Accurate powder

29 January 2010, 20:42

ledvm

Accurate powder

Does anyone know where Accurate Powders (specifically AA 2230) is "MANUFACTURED"?

Israel? Chech (sp?) Republic?

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30 January 2010, 12:02

JBrown

I don't know with any certainty, so don't put any stock in this, but I have heard Accurate powders are manufactured in China.

And I am not knocking Accurate Powders. I love AA4350.

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30 January 2010, 17:11

NFMike

I "think" it went Israel, South Africa, and Chech Rep.

30 January 2010, 19:58

poogan

The Propellant Profiles column in Handloader No. 263 (12/09) states that, beginning in 2009, Western Powders, i.e., Accurate, began to obtain all of their extruded powders from the General Dynamics facility in Ontario, Canada. That doesn't answer the 2230 question, but I would ask Accurate; lacking other authoritative sources, that's the most credible source I can think of. The answer to your question is going to depend on when it was made, so a lot number will be needed. You may get an answer from Western Powders similar to the response I got from Hodgdon about some older IMR powder mfg. dates- "we don't have all that old IMR information, just the recent stuff". Good luck.

30 January 2010, 22:59

ledvm

I am talking about "now"...new powder.

30 January 2010, 23:13

vapodog

call them and ask.....1-800-416-3006

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30 January 2010, 23:40

Doc224/375

Western Powders, Inc. Top of Yellowstone Hill / P.O. Box 158 Miles City, MT 59301 406 234-0422 Fax 406 234-0430

Western Powders RamShot was Belgium in Origin but uncertain of Accurate Powder origin .

So many different country's produce powders and like anything else , are availability contract price

driven . Could even come out of Russia now days !.

"All operations involving Accurate Arms have been moved from McEwen, Tennessee to Miles City, Montana and no disruption of service is anticipated. Further information regarding Accurate Arms powder can be obtained by calling Western Powders, Inc. at 406-232-0422."

31 January 2010, 00:24

bartsche

quote:
Originally posted by Doc224/375:
406 234-0422 :

Can't get passed the receiptionest's answering machine. space

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31 January 2010, 04:28

22WRF

I have driven past them in Miles City on a few occasions. Wonder what they are doing in there if they aren't making powder?

01 February 2010, 04:07

TCLouis

I don't think Accurate ever produced a ounce of powder. Merely took it outa bulk and packaged it for commercial sale.

If the fence is way far from the buildings, then it is probably some super secret decoder ring stuff like Area 51 in Nevada. Either that or they just need to keep folks back some distance in case someone takes their smoke break in the magazines or repackaging bldg.

They were located in the middle of a big piece of property here in TN also for the same reason. Did the new owner buy out all of the products they were handling, or did she buy only the smokeless powder lines?

02 February 2010, 04:42

390ish

the accurate ballistician, johan, knows his stuff.

02 February 2010, 05:13

Doc224/375

I would be delighted to inquire as to where their powder's country of origin is .

However given terrorist homeland security measures theses days , doubtful they'd give me the correct

time of day . Dam Terrorist Bastards !!!.

It's even tough for ME to get some chemicals ,I've only been purchasing them for better than 30 years

now !.