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Greg, I wouldn't worry about it as long as the can was properly stored.
A short story to illustrate: About 40 years ago Hodgdon was selling WW2 surplus powder, and a popular one was IMR 4831 that was made for 20 mm cannons. A friend worked at a sporting goods store where it could be bought for $1.00 per pound, weighed out on a baby scale and scooped into brown paper lunch bags that were doubled up (times have changed ![]() ![]() |
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The Following 5 Users Say Thank You to Frank Srebro For Your Post: |
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I bought my last two kegs about five years ago. I don't know how long the supplier had it in his warehouse.
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I used 7625 in a Bismuth load for roosters on Iowa public lands where notox is reqd. The shells lived in the truck from the start of the season - late Oct to last week 10 Jan. It was below zero often and sub freezing most all the time. The load crushed every rooster it hit. Misses were operator error.
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funny how that works
i found a local shop with a good supply of the discontinued powders, no 4 pounders, but the price wasn't bad and the small bottles store easier.
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"Hi-Skor" 700-X Double-base shotgun powder developed for 12-ga. target loads but also has applications in handgun rounds such as the .38 Special, 9mm Luger, and .45 ACP.Does IMR make 700-X or is it another companies product relabeled? BP |
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I was referring here to IMR PB, SR-7625 and SR-4756 the single-base powders that are supposedly being discontinued by Hodgdon/IMR, and the subject of this thread. Yep, the current IMR lineup includes 700-X which is double-base. Also, I presume the other IMR shotgun powders like 800-X etc are double base.
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Frank, the powder I've had problems with in the cold weather was 4756. The 7625 worker well.
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Talked to a large midwest distributor today. He said powder supply "looks like it's going to be worse than last year." This after having about a dozen 8 lb. jugs of Red Dot two days ago... to having none today. Of course, I missed out on that. I don't know if this is a sign or not. Maybe it's just Bad Luck Week.
I did see an 8 lb. jug of PB on another store shelf today. Nobody seemed to want it... |
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