some Hodgdon powders going bye bye

[Bogman]

I got this email today

“Our Canadian vendor will stop producing the powders PB, SR7625, SR4756, and SR4759 next year. We will receive one final order of each for sales in 2014. This final supply will probably last until mid-way through 2014.”





Dave Campbell

Customer Service Representative

Hodgdon Powder Company

6430 Vista Drive

Shawnee, KS 66218

913-362-9455 Ext. 117

dcampbell@hodgdon.com

 

[Avalonthas]

Nothing special about those powders luckily

 

[brnolvr]

Nothing special about those powders luckily

If you shot Cast bullets you wouldn't make that statement, SR4759 will be almost impossible to replace.

 

[yodave]

shotgunners are gonna panic..............

 

[weldboss]

They will just reformulate and give it a new number. Not worried,

 

[bigedp51]

The Canadian vendor is now General Dynamics weapons division that bought the plant from Remington/DuPont. If there isn't a big demand by the military for these powder types they may die. BUT the Australians and ADI may have a replacement "IF" the French who now own ADI see a need for them. Remington/DuPont were the ones who originally set these plants up in Australia and the French own them now. (please note, I do not dislike the French, I was born on Bastille Day and like French fries)

The international companies and military conglomerates who own these powder plants only care about profits and stock dividends. Your screwed, how does Trail Boss grab you.

The .303 cases below were loaded with SR4759

 

[pilot2001]

don't care

 

[Fassteel]

don't care

Really, nice. PB one of the finest shotgun powders ever made. FS

 

[Boomer]

Its a shame if they cut SR-4759. I can't think of anything that works as well for the intended purpose.

 

[Kevan]

If you shot Cast bullets you wouldn't make that statement, SR4759 will be almost impossible to replace.

That is very true, time to do some serious shopping before it hits ' premium ' price....

 

[Baribal]

Ed,
Remington/Dupont never owned the Valleyfield (St-Thimothée) facility, it first started as Les Arsenaux Canadien Ltée / Canadian Arsenal Ltd (CAL a Canadian Gvt owned with some shares by CIL) in 1940 who produced IMR powders under license as CIL was also part of ICI, in which, before 1958, Dupont de Nemours had interests. It was then bought by CIL in 1965, then sold to a company named CPVC in 1977 who went bankrupt for illegally selling propellant to South Africa in 1980, Then Price-Waterhouse took it over and sold it to EXPRO in 1982, then, after many work accidents, explosions and illegal (forbidden) sales, sold to SNC-TEC to become EXPRO-Tec in 2001 (EXPRO went bankrupt in 2002), then, sold to General Dynamics in 2006.

 

[Andy]

I would sure miss SR4759. It has died before and come back, and I imagine it will return.

 

[Ganderite]

$759 is perfect for reduced power in medium rifle cases. 7625 is a fabulous general purpose pistol powder. About same speed as Unique, but meters much better.

 

[Bitumen]

I wish they would discontinue Varget.

 

[Lead Loader]

I wish they would discontinue Varget.

Why???

 

[yodave]

Why???

his quest would be over as he can't find it when it's available.............

 

[Bitumen]

I don't use Varget. I use 4895.

 

[Great Crouton]

Is 4895 a stick powder? How well does it meter?

 

[Bitumen]

Is 4895 a stick powder? How well does it meter?

It is a stick powder. It meters well. I use it in .223, .308 and .300 WSM.

 

[ceb]

If you shot Cast bullets you wouldn't make that statement, SR4759 will be almost impossible to replace.

Agreed !