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Vintage 2400 Powder
Oct 20th, 2013 at 10:31pm
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I have been using a can of 2400 given to me by a friend. It is producing excellent results but I got to wondering just how old it is. One clue is the price tag which is still on it - $2.75. Looking closer, another clue is the address for Hercules on the can which does not have a zip code hence prior to 1967 or so. Anyone remember when 2400 was $2.75 a pound?
  
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Re: Vintage 2400 Powder
Reply #1 - Oct 20th, 2013 at 10:38pm
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I don't, but do remember when I was 13 ('61) 22rf LRs were 35 cents a box.
  
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Reply #2 - Oct 20th, 2013 at 11:46pm
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I've got a partial can of the old 2400, and I think I've still got cans of Hi-Vel #3.

  
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Re: Vintage 2400 Powder
Reply #3 - Oct 21st, 2013 at 2:37pm
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I've narrowed it down a little. It dates to after 1956 as the Shooter's Bible #47 shows the old can design and the price was $2.50. The next Shooter's Bible I have is #54, 1963, which has the pertinent can design with 2400 and Smokeless Rifle Powder in the circle but the price is $3.25. Anyone have Shooter's Bibles between these two numbers to tell when the design changed to establish the oldest possible date and perhaps when the price changed to $2.75?
  
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Re: Vintage 2400 Powder
Reply #4 - Oct 21st, 2013 at 6:54pm
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My Stoegers, Shooters Bible, #38R, from 1947 shows retangular paper cans with tiny screw on caps, simular to the Dupont cans for all the Hercules powders. So, it's later than '47.

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Reply #5 - Oct 21st, 2013 at 7:06pm
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My can collection, missing Unique Sad No dates or batch #'s on them.

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Re: Vintage 2400 Powder
Reply #6 - Oct 21st, 2013 at 11:29pm
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I just looked at an old Parker Distributors (New Rochelle, NY)
catalog for 65-66 that I have. Retail $2.75, special $2.20. 5 pounds $13.75 retail, special $10.50. Same can as shown in Frank's post.
  
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Re: Vintage 2400 Powder
Reply #7 - Oct 24th, 2013 at 4:10pm
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BP,

Has your HiVel #3 ever been exposed to below-freezing temperatures or to repeated freeze-thaw cycles?
  
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Re: Vintage 2400 Powder
Reply #8 - Oct 24th, 2013 at 8:29pm
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waterman,

Not after I received it.
The square cans aren't painted but were left brite, and a paper label was attached.

  
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