Hodgdon Powder Co buying Accurate, Ramshot, and Blackhorn 209 brands

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  • AmmoManAaron

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    mike8170

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    That is interesting. I use a lot of Hogdon powders, but I really like Ramshot Big Game and Tac. They both seem to burn steady and clean. I also really like Ramshots reloading data center online since it has much more information than Hogdons data center.
     

    Leadeye

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    This is a major acquisition. Pretty shocking to say the least. Makes me wonder what products Hodgdon will discontinue, either within their existing product lineup or within the brands they are acquiring.

    https://www.internationalsportsman.com/hodgdon-acquires-ramshot-accurate-and-blackhorn-209/

    As competitors, this leaves Alliant (formerly Hercules) and import-only brands such as Vihtavuori, Norma, Vectan/NobelSport, and Lovex/Shooter's World.


    Hercules was for years the only domestic manufacturer of industrial nitrocellulose and probably still is. How they got a tariff pushed through when they hold a monopoly on manufacturing is one of those jokes we all laugh about in the chemical industry.
     

    Trapper Jim

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    No big deal. I’m glad Chris is eliminating his competition. They have always ran a good company. I, of course only smoke Made In America Powder but distribution of these foreign powders should be better under H.
     
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    76caprice

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    That’s the beauty of reloading for me is to find a different powder and make a load that is consistently across the chronograph and functions like it should!
     

    Ethanalpha

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    I am a big ramshot Silhouette fan for my high pressure .40 loads, as well as my 9mm major stuff. Hopefully everything stays the same as my load data notebooks are getting full lol
     

    bgcatty

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    We will see a lot of constricting of any companies that deal in anything having to do with firearms. Remington “blew up” and we may see similar actions taking out “gun” companies if the socialists persevere!
     
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