I have a line on what appears to be ~30 lbs. of H-380. Cheap. I have not seen it in person yet, I have current production H-380 for a comparison, using a 7x Mitutoyo eye loupe, the problem is I think this maybe OLD powder. This guy's dad died 10 years ago and he is finally cleaning out the reloading stuff. It has been re-packaged into two old Red Dot cans. Both have H-380 on them, the large one has 20 Lbs. written on it and the guy says it is heavy. He said the smaller can is heavy too but did not give a weight. It has been stored in an old fridge in the basement for as long as this guy can remember (he's 64).
I know when Hodgdon started, H-380 was one of his first, if not the first surplus powder he sold. I also know what I have as a sample to compare to is new stuff made to Hodgdon's specifications.
The question is, to the old guys here: Was there a noticeable difference over time in H-380? Like the difference when they went to the Extreme powders and they ended up being a greenish (at least to my eye) tint?
I'm hopefully going to get to see it on Thursday, I've bought old guy powder before on multiple occasions and have only got hooked once. I'm pretty careful to try and have a sample to compare it to unless it is a powder that is easily ID'ed like Red Dot.
And I don't need warnings about how dangerous it is to buy powder like this. If I get it, it will be a package deal with a pickup load of stuff at a steep discount. I suspect there is more than enough "other stuff" to cover me if this ends up being fertilizer.