So I read about 209 being the best substitute, how it's been discontinued, not discontinued, coming back this year blah, blah, blah.
So what is the real story? Hogdgon is supposed to be making it now but it is nowhere to be found yet but people on the forums are always asking questions about it as if they have plenty. Are these people just well stocked from before all this or are there sources for it, and real Black Powder that I'm not aware of?
Last mention of it is around February it would be available and now it seems no one is talking about it. Hogdgon, as far as I'm aware has not had a lot of trouble with production since all this started. Although stock is not always immediately available I have been able to find all the Hogdgon powders I use for smokeless reloading within a week for only slightly elevated prices. I'm curious what they have to do to start making it themselves, retool, setup? It's just another formula to them and can't be too much different than other substitutes they already make.
I'm totally new to all this so not ever using it I don't know if it's all that anyway, loose 777 has worked fine for me but I'm always looking for something better. I'm having good luck with 2 Windex w/vinegar patches followed by a dry patch flipped once, loading feels the same every time using sabots. By my crude calculations it would make my cost go from 22 cents to 45 cents per shot. This is assuming volumetric vs weight is similar to 777, so is it really all that?
So what is the real story? Hogdgon is supposed to be making it now but it is nowhere to be found yet but people on the forums are always asking questions about it as if they have plenty. Are these people just well stocked from before all this or are there sources for it, and real Black Powder that I'm not aware of?
Last mention of it is around February it would be available and now it seems no one is talking about it. Hogdgon, as far as I'm aware has not had a lot of trouble with production since all this started. Although stock is not always immediately available I have been able to find all the Hogdgon powders I use for smokeless reloading within a week for only slightly elevated prices. I'm curious what they have to do to start making it themselves, retool, setup? It's just another formula to them and can't be too much different than other substitutes they already make.
I'm totally new to all this so not ever using it I don't know if it's all that anyway, loose 777 has worked fine for me but I'm always looking for something better. I'm having good luck with 2 Windex w/vinegar patches followed by a dry patch flipped once, loading feels the same every time using sabots. By my crude calculations it would make my cost go from 22 cents to 45 cents per shot. This is assuming volumetric vs weight is similar to 777, so is it really all that?