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    The powder shortage is over.

    Attached are a few pictures of reloading supplies at Camp Perry last month. There was plenty of Varget at $140/8 lb. I did not need any Varget. I got a good deal on Win-231, BE-82, BL-C(2), and large pistol primers.




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    If only my reloading room looked like that. That is absolutely amazing. The only thing that could possibly be better would be a stack of lead ingots right beside the powder.

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    Beikirks in Rochester looked like that in the warehouse. Last I heard they packed up and left NY for PA. Smart move.

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    It's mostly over... a few powders have spotty availability..

    Solo 1000 - still unable to find any.. Something to do with data not working for centerfire.. pressure spikes with published data.
    H4350 - Lots of people loading for 6.5 Creedmore and they are snatching this up as fast as we get it in.

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    Alliant 2400 and H4350. Can't ever find any of either on the shelf anywhere I go.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Lance Boyle View Post
    Beikirks in Rochester looked like that in the warehouse. Last I heard they packed up and left NY for PA. Smart move.
    No, they have two stores. One in Rochester, and one in PA.
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    Odd, I have 2400 in stock locally at my R&G club, it doesn't seem too popular out here.

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    Seems some powder are slow sellers some Places, And Fast sellers in other Places.

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    Someday, I would like to visit Camp Perry.

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    Stopped by a Bass Pro today. Powders all had dust on the container lids. They had Varget, Unique, H4350, some other stuff I'd not seen in awhile. And for the bargin price of $39.99/lb.
    Gee, I wonder why the lids were dusty?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Hannibal View Post
    Stopped by a Bass Pro today. Powders all had dust on the container lids. They had Varget, Unique, H4350, some other stuff I'd not seen in awhile. And for the bargin price of $39.99/lb.
    Gee, I wonder why the lids were dusty?
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    Quote Originally Posted by RogerDat View Post
    Bass Pro didn't get the memo? The prices at BP are bad enough to make going on a date with your ex mother in law seem like a good idea.
    I was planning on looking at a few other things, probably would have spent a couple of Ben Franklins, until I saw those powder prices.
    Couldn't get out the door fast enough, and I've no intention of going back.

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    Bass Pro Shops aren't the first place I look when shopping for shooting & reloading merchandise. The local store (Rancho Cucamonga) is VERY well stocked when it comes to fishing stuff, though. Their boat shop is first-rate, also. A lot of the boat shops around here are sketchy as h--l, while BPS is pretty straight-and-narrow. I am tired of the weird acquisition sequences and half-baked install quality on marine stuff for my boat. BPS will do the work from now on.
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    I have bought powder from both Bass Pro and Cabella's. And was very thankful to get it even at those prices at the time.

    Then I remembered BPI, and I just started checking them twice a week until they had in stock what I wanted. Saved easy 15 to 18$ per pound at BPI. I think I can still get 8lbs of Red Dot for less than 25$ a pound including hazmat and shipping. Add in some 5k of primers to spread out the hazmat and it gets cheaper yet.

    Works for me, YMMV.

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Abbreviations used in Reloading

BP Bronze Point IMR Improved Military Rifle PTD Pointed
BR Bench Rest M Magnum RN Round Nose
BT Boat Tail PL Power-Lokt SP Soft Point
C Compressed Charge PR Primer SPCL Soft Point "Core-Lokt"
HP Hollow Point PSPCL Pointed Soft Point "Core Lokt" C.O.L. Cartridge Overall Length
PSP Pointed Soft Point Spz Spitzer Point SBT Spitzer Boat Tail
LRN Lead Round Nose LWC Lead Wad Cutter LSWC Lead Semi Wad Cutter
GC Gas Check