wvbuckbuster
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Is anybody finding Hunter powder? Seems to have dropped off the radar or maybe I've just been missing out on finding any. Dan.
Hunter Powder
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Just checked ammoseek and nothing it is weird as the Ramshot powders were the ones that were easier to find it might be having too many powder brands under one management team. What the hell happened to the laws about monopolies it seems their are only two powder company manufacturers left.
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wvbuckbuster
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Haven't seen any in my area of WV for quite some time. Dan.
hunter24605
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Same with Magnum, it was one of the few that were pretty common when everything else had disappeared, now I can’t find it.
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wvbuckbuster
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Well at least it's available somewhere. Hunter has good applications and cheaper. Think that's why it has become unavailable. The secret is out. Dan.
I'd try it but I already got a lot of 4831 and that is a powder I don't use much of. For whatever reason in general I don't have cartridges or use bullet weights that either like or require slow burning powders. 4350 is a mainstay for me but slower than that just doesn't get used much.
Guy Miner
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If you find any Ramshot Hunter, it's great for the 30-06! I have a little still, but not much.
Guy
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filmjunkie4ever
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I like it in my .25-06. May give it a try in my Roberts and .270 as well.
Midway had it not long ago. I have a couple of pounds on my shelf that I had ordered from them.
Midway had it not long ago. I have a couple of pounds on my shelf that I had ordered from them.
Guy Miner
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Hmmm, 25-06 you say? Interesting.
On a related note, I bought a pound of Ramshot Big Game to try, have never used it before.
Guy
I have some of that for 7-08 and a few other cartridges also to try. None are in the 06 variety. 270win is close though.
filmjunkie4ever
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Yeah I did some modifications to my favorite Remington 700 .25-06 a couple years back. These included a new lightweight synthetic stock, a Timney trigger, Talley aluminum rings/mounts, and a different Leupold scope.
I had stupidly allowed my supply of Retumbo and 115 grain Blue Cyclones to dwindle to a single loaded box and then could not get powder nor bullet. On a lark, I bought some Ramshot Hunter as in our area it was a powder that was in good supply and at 35-ish dollars a pound versus 55-60 like everything else.
Loaded a max charge under the Hornady 117 grain Interlock BTSP and my first loads shot just over a half inch group. Now they aren’t as flat shooting as the Retumbo/115 Blue Cyclone loads but they’re good enough for what I do.
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I did try a little bit of it with 180 grain Norma Bonstrike's and I get a little above what the Norma 30/06 factory ammo speed is and I show no signs of pressure.
I have a good load with Big Game in my 30-06 with 150gr Hornady SST. It shoots well under an inch.
cloverleaf
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A bunch of Hunter at Cabela's in Rogers Mn today. CL
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wvbuckbuster
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I hope it starts showing up closer to us Hillbillies
Dan.
