarked it. But for some reason Natchez does NOT seem to ship to Alabama, not real sure why.
gandog56
10-13-2013, 11:14 AM
I'm guessing it's something to do with sales tax, since the states touch each other. I did try to order something from them once, wasn't even ammo. When it came to states it was a drop down menu, and Alabama wasn't one of the states. Only way to put the state in was to click on the state, couldn't just type it in.

From their website....
Shipping is not available for Tennessee, Georgia or Alabama.

Really, a Tennessee company won't even ship something to anybody in their own state?
gandog56
11-15-2013, 02:56 PM
I just got two pounds of HP38 from Lohman Arms.

Course took them a month and a half to fill the order.

Wideners had 8 pound jugs of Red Dot. Plus I just got 5 pounds of Blue Dot from Steve's Wholesale Ltd.
Mbaker78
11-18-2013, 06:08 AM
I've never used any Alliant powders, are they pretty good compared to hodgedon and IMR?
gandog56
11-18-2013, 06:27 AM
Ehhh, I prefer the Hodgdon, but Alliant works. Seems to shoot a little "dirtier" than the equivalent Hodgdon, More black stuff to clean out of the gun. But Blue Dot is excellent for 10mm and any magnum pistols, and Red Dot uses a lot less weight powder charges, so a bottle lasts lots longer. I love usig it for .38 special 148 grain DEWC loads for .38 special. Use like a whole 3 grains. Figured out once that a 8 pound jug would make me well over 18,666 rounds of the stuff.
Mbaker78
11-18-2013, 01:50 PM
Heh, I'm happy getting 1200 rounds of 40s&w out of a pound of WSF.
gandog56
11-18-2013, 02:27 PM
My favorite recipe for .40 cal S&W is a 185 grain bullet with 4.5 grains of HP38. A pound (Of which I just managed to snag two of by the way) would make me 1555 rounds.
Mbaker78
11-19-2013, 04:37 AM
So far I use 5.9-6.1gr of WSF for either 165gr copper plated or 170gr hard cast lead and it works pretty well. feels similar to factory loads when shooting them and theyre as accurate as can be expected from a 3" barreled compact pistol. The hard cast lead is a bit smokier than I would like though.
gandog56
11-19-2013, 06:29 PM
IS WSF a granular powder?
gandog56
11-19-2013, 06:31 PM
IS WSF a granular powder? Add Precision Bullets makes a nice 170 grain moly coated one, like my 185 grains.
Mbaker78
11-19-2013, 07:45 PM
It's more of a flake powder, but it still meters pretty well in my lee auto disk measure... +/-.1gr pretty consistently
jebsca
11-23-2013, 04:25 AM
I have used a lot of wsf. Was the first powder I used, and still use in in my 9mm. Very easy to work with. Was one of the few that I could get last winter.
Mbaker78
11-23-2013, 10:17 PM
I have used a lot of wsf. Was the first powder I used, and still use in in my 9mm. Very easy to work with. Was one of the few that I could get last winter.

It's the first pistol powder I've used, the first ever was varget... My next experiment is going to be 300aac, so it's looking like H110 for that.