Unique. I think I paid a dollar for the pound. Still have the can with a little in it, and occasionally load a little in 30-30. Bought the can in 1962.
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Unique. I think I paid a dollar for the pound. Still have the can with a little in it, and occasionally load a little in 30-30. Bought the can in 1962.
PB was the first powder I used, shown on the card that came with the
Lee Loader for 12 gauge shotshells. Used Winchester Dove and Quail
Paper hulls and a claw hammer with rubber cup from the ironing board leg.
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IMR 4831 here. For my first deer rifle......a 270 Win. Still have the rifle. A pretty Weatherby Vanguard VGX that shoots really great.
I suspect that it was Nobel Rifle No1.
It would have been for the .303" British under a Norma or Kynoch soft point bullet to be shot at red deer over open sights in a Parker Hale No4 conversion.
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The first powder was given to me by a fellow A1C that was in EOD salvaged from .50BMG ammo. Tail guns on B52's. Gave me about 4 lbs. to reload my .30-06.
First powder bought was Hi-Vel #2. Used it for a .458X2" (about like a .450 Marlin)in a Peruvian Mauser
For me, I believe it was IMR-4198. Circa 1970 for use in a Lee Loader for 30-30s. A neighbor's dad gave me a handful of RN GC cast lead boolits for use in my 1894 Winchester.
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It was either a can of Unique or a can of GOEX 3F ...... I remember both of them being on the shelf, but I don't remember which I bought first. That was 1971.
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Twas either AL 5 or AL 7 loading 12 ga on a Herter's press we borrowed from Grant Shaw about 1962.
IMR3031 for a 35 Remington.
Bullseye and HP38 for 45 and 38spl. Way back in about 2003!
To much work, not enough time for guns.
Early 90's I bought #1 of W231 to load my first cartridge - 38 Special. I still have the can as kind of a "keepsake".
Hercules Bullseye (I still have empty can) to power my 1st casting experience with my brand new 4-cavity H&G 50 mould for boolits shot in my new to me S&W 52. Early 1970s, I think...
One pound can of IMR 4320 , Lyman 310 tool & 222 Rem. dies, primers , bullets and a Marlin 322 with a K10 Weaver from Larry Bectal ( spelling ? ) in Phonix , Az. Jan. 1964 for $ 95. Also my first high power rifle. Larry hope you are still here , contact me Joe.
I bought a complete with mum on 7.7arisaka at a show for 75 bucks. Found a lee loader at a local shop for 15.00 and the powder was 3031 in the red tin can for 18.00. A box of hornady 312 jwords cost 15.50. Wife at that time got mad because I spent almost 130 dallors on gun stuff.
Hi-Vel 2 for .30-30, 1963, 13 years old, Metal 'pop-top' can
I too started with 30/06 and Lee Loader but with Hornady 150gr and IMR 4350 CCI primers 1977
It was either IMR 4350 or Dupont FF blackpowder- can't remember.
Can't quite recall whether it was H4831 or H4350 but I know it was either late 1954 or early 1955 and I was doing my first reloads (no cast boolits at that time, just that new arrival on the scene, the Nosler Partition) for my first centerfire rifle, a Remington 721 in 270 Winchester. Man, that was a long time ago and I really am older than dirt!!
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HiVel #2, to reload 30/06 back in mid 50's. That was my first reloading effort, using #310 dies for my 1917 Enfield.
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You must be even older then this Ol'Coot!
My first powder buy was a 3LB keg of Red Dot for loading trap loads, back in about the mid 60s.
Crusty Deary Ol'Coot
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