Powder

[Sammie White]

Help me save money,looking for one powder to load 12 ga 11/8 oz loads,and 20ga 1oz loads. All suggestions appreciated

[6pt-Sika]

Universal Clays , Unique

[10 bore]

longshot is another one

[Mike of the Mountain]

Good luck finding Universal. If you do, buy an extra 8 lb jug and call me!!

[Andy]

Longshot is readily available

[Harold Pickens]

Agree with Andy, Longshot seems to be the easiest to find. Haven't seen any Unique lately except at gun shows where they were asking $55/lb--I'll pass on that. I do have an unopened 4 lber of Universal---may be I should put it up for auction .

[6pt-Sika]

The way things are at the present with available components a person needs to try and be flexible . By that I mean have a list of powder’s that’ll work in your applications . I’ve followed that rule ever since the Obamite was the so called person in charge . I’ve also followed the rule of anything I think will work that I can pick up at a reasonable price I do so .

[Mike of the Mountain]

Originally Posted by Harold Lee Pickens

Agree with Andy, Longshot seems to be the easiest to find. Haven't seen any Unique lately except at gun shows where they were asking $55/lb--I'll pass on that. I do have an unopened 4 lber of Universal---may be I should put it up for auction .

I’ve been looking for Universal for a long time. I can find anything else.

[J.B. Books]

Originally Posted by Mike Koneski

I’ve been looking for Universal for a long time. I can find anything else.

I recall reading last year that Hodgdon had announced a three year pause in production of the Clays line of powders, Clays, Universal Clays and International Clays to the dealers of their product. I believe they said it was due to a large government contract for other powders.

Is it true? I'll tell you in three years.

[Cold Spring]

Originally Posted by Pete Lester

I recall reading last year that Hodgdon had announced a three year pause in production of the Clays line of powders, Clays, Universal Clays and International Clays to the dealers of their product. I believe they said it was due to a large government contract for other powders.

Is it true? I'll tell you in three years.

Many Hodgdon powders were made by ADI in Australia. Examples: ADI #APS350 = Hodgdon Clays, and ADI #APS450 = Hodgdon International. Here's what ADI announced in December 2021:

"APS Propellants – As we’ve previously informed, we’ve had to make the incredibly difficult decision to pause active development projects and cease production of commercial reloading products under the Australian Pistol & Shotgun (APS) range for the foreseeable future."