Alliant 2400

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Brutus

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I see pistol/shotgun powders are returning to dealers shelves and have been stocking up whenever I find some of my favorites but the one powder I could really use some of is 2400. Haven't seen a can in 4 years. Has this powder become obsolete?
Would also be interested in alternatives that have similar properties.
My primary interest is in light .357 and .44 mag reloads which can't be done with 296.
 
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I found some 2400 at my local Bass Pro Shop. They show it on their website occasionally so if you see it there you can buy it and have it shipped free to the store nearest you. That may be an option for you, I don't know.

I love 2400 and use a lot of it when I can get it. I too like to load midrange 357 mag loads. I have had success with Unique, AA #5, AA #7, AA #9, True Blue and others.

If you tell me what you have on your bench I will look thru my records to see if I have tested and chronographed it.

I load 158 gr jacketed and cast as well as 180 gr cast. Years ago I went thru a 125 gr stage so I may have some info on that also.


Best of luck.
 
It's hard for me to suggest "the most similar" to 2400 because... haha, the moment you do that, someone will show up high on a double caff latte and flip out over the suggestion that powder "x" is similar. I can tell you that there are a couple other powders that I have definitely used in the way you want to use them.

From Accurate, #9 does a great job doing the heavy lifting while not constrained to the "never reduce more than 5%" of H110/W296. And I believe that you can also do even more on the "middle" area if you try Accurate#7, but it is not nearly as popular and is never quite as easy to find on the shelves.

Another powder that seems well suited to this role is Hodgdon Longshot. No way it can match H110/W296, 2400 or #9 on the magnum end, but in the middle it may well likely be better than ANY of those. To that end, IMR-800X runs in this area very well also but be warned -- no powder is more obnoxious to meter in equipment. 800-X is best weighed charge by charge or for folks with the fancy scale/dispenser units.
 
Oh, also running in these circles would be Alliant Blue Dot, but I would avoid that like the plague. It has it's fans and I wouldn't think to argue with someone who has been using it since the dark ages, but if you have never used it, I wouldn't suggest you go that route.
 
Hardly obsolete, I've bought four one pound cans over the last year. Seems to be rather easy to get around here. Might be a regional thing?
 
I could really use some 2400. Haven't seen a can in 4 years. Has this powder become obsolete?
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Nope. A new Bass Pro opened in my area a few weeks back. I poked my head in just to see what's what. They had quite a few #'s of 2400.

And since sghart3578 also mentioned it being at Bass Pro, that's where I'd focus my search. For some reason, as this three-year "shortage" (the new normal, actually) persists, certain powders seem to show up at certain stores.
 
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I'm seeing a lot of Alliant powders in the LGS in my area. I bought a 1# can of Unique, and he had 2 8# cans. I think there was several cans of 2400 on the shelf too.
 
Getting a little off topic - sorry

it's (2400) one of my favorites for full power .357 and .44 mag loads.
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Next time I'm out of W296 (which could be a long while, as I rarely use it), I'll probably grab some 2400 to replace it. I don't need all the slowness of W296 for my full-house mag loads. The two 357's I shoot have 3" & 4" bbls; and my 44 has a 5" bbl. So I don't really need W296. 2400 would actually be better suited for the shorter tubes.
 
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