Found some WW 231 Today after 3 years

[Leadmelter]

I was at Birch Run with the spouse and took the long way home.
Stopped at the Williams Gunsight in Davidson and scored 2lbs of WW 231 and some AA 1680.
I think I am good for a while.
The quest is over.
Leadmelter
MI

[trails4u]

Leadmelter....way back when, as the 'panic' started, I found a guy looking for 55g FMJs to feed an AR. I had a boat load...and he had 231. I scored 4lbs. at a great bargain, didn't think much of it. Haven't seen it since.... :(

[dannyd]

look for HP-38 too they have been the same powder since 1988

[g17]

Encouraging news. I've seen a few scarce powders as of late but sure wish I could score some 2400.

[opos]

Encouraging news. I've seen a few scarce powders as of late but sure wish I could score some 2400.

I think Recobs has some in stock now...they got a big run of Alliant in ...I got Bullseye today and think there was some 2400 in stock...good luck...they show 1# and 8# of 2400 as of Tuesday night at 7pm pacific time

[mjwcaster]

I just got 16lbs of hp38 delivered yesterday.
My days of using whatever I could find that would safely go bang in a handgun are over for now.
Time to start working up some win231/hp38 loads for 380/9mm/380, while using up everything else I have in 45.
I basically started reloading during the shortage, and don't want to go thru it again, so if I like hp38 as much as I think I will, I will order a few more 8lbers next time around.
I want at least a 3yr supply, if not more.
Now I just need more brass, lead and primers.
And time.

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[beagle]

I was down to about an inch of WW231 in my last 1# bottle and had been hoarding it carefully for my .32 S & W Long loads. Hit Gamaliel's site last week and they had stock at $22.95 a pound. Quickly enriched my stock by 3 pounds along with some WW209 primers to make the haz mat go down easy. God is indeed watching over me./beagle

[Mauser48]

I can find pretty much any powder I want except alliant powders.

[Scharfschuetze]

Hopefully the powder drought is coming to an end. I picked up several pounds of HP38 (ersatz 231) for a surprisingly good price last month at the Centralia Gun Show.

[Scharfschuetze]

Hopefully the powder drought is coming to an end. I picked up several pounds of HP38 (ersatz 231) for a surprisingly good price last month at the Centralia Gun Show.


I can find pretty much any powder I want except alliant powders.

I'm still looking for 2400, although I did pick up a caddy of Bullseye recently.

[rockrat]

Was at the Tulsa show, had just about all the powders. Ended up with 2400, 231, clays and Blue dot.

[Hardcast416taylor]

Leadmelter, what do you think about the new store and inventory that Williams put a bunch of money into over the last few years? I`m about 40 miles from there - as the crow flies -, they usually have something I can use.Robert

[FISH4BUGS]

During the "shortage" I checked the Powder Valley site three or four times a day for many months. They had some 231 come in, show up on their web site, and I bought a case of 8 lber's once, and a case of 4lber's later. You have to buy it when it is there, and don't think about it. Do it immediately.
I split the 231 with a fellow machine gun shooter. I am all set for many years to come. It is the one powder I use for 380, 38/357 (light 357 loads), 44 (light loads) 9mm and 45. A pound goes a looooooooooooooong way!
I have learned that when components are available, and at a reasonable price, buy all you will use in a lifetime. Bullets, powder, primers, brass, lead, etc. It doesn't go bad. I actually have it in my will that I leave the components to my kids.
I'm afraid they will need it.

[truckerdave397]

Hey Leadmelter next time take the really long way home and swing by Jays in Clare. I picked 8 pounds of 231 there about 3 weeks ago for $150 plus tax. I did not really need it just getting ready for four years of Hillary.

[LUCKYDAWG13]

Gun show last weekend had #8 jugs of 2400 and 231 $200.

[Leadmelter]

MI Guys
That was my first visit to Williams and it is a very nice facility. I live South of there so it is about an hour one way.
I have been to Jay's on my Northern trips. Great Place for sure. My BSA troop did summer camp there for a few years.
The Tricounty area of SE MI is a real abysiss of reloading supplies.
Bullet casting ? What is that?
I do most of my shopping online and save gas. But when I am out and see a place I stop and look but rarely buy because everything if for the AR or Glock
Leadmelter
MI

[Shepherd2]

Just after the first of the year I bought an 8# jug of 231 for $150. Not long before that I got an 8 pounder of Bullseye for the same price. Accurate powders are what I can't find.