IMR Red Green Blue Discontinued?

bluetopper · June 12, 2021, 11:50 PM

I have read where the somewhat new powders of IMR Red, Green, and Blue to compete with the old color Dot powders from Alliant have now been discontinued by IMR. Is this true?

I just bought a pound of IMR Green this week to try in handgun ammo then reading up on it I found this out.

ballardw · June 13, 2021, 12:16 AM

They appear on the Hodgdon web site as discontinued.
Example: https://shop.hodgdon.com/imr/imr-red

bluetopper · June 13, 2021, 12:25 AM

This past year IMR also discontinued my favorite rifle powder too.....4320.

stagpanther · June 13, 2021, 06:15 AM

Bummer--I've got a few loads that liked 4320 as well and I think I only have a pound or two on hand.

BillyBoy 57 · June 13, 2021, 11:21 AM

Is there something new replacing it ?

Hammerhead · June 13, 2021, 01:57 PM

They sure did a lousy job of promoting them.
I think they want everyone to switch to Hodgdon brand powders for handguns.

**Mike Irwin** · June 14, 2021, 08:44 AM

"This past year IMR also discontinued my favorite rifle powder too.....4320. "

That's a bummer. I originally started reloading .30-06 in the 1970s using 4320.

Then, for some reason, in the early 1980s, I couldn't get 4320 for quite awhile, not sure why, so I switched to 4064 and found that I liked it even better than 4320.

I've suck with 4064 since, using it for .30-06, .300 Savage, and .243 Win.

Metal god · June 14, 2021, 11:32 AM

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Bummer--I've got a few loads that liked 4320 as well and I think I only have a pound or two on hand.

Totally a bummer , IMR 4320 was my secret powder I used in times like we are having now . In the last panic after Sandy Hook I watched which powders stayed on the shelves longest and that I could use . IMR 4320 was one of them along with HS-6 . So I bought some of each and worked up loads in every cartridge I shoot that can use them in to include multiple bullets in each so I'd have the data . Well it looks like my 4320 data is useless now I only have one pound left and since I can't get anymore I might as well use it up

Jim Watson · June 14, 2021, 11:44 AM

Agree with Hammerhead, they did not push them very hard.
But looking at loads, I don't see where Red does anything much different from 700X, Clays, or WST. Or W231 in pistols.

bluetopper · June 14, 2021, 10:35 PM

I had to try the IMR Green as Alliant Green Dot is about my favorite all time handgun powder. No current handgun data for it as they only market it now as a shotgun powder. But old handgun data is plentiful for it.

June 12, 2021, 11:50 PM	#1
bluetopper Senior Member Join Date: December 16, 2005 Location: Northeast TX Posts: 1,197	IMR Red Green Blue Discontinued? I have read where the somewhat new powders of IMR Red, Green, and Blue to compete with the old color Dot powders from Alliant have now been discontinued by IMR. Is this true? I just bought a pound of IMR Green this week to try in handgun ammo then reading up on it I found this out.

June 13, 2021, 12:16 AM	#2
ballardw Senior Member Join Date: September 19, 2008 Posts: 1,411	They appear on the Hodgdon web site as discontinued. Example: https://shop.hodgdon.com/imr/imr-red __________________ -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ All data is flawed, some just less so.

June 13, 2021, 06:15 AM	#4
stagpanther Senior Member Join Date: March 2, 2014 Posts: 11,775	Bummer--I've got a few loads that liked 4320 as well and I think I only have a pound or two on hand. __________________ "Everyone speaks gun."--Robert O'Neill *I am NOT an expert--I do not have any formal experience or certification in firearms use or testing; use any information I post at your own risk!*

June 14, 2021, 08:44 AM	#7
Mike Irwin Staff Join Date: April 13, 2000 Location: Northern Virginia Posts: 41,383	"This past year IMR also discontinued my favorite rifle powder too.....4320. " That's a bummer. I originally started reloading .30-06 in the 1970s using 4320. Then, for some reason, in the early 1980s, I couldn't get 4320 for quite awhile, not sure why, so I switched to 4064 and found that I liked it even better than 4320. I've suck with 4064 since, using it for .30-06, .300 Savage, and .243 Win. __________________ "The gift which I am sending you is called a dog, and is in fact the most precious and valuable possession of mankind" -Theodorus Gaza Baby Jesus cries when the fat redneck doesn't have military-grade firepower.

June 13, 2021, 12:25 AM	#3
bluetopper Senior Member Join Date: December 16, 2005 Location: Northeast TX Posts: 1,197	This past year IMR also discontinued my favorite rifle powder too.....4320.

June 13, 2021, 11:21 AM	#5
BillyBoy 57 Member Join Date: December 5, 2020 Posts: 74	Is there something new replacing it ?

June 13, 2021, 01:57 PM	#6
Hammerhead Senior Member Join Date: May 31, 2004 Location: Minnesota Posts: 2,432	They sure did a lousy job of promoting them. I think they want everyone to switch to Hodgdon brand powders for handguns.

June 14, 2021, 11:44 AM	#9
Jim Watson Senior Member Join Date: October 25, 2001 Location: Alabama Posts: 18,539	Agree with Hammerhead, they did not push them very hard. But looking at loads, I don't see where Red does anything much different from 700X, Clays, or WST. Or W231 in pistols.

June 14, 2021, 10:35 PM	#10
bluetopper Senior Member Join Date: December 16, 2005 Location: Northeast TX Posts: 1,197	I had to try the IMR Green as Alliant Green Dot is about my favorite all time handgun powder. No current handgun data for it as they only market it now as a shotgun powder. But old handgun data is plentiful for it.