Thread: IMR 3031 availability

Its been a few years now since of seen IMR 3031 on retailer's shelves. Other IMR powders are reasonably available, albeit pricey, why no 3031 I am wondering. Anyone know? Bloody excellent stuff in quite a few calibres.

https://kellycountry.co.nz/products/...er-1-4c-un0509

5 LB in stock

Ok thks, didn't discover them. Not sure if they can ship North or what the cost would be. Havn't seen it in store or online for a long time.

Got this reply from Hornady tho

"It is still being manufactured. I am not sure why you have not seen it there. Possibly when orders were made by companies in New Zealand, we were out of stock, or they didn’t order that particular powder.



Sherri L. Swanson

Sales Associate

Hodgdon Powder Company

Excellent powder in my 308. The last of mine was 35 years old and had gone orf for some reason and ended up fertilising the lawn. Tempted to get some more a few years back when it was reasonably available but decided to stick with ADI. Only issue with 3031 was when I used to use a RCBS Uniflow the grains would regularly get chopped. Each tme a chop occurred the charge would be overweight. Not a big deal just annoying.

Originally Posted by zimmer

Excellent powder in my 308. The last of mine was 35 years old and had gone orf for some reason and ended up fertilising the lawn. Tempted to get some more a few years back when it was reasonably available but decided to stick with ADI. Only issue with 3031 was when I used to use a RCBS Uniflow the grains would regularly get chopped. Each tme a chop occurred the charge would be overweight. Not a big deal just annoying.

Yes it has a wide range of cals its good for. My 30-30 loves it but really want it for 38-55.

Well what do ya know. Kelly Country were quite willing to ship a bottle to my local at around $20 shipping cost. Over the ditch and all. Costs more than that to start the wagon and drive to the supermarket and back these days. As it happens my local guy had a bottle on the shelf out back. Never thought to ask him. Silly me. Anyway I grabbed that one but a shout out to Kelly Country - if you can't get it elsewhere and they have it they will still ship powder. Not many doing that these days.