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Thread: Powder Discussion
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4 July 2016, 20:26 #31
Alliant makes 5lb jugs of RE15, but I've never seen them in stock anywhere.
Hazmat fees are a pain in the ass. For 1-2lbs of powder I usually buy locally. If I want to buy powder online I usually start calling up friends to see if they want anything so we can split the cost of shipping/hazmat.
Got 1,000 77gr TMK ready for loading. Not very comfortable with compressed loads, so I picked up some TAC to load 'em up with. Will post up load data after I've been able to test everything out.
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4 July 2016, 20:55 #32
Finding RE15 or Varget in 5 or 8 pound jugs is impossible.
On a side note... check here for bullets. I've found this guy to be extremely good on prices.
http://www.okweber.com/sierra-bullet...caliber?page=2
$26 for 100 bullets. $127 for 500 bullets. If you buy 5 boxes of the 500's you get the best bang for your buck. Shipping is flat $9.95 or $13.95 depending on how much stuff you buy. He uses those flat rate boxes and it works great.
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4 July 2016, 21:04 #33
This is absolutely true. If you buy enough powder at once to make it worth it then no problem. I ordered more than enough to offset the cost... 16 pounds of rifle powder 2 pounds of pistol powder and 10,000 primers....
With shipping and everything it wound up being like $1 per pound more on the powder....Figure up roughly $20 per pound in my hand for rifle powder.... but if I buy it local it's about $28 or $29 bucks a pound once you factor in tax. For an 8 or 9 dollar a pound discount it's worth it to buy in bulk.
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5 July 2016, 05:20 #34
I never loaded a compressed load til I started playing with TMKs. In PMags, I can run them a little long (2.264") and I worked up to my load....23.6gr RE15 with BR4 primers. No signs of pressure whatsoever. And that's shooting when its 90+ degrees out.
Alamo: thanks for the link. I'll have to get them there in the future. I got a few boxes from Midway because I had another order there anyways so shipping evened out.