As said, buying larger size containers of powders usually have some savings over buying the one pound containers.
One needs to determine how rapidly they would consume powder.
I really do not want an open container of powder to last years and years if I can avoid it. It does not always work as planned, but it is a goal.
For handguns at the volume I shoot, one pound containers last a long time. A 5 grain charge of powder nets 1400 rounds per pound. An 8 grain charge nets 875 rounds per pound. A couple one pound containers would last me a long time.
For rifle and shotgun, I consume powder faster as charge weights are usually larger than handgun charges. I get 4 or 8 pound containers for them. A 45 grain powder charge in a rifle case yields only 155 rounds per pound. A 22 grain powder charge yields a 318 rounds per pound.
For my prairie dog adventures with my 204 Ruger AR-15 where I take 700-800 rounds for each trip, I buy an 8 pound container of powder for the ammunition.
One needs to determine how rapidly they would consume powder.
I really do not want an open container of powder to last years and years if I can avoid it. It does not always work as planned, but it is a goal.
For handguns at the volume I shoot, one pound containers last a long time. A 5 grain charge of powder nets 1400 rounds per pound. An 8 grain charge nets 875 rounds per pound. A couple one pound containers would last me a long time.
For rifle and shotgun, I consume powder faster as charge weights are usually larger than handgun charges. I get 4 or 8 pound containers for them. A 45 grain powder charge in a rifle case yields only 155 rounds per pound. A 22 grain powder charge yields a 318 rounds per pound.
For my prairie dog adventures with my 204 Ruger AR-15 where I take 700-800 rounds for each trip, I buy an 8 pound container of powder for the ammunition.
