I went to Alliant powders almost exclusively starting in 2015 after Hodgdon kept telling us it was making/selling a record amount of powder and the problem was, people were hoarding. Another factor was that ADI in Australia reported that it had a "burn event" that took part of its powder production off line for about 2 years while the Aussie government investigated and process safety changes were implemented. ADI had been making the popular Hodgdon Clays powder (ADI #AS30N) along with others, and supplies quickly dried up. Fast forward to 2022 and I see that Alliant shotgun powders (Red Dot, E3, Clay Dot, American Select, 20/28, etc) are generally more available than Hodgdon powders. ?????? Those of us who reload for shotguns and look regularly at the sites can now build inventories of Alliant (the old Hercules) powders albeit maybe not what we've used in the past. Sure, cost/pound is greater but what else isn't more expensive nowadays?
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