NO LEAD, NO POWDER AVAILABLE

[Cold Spring]

Well we all have our crystal balls but gents, it's much worse than I've ever seen it. I usually plan for the worst while hoping for the best so I took a ride to a large reloading distributor today and got some additional supples for myself and a few friends. That's 35 bags of West Coast magnum shot, 53 pounds of powder, 17,000 primers and 10,000 wads. The owner was joking with me, he asked if I had explosives placards for the Hummer. He only had 2 cards of Remington primers and I was able to talk him out of one (5000). Winchester primers allocated 1000 per customer no matter how much stuff you bought. I got the last 8# bottles of PB and 7625 that were in stock, all the smaller ones were sold out. A friend wanted Clays powder and it was out of stock, he switched to Clay Dot. I wanted some Herco... out of stock and no word on when more would be available. The West Coast magnum was $38.50 per bag plus 6% for the state coffers. You wanna see me on the cell with 4 friends calling and texting while I was in the warehouse checking out the powders and primer inventories.

[C.O.B.]

Do I detect an 8lb can of 20/28? I have 5lbs of it and want to work up a low pressure 2 1/2 in 20ga load but can find no data. Can we be friends? that big can of 7625 is elusive as I have bought 6 1lb cans.

I went to order Hornady V-Max for the 223,22/250,243 & 25WSSM and only got the 25WSSM and I bought the last 7 boxes they had. Hind site being what it is I splurged last summer and bought 10,000 Win 209 and CCI large and small rifle primers. I'm glad I did now.

[Labowner]

I'll trade a 209 primer for 15 grs. of 700X.

[Cold Spring]

Rich, good eyes. The 20/28 is for a friend "Oskar" who's a member. I haven't used it myself so I can't help with a recipe. E.R., yes there's a 8 pounder of 700X in there.

[oskar]

Rich, I'm guessing you have checked Alliant's site for the 20/28 loads? If so then you've seen they only list 2 3/4" hulls, which is what I load for my two 20s. Ever done any roll crimping? What are the hulls, primers, wads, shot weight you want to try?

Be glad to help if I can.

Mike

[C.O.B.]

Thanks Mike. I'll use the RST Hull which I believe is a chedditte hull a TC 20 wad from Ballistic Products and win 209 primers and 7/8ths of shot. I have been using 17gr of Longshot but have been told the virtues of 20/28 and as its a dual purpose powder for both guages I thought I'd give it a try.

[Paul Harm]

We order from Dawsons - no problem with any powder,shot, wads. Was told the Cheddites weren't in but we can get Noble Sport if Cheddites don't come in by next week. I believe the big run is on pistol and rifle stuff which could effect primers, but that's about all. Our order is through the club for members.

[Paul Harm]

We pay $105/8#700X - Promo $86/8# - Cheddites or Noble Sport $110/5000 - shot 39.50 a bag - wads are in the $86 range for 5000 depending on the type. I don't know what I'd do if I had to pay the higher prices some of you are quoting. The wife and I shot over 22,000 shells a year. Guess I'd really have to cut back.

[Double Play]

Originally Posted by Paul Harm

The wife and I shot over 22,000 shells a year.

[Paul Harm]

Larry, that's only 18 boxes a week - when the daughter and granddaughter were shooting I was reloading close to 40 boxes a week. Glad that's over.