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craigster Oldtimer Offline Posts: 684 Location: lost coast CA Joined: Feb 20^th, 2011	5744 Jul 19^th, 2020 at 6:46pm	Print Post
	Now running $36 - $40 a pound. WTF ?


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boats Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 7545 Location: Virginia Joined: Apr 23^rd, 2004	Re: 5744 Reply #1 - Jul 19^th, 2020 at 7:08pm	Print Post
	Saw 4227 for 32.95 lb in the gun shop Tuesday. Good thing we use small charges. Boats


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Cbashooter Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 1570 Location: Eastern Wa. Joined: Mar 31^st, 2018	Re: 5744 Reply #2 - Jul 19^th, 2020 at 10:20pm	Print Post
	ya when I started using it years back I think it was a surplus powder accurate marketed.it was cheap then.Cheaper than 4759 anyhow. now I wont pay the price.its crazy price ,but a darn good powder


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beltfed Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 1752 Location: Central Wi Joined: Dec 20^th, 2007	Re: 5744 Reply #3 - Jul 19^th, 2020 at 11:35pm	Print Post
	Sure glad I have a lifetime supply of 4759


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Cbashooter Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 1570 Location: Eastern Wa. Joined: Mar 31^st, 2018	Re: 5744 Reply #4 - Jul 19^th, 2020 at 11:38pm	Print Post
	beltfed wrote on Jul 19^th, 2020 at 11:35pm: Sure glad I have a lifetime supply of 4759 When I was at a sporting good store the guy had some literature from my state. apparently I'm in possession of an amount of gunpowder thats frowned upon.


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GT Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 2039 Location: Northeast Wyoming Joined: Jun 28^th, 2015	Re: 5744 Reply #5 - Jul 20^th, 2020 at 12:38am	Print Post
	Craigster, I've been hooked on this stuff for the past 15 years at least, and it's been going up in price every time I buy an eight pounder... seems I use one of these every other year... 5744. I recently bought eight pounds of Lovex Buffalo Rifle and I'm getting real close to the same results - some loads had to increase about 6% to get the same velocities but the groups are close in comparison and the price per pound is about half. I've been using it in my 38-55, 40-60 Maynard, 40-65 win, 45-70, and lately in my 50-90 with promising results. If you haven't tried it, you may want to. Regards, Greg

	"To invent, you need a good imagination and a pile of junk" T. A. Edison "The trouble ain't that there is too many fools, but that the lightning ain't distributed right" M.T.
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Hiwall55 Senior Forum Member Offline Posts: 468 Location: west central Illinois Joined: Jun 30^th, 2012	Re: 5744 Reply #6 - Jul 20^th, 2020 at 7:33am	Print Post
	Ditto for Gregs post, I dont shoot much smokeless, but for 5744 loads I use buffalo rifle powder.


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Statesrights Senior Forum Member Offline Posts: 334 Location: Virginia Joined: May 3^rd, 2016	Re: 5744 Reply #7 - Jul 20^th, 2020 at 7:46am	Print Post
	Did the cost go up or did the value of the dollar go down? Remember the trillions of Covid script the gubmint just distributed. It sure wasn’t backed by gold.


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beltfed Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 1752 Location: Central Wi Joined: Dec 20^th, 2007	Re: 5744 Reply #8 - Jul 20^th, 2020 at 9:08am	Print Post
	CBA shooter, My "Lifetime supply of 4759" is not all that large at my age of 78. I also have a legal design powder "magazine" for proper storage of what I do have. beltfed/arnie


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marlinguy Frequent Elocutionist Offline Ballards may be weaker, but they sure are neater! Posts: 16079 Location: Oregon Joined: Feb 2^nd, 2009	Re: 5744 Reply #9 - Jul 20^th, 2020 at 9:41am	Print Post
	Presently all powder prices are up, so it's not just one powder. Fortunately I try to always have an excess of reloading supplies, so it hasn't affected me. But I am getting worried about large rifle primers as I'm down to about 5,000. Everything else I've got 2x-3x that amount of. But I use more large rifle primers than any of the others.

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ndnchf Frequent Elocutionist Online Posts: 1046 Joined: Mar 6^th, 2014	Re: 5744 Reply #10 - Jul 20^th, 2020 at 11:29am	Print Post
	$40? Holy Smokes - thats gone up a lot since I last bought some.


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JLouis Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 10625 Joined: Apr 8^th, 2009	Re: 5744 Reply #11 - Jul 20^th, 2020 at 11:57am	Print Post
	$32.15 currently at Powder Valley for those who might be interested. (You need to *Login* or *Register* to view media files and links)

	" It Is Better To Now Have Been A Has Been Than A Never Was Or A Wanna Be "
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JLouis Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 10625 Joined: Apr 8^th, 2009	Re: 5744 Reply #12 - Jul 20^th, 2020 at 12:02pm	Print Post
	This is a Powder I haven't had any success with and for those of you who have and still are what are you using this powder for.

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GT Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 2039 Location: Northeast Wyoming Joined: Jun 28^th, 2015	Re: 5744 Reply #13 - Jul 20^th, 2020 at 1:02pm	Print Post
	As I mentioned earlier, 38-55, 40-60, 40-65, 45-60, 45-70, 45-90, and currently my 50-90. I never had success in smaller cases, like the 32-40. The other thing to note, the load data always has velocities going 1300+ never had ANY luck pushing these there. Staying 1250fps and below my accuracy was good to very good.

	"To invent, you need a good imagination and a pile of junk" T. A. Edison "The trouble ain't that there is too many fools, but that the lightning ain't distributed right" M.T.
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Cbashooter Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 1570 Location: Eastern Wa. Joined: Mar 31^st, 2018	Re: 5744 Reply #14 - Jul 20^th, 2020 at 1:12pm	Print Post
	ndnchf wrote on Jul 20^th, 2020 at 11:29am: $40? Holy Smokes - thats gone up a lot since I last bought some. The first stuff I bought was in squat little jugs with simple white lable and I think I was paying six bucks ea.


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