Might need to change powders.

[tj3006]

Went to my local BI-Mart store yesterday.
   IMR 4227 and IMR 4350 were 61.50 a LB.
   I like 4227 for 45 Colt And 4350 for 30,06. Been using that rifle powder for about 40 years! 
   I guess I can use AA#9 and longshot for the 45. And i might have enough 4350 to last the rest of my life. But these prices are to much ...tj

[pleadthe2nd]

#9, and Longshot work in 45 colt, Ruger only loads though

[contender]

I'd shop elsewhere.

[bigbore5]

Standard pressure data is available for #9 and Longshot.

I used h110, H4227, and Universal in 45C. Now that Universal is mia, I have started using Power Pistol and picked up some longshot to try.

[bradshaw]

Apr 29, 2024 4:26:35 GMT -5 tj3006 said:

Went to my local BI-Mart store yesterday.
   IMR 4227 and IMR 4350 were 61.50 a LB.
   I like 4227 for 45 Colt And 4350 for 30,06. Been using that rifle powder for about 40 years! 
   I guess I can use AA#9 and longshot for the 45. And i might have enough 4350 to last the rest of my life. But these prices are to much ...tj

*****

Two great single base “stick powders.” (Note: dynamite in a paper "cartridge" is also called “stick powder.” That is, until a blasting cap is inserted into the cartridge, at which point the cartridge becomes a “primer.”)

As plead the 2nd alludes, by pistol standards 4227 is a slow powder, which means it must fill the boiler room to achieve efficient combustion, usually under a heavy bullet. In .44 Mag, specifically under the great Sierra 240 JHC, IMR 4227/H4227 (single base), along with Winchester 296/Hodgdon 110 (double base), and Hercules 2400 (double base) podium repeatedly in IHMSA silhouette.

IMR 4350 achieves superior accuracy across a spectrum of bottleneck rifle cartridges. Including the versatile .30-06 Springfield with bullets 165 grains and up. Too slow for use in John Garand’s M1, which Garand engineered for medium burn rate IMR.
David Bradshaw

[parallaxbill]

IMR 4350 is my choice for my 29" barreled Swedish Mausers. Mine like 39 gr under 140 HPBT and 140 ELD match bullets. But the price and availability is concerning. I just finished loading 100 rounds, and most of my last pound is gone.

[sharps4590]

I was in Academy this morning and powders ran from roughly $55 to almost $70 per lb. Was in Jeff City last week and tehy were about th same except for some AA powders.

[bigbore5]

The pound of Longshot I bought to try was $44 plus tax.

[contender]

Blue Collar Reloading;
IMR 4227 is 50.99 for (1) lb.
IMR 4350 is 51.00 for (1) lb.

And I do believe that's the shipped price.

[tj3006]

Blue collar reloading?
I will look into that.
2400 I would by ificouldfind it...

[contender]

I bought (2) jugs of 2400 a few months ago from them. And I mean 8 lb jugs.

Check them out!

I just looked,, 2400 is $38.50 for 1 lb cans. But they are currently sold out. But keep watching them,, they get in a lot of stuff.

[lockhart]

I was in Bass Pro shop-Cabelas the other day, they had plenty of
powder, but the prices were nothing like quoted above! Lots higher!
Primers were 75 dollars and UP!