Loaded another 500 rounds of 9mm earlier tonight. Just about done with my second 4lb jug of N320 powder. Will be opening my last jug soon...
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Hmm...I didn't know they made 4lb jugs of powder?
I,think we might see more of the 4# jugs in the near future.With this particular powder (and most Vihtavouri powders) they come in 1lb and 4lb jugs only.
I hope so I only use 3 kinds of powder (so far) would prefer to get it in 4's instead of 1lber's and 8 lbser's. Not many places I shop stock 4's.I,think we might see more of the 4# jugs in the near future.
I hope so I only use 3 kinds of powder (so far) would prefer to get it in 4's instead of 1lber's and 8 lbser's. Not many places I shop stock 4's.
Why do you prefer 4# instead of 8# jugs?
The key to buying powder is buying it in quantity and all the same lot number. The smaller the quantity the higher the price.
Eight pound jugs are the way to go, and kegs are even better if its a powder you have already decided as a favorite.
You'd be surprised at how quickly an 8# jug disappears when loading rifle calibers. At 40.5 grains/cartridge(starting load for a .308 load with my powder lot), that's only 1382 rds per jug. I sometimes fire that in a couple of hours between a mag fed rifle and a belt fed gun. Powder goes quicker than you think.
I don't do rifle, I'm into only pistol cartridges and shotgun I don't want to store 8lbs that long in 3 different types I have storage space issues in a controlled climate. KEG!!? Hell I don't buy beer buy the keg and I bet I use more of that than gunpowder
Yeah the larger 8# jugs can be more tricky to store compared to multiple 1 pounders or even a 4 pounder. I’ll keep you in mind when I need to do another powder/primer order. Probably sometime next summer if I had to guess.
Let me know when and I'll see what I can get for prices from my online vendor.
Current price for N320 is $31 a lb. Hodgdon powders are much cheaper.Sweet. Thank you!
Current price for N320 is $31 a lb. Hodgdon powders are much cheaper.
It says Discontinued, but it was 105. I'll put a inquiry in with my guy there.Nice. What about the 4 pounders?
Well, I broke a universal decapping pin because I did not ensure my .223 brass did not have rocks in it... Time to buy a Lee de-capper...
Hell it looks good though.Made a top punch and sizing die for a Lyman 45 that was supposed to be finished out at .3585.
Top punch took about 15 minutes start to finish and came out perfect.
The sizing die - not so much. The only material I have on hand large enough is some scrap k-monel bar stock. The stuff is great to turn but horrible to drill or bore on my small lathe. I wasn't patient enough and pushed it to hard so the bore is scored and oversized (~.359+). Since you can't polish a bore smaller into the scrap bin it goes...
I'll just pick up the .359 die since the tolerances are infinitely greater than my patience for only $30.
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