Hercules Hi-Vel 2 for Marlin 336C 30-30 (new n $53) 1963
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Hercules Hi-Vel 2 for Marlin 336C 30-30 (new n $53) 1963
My first can of powder was IMR 700x and it was specifically purchased to make pipe bombs when I was a dumb teenager.
Good thing the young and stupid are sometimes also lucky- still have all my fingers.... :mrgreen:
I had lots passed down to me but the first time I Actually bought powder was sr7625 I still use it mainly for pistole.
W231 and Red Dot and a fist full of 209 primers 12 ga. Load-o-rama,, lol that was a long time ago thinking back,,
Patrick
Unique or 231..........can't remember
First powder- Unique and 2400
First rifle powder- IMR 4895
First big jug of powder- Power Pistol
Red Dot, early 70's.
Red dot 2011
1# IMR 700x
1lb. of the new H4831 after Bruce's original train car load and my Dad's supply ran out and it was re manufactured.
1 pound of Unique, ca. 1974.
1976ish, IMR4895, Speer .313 175gr rn, Rem LRP, Lee Loader, 7.65X54. (yep, that's what it said!) :bigsmyl2:
1972 IMR4227. Lee loader dipper was 23.0 grains for the 44 Magnum 240 gr bullet.
My first powder buy was one pound of Dupont IMR 4895 around 1980 to load some hunting loads for my 1903A3.I also bought 100 Speer 150 Spitzers & 100 LR primers that I forget the brand,maybe CCI.[smilie=p:
2012 Titegroup
A pound of Hercules Blue Dot to feed a 4" S&W Highway Patrolman revolver.
20+ years ago, 1 LB of Pyrodex RS for the 58 cal. BP rifle I worked a week for to get, cutting firewood, piling brush, etc when I was 16 years old.
Michael Grace
1965. A pound of Alcan AL-7 to go with my Lee loader for 12-gauge shotgun shells.
A year later I bought a pound of Hercules HiVel #2 for another Lee loader for .303 British.
dale in Louisiana
1# black powder, 1 tin of #11 caps, one Lyman .375 RB mold, and an Italian copy of a Colt Navy revolver from the The hardware store on 3rd street (I can't remember the name of it just now) in 1977.