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4/17/2009 11:28:08 PM EDT
I was surprised they still had them, so I put in an order with Widener's for a bunch of 75 gr "mil-spec" bullets.  Now, they are sold out.

I couldn't find any small rifle primers or brass, so I ordered a bunch of new, primed brass from Widener's.  I was surprised they had them and no one was talking about it.  Now, they are sold out.  

Having bullets and primed brass, I thought I better have some powder, too.  I was surprised they had any, so I ordered 8 lb of TAC from Widener's.  

HEY!  Widener's still has 8 pound cannisters of TAC IN STOCK !

You guys better get over there, ASAP!


23.5 gr TAC + 75 gr HPBT-M bullet seated to 2.235" OAL + small rifle primer + virgin commercial case = success.

4/18/2009 8:06:49 AM EDT
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I was surprised they still had them, so I put in an order with Widener's for a bunch of 75 gr "mil-spec" bullets.  Now, they are sold out.

I couldn't find any small rifle primers or brass, so I ordered a bunch of new, primed brass from Widener's.  I was surprised they had them and no one was talking about it.  Now, they are sold out.  

Having bullets and primed brass, I thought I better have some powder, too.  I was surprised they had any, so I ordered 8 lb of TAC from Widener's.  

HEY!  Widener's still has 8 pound cannisters of TAC IN STOCK !

You guys better get over there, ASAP!


23.5 gr TAC + 75 gr HPBT-M bullet seated to 2.235" OAL + small rifle primer + virgin commercial case = success.




They have had it in stock for a while, so does powder valley
4/18/2009 11:49:29 AM EDT
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Does the availability of powder imply something about how easy it is to scale up to meet greater demand for powder?  Perhaps the powder lots are really big, so once a lot is made it becomes a bottling and delivery issue only?

Primers require all sorts of additional processing stweps and priming compound is really dangerous.  This may preclude ready scale-up in production capacity to meet "short term" demand..
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