Powder availability

[bart305]

I was in Columbia today, Steve's Gun and Archery had an 8# jug of Hodgdon's Clays for $169. Had some Red Dot also. Glad it's available, I just couldn't bring myself to buy yet. A few more days of Trap and Skeet and I will either have to pay up or quit. What is the powder picture like for you?

[AECS]

Hit and miss, when I buy I buy lots so that if it gets lean I don't get left high and dry.  At one time I bought whatever I could find and used it to trade if I couldn't use that particular powder.  I have a pound of blue dot I am now stuck with and cant find anyone to trade with...  It is so limited in its uses...

[Lowpower]

For years I've had a standard buying technique. Every time I ran into a pound of powder that I normally use I would pick it up whether I needed it or not. One pound never cut into anyone elses buying and I never had to worry about running out. Bass Pro has around 4 lbs of H4198 but they want $32 a lbs. I can get it at another shop for $28 so the next time I go in I'll pick up one more. I still have around 9 lbs of Varget lying around so I haven't pick any of that up. I did buy a lb of Unique from Bass Pro and it came in today. I've never used it for my Sharps before and wanted to give it a try. I bought and had it shipped to the store so I didn't have to pay the hazmat shipping fees. $28 + tax.

Edited March 8, 2015 by Lowpower

[Luap]

Not one Reload, powder, projectiles or Primer vendor at the Memphis Gun show Yesterday March 08.  I did notice at one booth 3 100 count boxes of Winchester small Pistol primers for $14.00 per box. 

[bart305]

Wow! At least in Middle TN primers are everywhere, even Academy has them in stock, around $40/M.

[Luap]

There are a few scattered around Bass Pro, Academy has very few and Avery outdoors has most.  Last week none of the above has any version of Magnum primers.   

[et45]

Last week Sportsmans Warehouse had 4 1lb bottles of Power Pistol and 1 lb of Bullseye for $21 when I was there.They have had 4 and 8 lb jugs of 700X for average price on a regular basis for the last several months.

[Patton]

I believe that two weeks ago today Sportsmans was overflowing with handgun powder to include 8lbs jugs of Bullseye. I did buy a 3lbs jug of Power Pistol.