I don't use an inordinate amount of smokeless, my recent concern was the loss of Hodgdon's Black Powder interest: Goex. This led to a major shortfall in what I shoot the most of, fortunately they sold to the Estes Corp. Those of us that grew up playing with solid fuel rocket models are familiar with the Estes name, I have to assume that there are other interests in solid rocket fueled projectiles that keeps Estes in business. In the meantime we were forced to purchase from the Germans (Schuetzen) and the Swiss (Swiss). I have been using Swiss for years and use 1-1/2 F Swiss in nearly everything I shoot from Smoothbore musket to .45 target rifle, not to mention 45/70, 45/90, 50/70, .43 Spanish cartridge rifles. Swiss 3F is my preferred cartridge pistol powder as well as what my 38/55 Sharps likes.
I do have many uses for 2400, Unique, Bullseye and Red Dot along with H-110/W296. I just don't shoot enough of it to be concerned about a sudden loss, my cache is enough to last my lifetime or so I like to think. I feel for a few friends that shoot action pistol, they have been shorted on primers, etc. in the past and I helped where I could. Unless I get a wild hair to start shooting F-Class or something of little current interest I think I'm OK and will be able to help out friends where I'm flush. A friend of mine just offered a brick of large rifle match primers for which I was thankful as I have been in a dry spell or at least unwilling to pay the exorbitant price retailers are asking. I know a few action pistol guys that have been paying out the nose for small pistol primers, ridiculous prices. If all else fails I guess I can always go back to the beginning of my retirement years and dust off the old leather working gear. I am getting back into more woodworking than I thought and even bought another lathe after selling the last one twelve years ago.
Gotta stay flexible...."Bend like the willow or snap like an oak" Lao Tse.
I do have many uses for 2400, Unique, Bullseye and Red Dot along with H-110/W296. I just don't shoot enough of it to be concerned about a sudden loss, my cache is enough to last my lifetime or so I like to think. I feel for a few friends that shoot action pistol, they have been shorted on primers, etc. in the past and I helped where I could. Unless I get a wild hair to start shooting F-Class or something of little current interest I think I'm OK and will be able to help out friends where I'm flush. A friend of mine just offered a brick of large rifle match primers for which I was thankful as I have been in a dry spell or at least unwilling to pay the exorbitant price retailers are asking. I know a few action pistol guys that have been paying out the nose for small pistol primers, ridiculous prices. If all else fails I guess I can always go back to the beginning of my retirement years and dust off the old leather working gear. I am getting back into more woodworking than I thought and even bought another lathe after selling the last one twelve years ago.
Gotta stay flexible...."Bend like the willow or snap like an oak" Lao Tse.
Two of my favorite powders!
