Reloading question

Thanks , I have been hunting the powder that my gun builder used in my custom load . I have found a pound . Trying to decide if want to drive the extra 3 hours for another pound or 2

You need slow burning powder for 28 Nosler.
I’m guessing h1000, Retumbo (unicorn dust), rl26 and the like.

Seeing some of them pop up every now and then, but you need to be fast and it’s usually pretty pricey.

Good luck.

RL 26

Hurry up OP, powder valley has h1000 and free hazmat shipping.

Forgot this, code: fh0126

For the most part, if a bullet has a similar speed then it will produce a similar pattern. Pressures can affect that somewhat but I have no way of measuring that.

I bought some powder that I haven’t seen in a while from powder valley.

They have a lot of stuff in stock and free hazmat surely helps, especially with the price powders have reached.

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Baton Rouge shooting supply (I think) on 73 near airline has been my go-to. Great little shop.

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There is one place here in Memphis that usually has a decent selection but it’s a 40 min drive for me to get there.

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If there is 2 lbs of RL26 3 hours away, you better go get it. And if they have more get that too if you can afford it. That's been the hardest to get powder in years. I got lucky a few years ago and my LGS got 10 lbs and I bought it all. I haven't seen any since. That stuff is so good if you sprinkle it on your cheerios it'll make your farts go 100 fps faster!

That is unless you'd prefer to pay over 100.00 per lb on Gunbroker. I'm down to 5 lbs myself. My 270 loves it.

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Yeah, go buy the "extra" RL26 unless you want to finding a new powder 77 rounds later. The RL series of powders have been nearly impossible to find for a couple years now. I've been using RL powders for >30 years, but I'm giving up on RL17. RL 17 has been a wonderful powder for my Rem XP100 in 284 Win, but it's hardly ever available and has become extremely expensive (67/pound at Midway before adding shipping). I can't make myself pony up that kind of money. I use RL 15# a lot, but I've got about 4# of it left. I searched the 'net regarding the extreme prices and unavailability of RL powders.The most interesting claim I found was tied to the war in Ukraine. The Reloder powders are made in Sweden. A lot of the production's been going to Ukraine. What doesn't go to Ukraine goes to other European countries who are stocking up due to their uneasiness for their countries in light of Putin's attack on Ukraine.

ETA: Midway has free shipping for orders>$99 and some of the powders Duckhammer mentioned are in stock. You'll still have to pay a hazardous shipping fee.