I like several of the newer powders like 300-mp, Pro-reach, Longshot, .410 and others. If Hodgdon is going to be a source for what is a "generic" version of Red Dot, Green Dot, Unique and Blue Dot then that is all the better. Alliant has not been readily available around here for several years and shows no signs of getting better.
Alliant is still had to get locally and the Hazmat fee makes small lot orders too expensive to ship. So I have to substitute other powders I can find locally in loads to replace the one I use to use Alliant powders in. That is why I have so many different types of powder on hand. I just counted over 20 to cover my needs. If powders was freely available I could reduce that number by half. Then on top of that are the required different wads and primers required to create the reloads I am after. Everything could be reduced by half if the powders were ready to buy off the shelf like they were ten years ago.
I understand PB and SR 7625 are gone. But by beating the bushes I have over 30 pounds PB which will last me the rest of my low pressure reloading lifetime needs. With what I have on hand I can have four boxes of whatever load in less than 15 minutes, from .410 to 12 ga. shells, 10 gauge take me longer with a non hydraulic loader. From 5,000 psi to the heaviest field loads my shoulder can stand. And I can load shells in combinations which I can not buy with steel, Bismuth and lead. The bottle neck has been powders for the last five to ten years and anything which eases that choke point is fine with me.
