By the time this column appears, we will be nearing the 2020 presidential election, and if there is any faint suggestion that an anti-gun candidate will end up in the White House, we could well be facing another of those cyclical shortages brought about by panic buying.
Having lived through three serious primer droughts and one stretch where .22 rimfire ammunition was all but unobtainable, I tend to keep substantial stockpiles. That includes powders, and especially those I either use on a regular basis or rely upon in emergencies. So back to the original question: You’re ordering a powder supply from scratch. What would you get?
Here is my short list of absolute essentials, and a second one of powders I would add if finances and available storage space permitted.
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OEHLER's New System 89 Chronograph
Measuring Bullet Performance Downrange
The Problem with Low Pressure Loads
Bullets & Brass
Measurements for Rifle Handloading
Handy Techniques for Accurate Ammunition
THE BRASS RING
In Range
Semi-custom Bullet Moulds
Mike's Shoot in' Shack
REVISITING THE 6.5 -06 A-SQUARE
Loading New Bullets and Powders
Cimarron Stainless Frontier .45 Colt
From the Hip
9x18mm Makarov
Cartridge Board
Alliant 20/28
Propellant Profiles
.224 Clark
Wildcat Cartridges