Thread: No more powder

Originally Posted by grandpamac

Greetings All,
I had a quick poke around on the interweb this morning and quickly found plenty of posts on Forums parroting the discontinuance of the Enduron powders. One even forcasted the discontinuance of almost every powder I currently use. From IMR and Hodgdons nothing. IMR did warn of fake web sites offering the Hodgdon/ IMR powders no doubt at much higher prices. Sound familiar? When demand for any product exceeds supply a secondary (or black) market can develop. Once shortages in the market start to ease the scalpers will do anything to maintain their profits and I think that that is what is happening here including the fake websites and fake news on the forums. To me the idea that vast quantities of small arms powder are being sucked up in the Ukraine is not an issue. Even more must have been used in Afganistan and most battles have been fought with artillary and bombs (more recently missiles) since the latter part of WW1 so I don't think the idea holds water.
To me the whole powder shortage is a result of panic buying, aggravated by other events of the last 2 years and the rumours of Enduron discontinuance smells strongly of substances found in pastures recently vacated by gentleman cows. Time will tell.
Regards Grandpamac.

Reload Swiss (RS) makes a lot of powder for Alliant (Reloader 17,22 and 26 IIRC).

But yeah, it will take a while for things to flow downstream. The UK banned several ADI made powders (like Varget, Trail Boss and H4350) due to REACH.

You can still find the odd tub for sale, but people who are clinging onto a finite supply are getting increasingly desperate.

I hear a firstborn, kidney and some unspeakable things have been offered in exchange for an 8lb jug of Varget.