Hodgdon is discontinuing PB

[Wild Skies]

I've been reading all over the net that Hodgdon will be discontinuing PB, 7625 and 4759 at the end of 2014. Dagnabbit !!

I may have to buy up a lifetime supply of PB, wonder what the shelf life is?

[Autumn Daze]

Talking with Mark the other day and he said the same thing. I use both PB and 7625. Well If its true I will have to find a suitable replacement.

[C.O.B.]

I'll be on the hunt for 7625. I'm sure they will have some type of replacement powder. I wonder why these would be discontinued?

[6pt-Sika]

Originally Posted by Rich Anderson

I'll be on the hunt for 7625. I'm sure they will have some type of replacement powder. I wonder why these would be discontinued?

They claimed they didn't sell enough of them to make them profitable any longer .

[6pt-Sika]

I'll have two 8 pounders of SR7625 and one if SR4756 in my hands soon . That should keep me going for awhile .

[6pt-Sika]

Originally Posted by Greg Baehman

I've been reading all over the net that Hodgdon will be discontinuing PB, 7625 and 4759 at the end of 2014. Dagnabbit !!

I may have to buy up a lifetime supply of PB, wonder what the shelf life is?

You left out SR4756 , that ones getting the axe as well .

[Kensal Rise]

If you can't make a profit, you can't make the product. PB was a smokeless replacement for black powder anyway. There's little reason to keep it any longer. 4759 was a good cast bullet powder... but 5744 is just as good, maybe even better. For the big BP cartridges, there are better powders out there now... like Trail Boss. I hate to see powders go, too. But these can be replaced with good alternatives.

And... our powder companies stay in business. That's good for everyone.

[6pt-Sika]

Originally Posted by John Campbell

If you can't make a profit, you can't make the product. PB was a smokeless replacement for black powder anyway. There's little reason to keep it any longer. 4759 was a good cast bullet powder... but 5744 is just as good, maybe even better. For the big BP cartridges, there are better powders out there now... like Trail Boss. I hate to see powders go, too. But these can be replaced with good alternatives.

And... our powder companies stay in business. That's good for everyone.

I've used a veritable pile or SR4759 and XMP5744 in cast bullet rifle loads . Also used SR4756 and SR7625 in cast bullet rifle loads and they all worked equally well .

5744 is alot more position friendly in a cartridge case then Sr4759 however . Although I do have a small supply of them both I use them very little anylonger . My cast bullet rifle shooting is pretty much handled now with H322 , IMR8208 , RL-7 and XMR2015 .

[Harold Pickens]

I think I know where I can get some 7625 and 4756. I will check it out and can bring it to one of the sxs shoots this year----and no hazmat shipping fee!!!

[George Lang]

I'm not that familiar with powder properties but couldn't IMR SR7625 & SR4756 be used instead?