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powder

tazzertazzer Member Posts: 16,837
edited March 2009 in Perry Shooter Competition Shooting and Reloading Forum
How much difference does one tenth of a grain of powder make when shooting a 308 at three hundred yards using 168Gr.match bullets?
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  • tazzertazzer Member Posts: 16,837
    edited November -1
    A little history on who owns what (posted this previously on another thread regarding the fact that Hodgdon's does not make powder...). Anyone else that can add info please do.

    General Dynamics purchased Olin/Winchester etc and produces the following spherical/ball & single base powders: In Quebec, Canada IMR 3031, 4007ssc, 4064, 4198, 4227, 4320, 4350, SR4756, SR4759, 4831, 4895, SR7625, 7828, PB & 7828ssc, and in St. Marks, Florida Hodgdons HP38, 110, 414, 380, Lil'gun, Hybrid100v, HS-6, H335, BL-c(2), titewad, titegroup, longshot, leverevolution, cfe223, us869, superperformance and also Winchester 231, 296, supertarget, superfield, aalite, superhandicap, 760, 748, supreme 780, auto comp.

    The Thales Group (french company) purchased Australian defense industries in 2006. They produce in australia Hodgdons Extruded line H4895, 4198, Varget, 4350, 50bmg, 4831/4831sc, 1000, retumbo, 322, benchmark, trail boss, 8208xbr, also H4227 (AR2215)(not distributing H4227 in US anymore).

    Group SNPE (french owned again...) formed a subsidary called EURENCO in 2004 they own most of the european powder produced in belgium, finland, france & sweden. This includes Vihatavauri, ramshot and most of the norma line & alliant reloader line (except RL-17 switzerland/german?).

    The old alliant powders like red, blue, green dot, unique, bullseye, 2400 are still produced in the usa. Accurate arms powder??

    A whole lot of good powders are now owned by two french companies...if Eurenco is shutting down Vihatavauri, whose next??? Maybe Winchester 748 wasn't such a bad .223 powder, at least it's made in the USA.......
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  • tazzertazzer Member Posts: 16,837
    edited November -1
    is it hard to come by in most place's
    I baught a pound today and asked about primers they lots of powders and a some primers just wondering if I should go and buy some more ???[?]
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  • bigchillymnbigchillymn Member Posts: 19 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    Yes, were in a feeding frenzy, I have been to cabellas, sportsmans warehouse, and gander mountain several times in the last month or so, and still don't have what I need to go prairie dog shooting. The primers, small rifle, have been the hardest to come by. So, if you need it buy it. If not who knows what the future will bring.
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  • 270cowboy270cowboy Member Posts: 170 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    JUST MY ADVICE
    buy what you can when you can find it
    who knows what will happen in the future [?][?]
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  • Bill JordanBill Jordan Member Posts: 1,402 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    bigchillyman, where are you located? I'm in Cleveland OH. Try to do a FTF, avoiding hazmat $$$.
    I happen to think prarie doggin' is a rightous expenditure of ammo, and ,because I can't go, I may be persuaded to pry some Rem 7 1/2's out of the Shrine to help you out. What cal. is your PD gun?
    Bill Jordan




    "I'd rather have a bottle in front of me than to have a frontal lobotomy."
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