Why can't I find any H4350 ? Is this Obama's doing ?
H4350
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morpheus
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Maybe this will make you feel better: http://bulletin.accurateshooter.com/2017/05/at-long-last-hodgdon-shipping-h4350-powder-this-week/
My local reloading shop sent out an email on Friday, saying that H4350 was being shipped to the distributors this week.
Jarhead6870
Gold $$ Contributor
Popularity of the 6.5 Creedmoor has a lot to do with it. I never had any problems finding powder until Ruger came out with their factory RPR and new shooters jumped on board wanting to get into the long range game. Coincidence maybe, but I also think that many shooters getting into the shooting sports are moving beyond the AR "blaster" mentality and into the precision world through tactical and F-Class and thus using rounds that are more ballistically efficient.
Also, shortages feed themselves. A guy goes into a store hoping to get a couple of pounds of powder and sees there are 10 available. He also knows that it's been months since he's seen it on the shelf so he buys more than he needs to "stockpile" until it becomes available again. Multiply this by many and you have empty shelves and a demand by those who don't have powder and who will "stockpile" next time it becomes available.
Also, shortages feed themselves. A guy goes into a store hoping to get a couple of pounds of powder and sees there are 10 available. He also knows that it's been months since he's seen it on the shelf so he buys more than he needs to "stockpile" until it becomes available again. Multiply this by many and you have empty shelves and a demand by those who don't have powder and who will "stockpile" next time it becomes available.
what the Jarhead said, plus one!
nakneker
Gold $$ Contributor
Guns guys, stockpile?!?! Who would believe that.
I'm also betting it's related to the rise of 6.5 creedmoor and other calibers that work well with H4350.
Seems like just yesterday Varget was the powder everyone wanted and you couldnt find it any where. Now, the two rifles I shoot the most (260 & 6.5 grendel) don't use Varget and I have a bunch of it sitting on my shelf. I still use Varget for 223 and my military surplus rifles, just don't shoot those very often. I also have a couple pounds of imr 4064 from when I couldn't find Varget, lol.
Seems like just yesterday Varget was the powder everyone wanted and you couldnt find it any where. Now, the two rifles I shoot the most (260 & 6.5 grendel) don't use Varget and I have a bunch of it sitting on my shelf. I still use Varget for 223 and my military surplus rifles, just don't shoot those very often. I also have a couple pounds of imr 4064 from when I couldn't find Varget, lol.
Is it stockpiling when you have 32# all the same lot of it and your 78 years old ? Lol Larry
nakneker
Gold $$ Contributor
Nah. That's not stockpiling, that's being smart
dmoran
Donovan Moran
Like a skip in an album; keep hearing this same boust over and over and over.
Maybe some day consider changing it up a bit and say: 31-1/2-lbs .... lol
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I also have about 16 lbs of Varget on the shelf and am having a 6mm Creedmoor built. It should be finished in another month or so but I guess I'm going to need some H4350 now. It never hurts to have Varget on hand though.
Varget is in stock 4350 is missing. Thanks 6.5 crowd! now i can make some 308 ammo 
If you never use it, the value will rise quicker than gold-good investment
Just talked to Midsouth on the phone and H4350 is not in stock, 1 or 8 pounders. Neither does their website show it in stock. She said they have not received their order of H4350 yet.
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It's all the cool kids shooting it up in their fancy "creeds"
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