powder prices on the rise??
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Commercial cannister grade IMR is, this stuff isn't, CanAmmo gets it directly.
Basically like surplus bulk powder, it's like the IMR counterpart but a hair faster/slower from lot to lot, so you have to work up a max load for each lot number. I find it very close, within 1/2 gr of the cartridges I've tried it in.
The D4064 is as accurate as my Varget loads, zero complaints except I should have bought more.
+1 on the CanadaAmmo Dominon powders. By far the best deal going. Made and packaged in Canada for less than half the price!!! What’s not to love.
D4895 is one of the most versatile rifle powders out there and is similar to H4895 in that it can be successfully downloaded to 60% max listed charges for low power plinking loads or economical cast lead bullets. IMR nor CanAm have officially supported this but I’ve done a lot of testing in 308 and 303 cases and it burns clean with perfect ignition all the way down.
D4895 is one of the most versatile rifle powders out there and is similar to H4895 in that it can be successfully downloaded to 60% max listed charges for low power plinking loads or economical cast lead bullets. IMR nor CanAm have officially supported this but I’ve done a lot of testing in 308 and 303 cases and it burns clean with perfect ignition all the way down.
RangerPark
CGN frequent flyer
- Location
- Near Edmonton, AB
I paid $350 for my last 8lb jug of Varget. It was a rip but I paid for the convenience of a semi-local pickup. It can be found for cheaper online but when you factor in all shipping costs it usually evens out.
Bass Pro has the mainstream rifle powders for $38-$40 a lb, regular price now!!!
Just paid $39.99/lb for H4831, employee said it came down from $46.99 a week or two ago. He said all their powder came down $5-$7/lb regular price.
Just paid $39.99/lb for H4831, employee said it came down from $46.99 a week or two ago. He said all their powder came down $5-$7/lb regular price.
Yes please!
I have enough primers, bullets, powder, and .22's, to last me the rest of my life. No matter how long I live!
john-brennan
CGN frequent flyer
- Location
- Vancouver Island B.C.
I have been buying reloading gear since the mid 70's, I have an empty powder can I have saved with $6.95 on it, but gas was also 60 cents a gallon. You need it you buy it.
When I began to reload in a town in the Shuswap, there was a local smith who sold us powder
from a large container. He bagged it in heavy paper bags and it was $1.00/lb for surplus 4831 [H]
Even the commercially packaged powders were affordable. I bought Norma 205 in 400 gram tins
for $2.99/tin. Times have changed, but I am well set now, and do not care where powder prices
go. D.
from a large container. He bagged it in heavy paper bags and it was $1.00/lb for surplus 4831 [H]
Even the commercially packaged powders were affordable. I bought Norma 205 in 400 gram tins
for $2.99/tin. Times have changed, but I am well set now, and do not care where powder prices
go. D.
I really don't worry too much about the price of powder. It is what it is to me. If I am going shooting, I am intent on burning up money anyway, so be it. Once a load is worked up for a hunting rifle, it is done, I'll have an extra pound or two of powder, and enough bullets to keep it going for many years after that. After that, I shoot varmint guns mostly, 10-25 gr of powder goes a fair distance, and once the money is spent on a pound or two or eight, I don't think about it anymore. Keep an eye out for deals here and there, get it as you can, where you can.
RangerPark
CGN frequent flyer
- Location
- Near Edmonton, AB
For plinking ammo that can sometimes be true. 1000 rounds of .223 for about $400 on sale and selling the brass when you're done is hard to beat. I was looking into reloading 9mm and by my calculations I will need to reload 6600 bullets to break even, that's with a Lee setup. Buying a Dillon setup would push my break even point to about 15000 rounds. I just keep buying 9mm from Tenda for now.
However for match ammo, you can't beat reloading, especially for anything like center fire rifles. The bigger the caliber, the bigger the savings.
