NO LEAD, NO POWDER AVAILABLE

[Kensal Rise]

Stopped into my favorite Ohio "Outdoor Superstore" this afternoon and was delighted to see a wide variety of powders on hand in both 1 lb and 8 lb containers. No problem finding Red Dot, Clay Dot, Green Dot, etc. in either size. Don't tell the doomsday preppers...

[J.B. Books]

Last week I took a ride around part of NH and stopped at three gun stores in fairly close proximity to each other, Riley's, Shooters Outpost and Bass Pro. Each store had a few small bottles of 700-X. Shooters Outpost had one 1lb bottle of Alliant Clay Dot, and Bass Pro had one 1lb bottle of Green Dot. Although this is better than bare shelves it still suggests to me the powder drought may be easing but things have not returned to normal in this part of the country.

[Bruce P.]

Things are improving. One of SoCal's most popular suppliers, Phillips Wholesale - http://www.phillipswholesale.com/, has had 700-X, along with a lot of others, in stock for a few weeks (the News and Updates tab lists the current inventory). Looks like waiting in line, 8 hours before opening, or shipping and Haz-Mat fees are a thing of the past. For now...

Bruce

[6pt-Sika]

Originally Posted by Pete Lester

Last week I took a ride around part of NH and stopped at three gun stores in fairly close proximity to each other, Riley's, Shooters Outpost and Bass Pro. Each store had a few small bottles of 700-X. Shooters Outpost had one 1lb bottle of Alliant Clay Dot, and Bass Pro had one 1lb bottle of Green Dot. Although this is better than bare shelves it still suggests to me the powder drought may be easing but things have not returned to normal in this part of the country.

Every time I talk to our distributers they give me the same BS "we're back ordered on blah blah blah" and I am fully aware they ship to their larger accounts first . But WTF , I used to get a lot from Parks and Sons in Winston Salem area but about two years ago their business went south in my opinion and have not bought from them since . I also used to drive to Ron Shirk's in Lebanon PA to pick up for us and another friends shop . Most of the time when I call them to make an order they don't have 75% of what I want , plus if I go pick up from them I can't get but 100 pounds of powder at a time . There's another place semi close to Pittsburgh I use sometimes "CAC" , we fly up there and pick up but they don't always have the majority of what I want .

[Bill Murphy]

You fly to CAC? Tell us about that.

[6pt-Sika]

Originally Posted by Bill Murphy

You fly to CAC? Tell us about that.

I have a friend that's a shooter that has a 4 person some kind of prop plane and we fly up and back . Last trip we came back thru Morgantown to visit a Vintage Shooter friend of his . I love flying but I gotta admit I prefer large commercial passenger planes more then small private planes

CAC is almost directly across the road from the municipal airport so we fly up call them when we land they drive a pickup across the road with our stuff for an additional $10 , we load and are generally back in the air 20 minutes after we landed !

[King Brown]

What are the limitations of 700-X for water fowling from a blind? I'm ready to open another keg for 1 1/8 loads, bismuth and lead. No problems with other powders, just to simplify and reduce clutter; possessions are a burden at a certain age.

[Bill Murphy]

The chart.

[Kensal Rise]

Now that I think of it, I've also seen a resurgence of Federal 209 primers... my absolute favorite for any loads. I bought a brick without even batting an eye when I spotted them. Well... maybe my Visa card...

[Paul Harm]

I get Cheddites for 112 a brick. It's all I've used for a number of years. We just received our club order and got a number of powders in the 8# size - Unique, Blue Dot, Green Dot, Clay Dot, Universal Clays, Int'l Clays, American Select, 700X, and 410. I wouldn't say the powder shortage isn't there, but it's getting better.