Reloading Powder

[Hornsj2 27]

Does anyone here reload shells? 

 

I've been waiting a long time for powder to show up... Anyone have any idea when it's going to be around again?

 

Hogdon Universal would be nice.

 

 

Edit - Please move this to the Reloading section.

Edited December 8, 2014 by Hornsj2

[RED333 1,025]

Green Dot is my go to powder, shoots well and cycles my S12 just fine.

[KTM 72]

I use Red Dot for pistol and shotgun reloading

[james lambert 3,059]

clays

 

 

try powder valley

[Deadeye 325]

all local sources have been out around here for a while now. hardly any wads primers or powder to be had

[Long Shot 1,287]

Yup,

 

Been powder dry for quite a while around here too.

I Resorted to armslist and got a bunch of stuff some guy had from the '70s he just wanted to get rid of.

 

40 year old powder works just fine.

[gunfun 3,931]

Nada around here, but I like WSF. Meters well, broad range of applicable loads, smells good, economical.

 

I like the dot powders too, but green dot is much more narrow in usable spectrum. 

 

Clays is popular for trap type loads, but good luck finding some after the plant burned. 

[semper299 284]

Same for me. Powder been almost nonexistent. I use W231, WST, and WSF for 45, 9, and 40. I use TAC for 223.

[HB of CJ 1,263]

I for one would love to spend some time and have fun developing a 3" heavy buckshot S12 load at reduced velocity and hopefully recoil. Like a lot more pellets and less of a wad column and less powder. But ... considering the availability of the stuff needed, such plans have been canceled indefinitely. Bummer. HB of CJ (old coot)

[james lambert 3,059]

I recently got 16lbs of TAC from Graff and sons

 

Powder valley has stuff on and off

[toothandnail 275]

What is it costing per shell to reload 2 3/4" shells?  The last couple times we checked there wasn't enough cost savings to be worth the time.

 

9mm, .40, .223/5.56, .308, 300wm now thats a big savings.

 

Granted the fact the we usually win components at 3 gun matches, makes it even better

[Deadeye 325]

The big savings comes from slugs buck and or hotter loads. It's hard to break even reloading plain bird shot loads.

[Inspector 12 37]

Reloading shotgun shells is an enigma. I do shoot trap and find that factory shells (Remington Gun Club) work just as well as anything I would load. As noted it really doesn't cost out in the current economy if your time is worth anything. I have 41 bags of shot, plenty of primers, wads and several pounds of powder as a hedge to the future when ammo becomes hard to come by. I also have two MEC 9000 progressive reloaders set up to do 12 gauge shells so I can crank out several hundred rounds an hours should push come to shove.

[Deadeye 325]

Progressive reloaders make a world of difference. If you value time

Edited December 10, 2014 by deadeye

[semper299 284]

Progressive reloaders make a world of difference. If you value time

 

 

Yes, yes they do. I am of the belief that beginners should start on a single stage, as I did, then when confident move to a progressive. I still use the single stage to deprime and resize rifle brass. Mainly because it keeps my Dillon 550 cleaner, and I still have to trim and prep the case.

I recently got 16lbs of TAC from Graff and sons

 

Powder valley has stuff on and off

 

 

Good find. TAC has gotten more popular, so that is a good pickup for you. I remember when it first came out and Midway offered it for $13 a pound. I am still reloading off the stash I bought then.