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It is pretty stable. I used it in below freezing and upwards of 110 degrees with no visible difference. I used some US 869 and it is really temp sensitive. Loads shot in temps up to 80 degrees were good, but above that it really gets bad. That is why I went to Norma 217. I lose about 75...

Thanks for the info, I will try to get some Staball HD, where did you get it?

I hear ya. I shoot Winchester 780 Supreme in mine and it loves it. It also does very well on IMR 7228SSC.

I spent 24 years in the USAF and then flew for United for 16 years. I checked with several shops in Europe, Sweden, Germany and Denmark and all had it in stock.

Have you used it up or do you want to sell some? I love it and can't find it anywhere except europe.

I know what you mean, I use in both of my 6.5-300 Weatherbys and accuracy is fantastic. I can get 100'/s more velocity out of US869 but the groups are .8 inches and they are .3 with the Norma 217. I have some Winchester 780 Supreme that I want to check out as well. It is great in my 7mm and...

I am out of Norma 217, does anyone have some they want to sell? It is the most accurate powder I have found for my magnums.

Thank you Old Rooster, I have happened upon some other sites claiming to spot bad sites, but I think some of them are written by the scammers themselves. Two phone numbers I have called answered "wei" which is the common Chinese phone answer. When I say hello they immediately say "call you...

I am seeing a number of websites pretending to be legitimate online stores. I wonder if we might have some way thru the forums to identify problem websites. I have been looking for Norma 217 powder and ran across three websites claiming to have it in stock. I thought just maybe my wishes were...

I have a BAR in 7mm Rem Mag and tried some Superformance 154gr SST Ammo after 30 rounds of light break in loads, and it was very accurate with .75 inch groups. I really was surprised and thought maybe I should try to duplicate it. I know that fact about factory ammo powders and so I dropped...

Weatherby did not produce anything but 300 Weatherby Mag from 1944 until the late 60s or early 70s. Until the 300 Win Mag came out the barrels were stamped 300 Mag. I think the 300 Win Mag came along in 63 or thereabouts, also based on the 300 H & H case.

I have seen it on 20mm cannon shells in vietnam, on gunnery ranges in the south, but rarely on the Arizona or Nevada ranges. You could see it coming at you from 50 cal AA fire; great way to locate gf.

I use IMR 4350 w 150 gr Partitions in both my MK v and LaserGuard, both shoot .5 @100 yds 3370 fps. Both shoot 165, 168, 180 gr under .7. Several powders work well...H4831, I7828, going to try some US869 next. Both are 26" w/mb's.

I had the same thing years ago, always with new brass. I now FL resize all my new brass. Also had a more pronounced episode with a new seating dye.... ordered a new stem and cup and problem solved, which caused a very through check of the whole dye. I ordered a new dye from manufacturer and...

Many years ago I elk hunted with a friend, he was shooting a 270 with the largest bullet available, I was shooting a new 7 mm WBY mag, 140 grain loaded to near max. Spotted a herd coming up a little valley with about a dozen nice bulls. We set up behind a big downed log and waited. About 15...