About three years ago I walked in a small gun shop in north west Ohio. On the shelf they had PB, 800x and SR 7625. Flash back to 1970. Prices were even agreeable. I did not buy all he had but did buy all I wanted. By leaving some for other I did not just become another hoarder who buys things he never will need or use. Funny thing is I called the store a few month later for a friend to see if they had any 800X left. They had three pounds and set it aside. Asked them if they had any primers and the owner said he did not even have any rifle primers to load for himself. So I brought him 2,000 primers for personal use. Told him to repay me when he gets them back in stock.
I refuse to pay Alliant Powder retail prices. $50-60/lb is outrageous. I will use any other powders if need be. Truth is that there are a dozen other powders that we can use with just a bit of flexibility. Change hulls, wads, primers and pay load to use what you can find instead of just accepting that $50-60/lb. is just the way it is.
