Anyone want a can of Alcan AL-8 shotgun powder?

[mousegunguy]

Would anyone be interested in the contents of this can. It feels full and unopened.
I want to keep the container for my collection but don’t reload shotgun so i have no use for the powder.
PM me. I’m in the Brookfield’s in central MA

 

[IPSC_DRL]

It's very nice of you to offer, I would just sprinkle it in the garden. The nutrients will be good for it.

 

[EddieZoom]

Cool tin. Nice offer but I second dumping the powder on the lawn before it snows.

 

[mousegunguy]

Maybe if I had a lawn on my farm,…but I don’t.
Someone must wanna try this stuff & see if it still works? Im saving ya a whole $2.45!!!
It still sounds loose and powdery when I shake the tin.

 

[Bodhisattva]

Lame. I had hoped you were giving it away can and all.

Pretty fricken sweet can though. What else ya got for antique reloading stuff. Have caught myself looking for it when in and out of shops.

 

[55_grain]

Reloaders (myself included!) are cheap bastards. Someone will use it, lol.

 

[jaypap]

I found this on Cast Boolits a lot of posts say you can use Blue Dot data.

I am not a big fan of copying loads found on the internet incase of typos. But its more than I knew yesterday.

ALCAN AL-8 DATA

Speer #8, 1970

.22 Remington Jet - Remington cases, CCI 550
40-gr. Spire Point - 8.2 to 9.7 - 1574 to 1818 fps
45-gr. Spitzer - 7.8 to 9.0 - 1566 to 1769

.256 Winchester (Pistol) - Western cases, CCI 450
60-gr. Spire Point - 12.5 to 13.5 - 2259 to 2419 fps

.30 Carbine (Pistol) - Military cases, CCI 400
100-gr. Plinker - 10.5 to 11.3 - 1275 to 1431 fps
110-gr. Soft Point - 10.0 to 11.0 - 1237 to 1400

.38 Special - Speer/DWM cases, CCI 500
158-gr. SWC or RN - 9.0 to 10.0 - 1007 to 1136 fps
110-gr. JHP - 11.0 to 13.0 - 1160 to 1359
146-gr. Speer HP - 8.0 to 10.0 - 867 to 1079
160-gr. Speer SP - 8.0 to 10.0 - 900 to 1089

.357 Magnum - Speer cases, CCI 500
158-gr. LSWC or LRN - 12.0 to 13.0 - 1203 to 1307 fps
110-gr. JHP - 15.0 to 16.0 - 1268 to 1338
125-gr. Speer SP - 14.0 to 16.0 - 1273 to 1406
140-gr. Speer HP - 14.0 to 15.0 - 1312 to 1369
146-gr. Speer HP - 12.0 to 14.0 - 1230 to 1440
160-gr. Speer SP - 11.0 to 13.0 - 1102 to 1288

.357 Magnum - 2.5" Barrel
110-gr. JHP - 16.0 - 1246 fps
125-gr. Speer SP - 16.0 - 1234
146-gr. Speer HP - 14.0 - 1241
160-gr. Speer SP - 13.0 - 1135

.41 Magnum - Remington cases, CCI 350
210-gr. Cast SWC - 11.5 to 13.0 - 1007 to 1108 fps
200-gr. Speer HP - 16.5 to 18.5 - 1269 to 1377
220-gr. Speer SP - 15.5 to 17.5 - 1170 to 1295

.44 Special - Winchester cases, CCI 350
225-gr. Speer HP - 12.0 to 14.0 - 983 to 1088 fps
240-gr. Speer SP - 11.0 to 13.0 - 931 to 1057

.44 Magnum - Winchester cases, CCI 300
180-gr. JSP - 22.0 to 23.0 - 1408 to 1502 fps
225-gr. Speer HP - 18.0 to 20.0 - 1350 to 1445 fps
240-gr. Speer SP - 18.0 to 20.0 - 1312 to 1420 fps


Speer #9, 1974
Note differences in charge weights for AL-8 between #8 and #9

.22 Remington Jet - Remington cases - Rem 5 ½
40-gr. Spire Point - 8.0 to 9.0 - 1593 to 1786 fps
7.2 to 8.2 - 1578 to 1782 - Blue Dot
45-gr. Spitzer - 8.0 to 8.8 - 1568 to 1730
7.5 to 8.1 - 1601 to 1736 - Blue Dot

.30 Carbine (Pistol) - Military cases, CCI 400
100-gr. Plinker - 10.5 to 11.5 - 1319 to 1454 fps
110-gr. Varminter - 10.5 to 11.2 - 1123 to 1192

.38 Special - Speer case - Federal 100
125-gr. Speer HP - 6.8 to 7.4 - 959 to 1042 fps
7.5 to 8.0 - 1024 to 1071 - Blue Dot
140-gr. Speer HP - 6.4 to 6.6 - 858 to 935
7.0 to 7.6 - 905 to 1000 - Blue Dot
146-gr. Speer HP - 6.3 to 6.5 - 910 to 939
6.7 to 7.4 - 926 to 1054 - Blue Dot
158-gr. Speer SP - 6.0 to 6.2 - 827 to 852
6.5 to 7.1 - 816 to 913 - Blue Dot
160-gr. Speer SP - 6.1 to 6.3 - 863 to 896
6.4 to 7.2 - 858 to 942 - Blue Dot

.357 Magnum - Speer cases, CCI 500
158-gr. LSWC or LRN - 9.5 to 11.0 - 1058 to 1207 fps
110-gr. JHP - 16.0 to 18.0 - 1488 to 1684
14.5 to 16.5 - 1407 to 1613 - Blue Dot
125-gr. Speer HP - 14.0 to 15.0 - 1321 to 1412
13.5 to 14.5 - 1382 to 1490 fps - Blue Dot
140-gr. Speer HP - 13.0 to 14.0 - 1281 to 1370
12.0 to 13.0 - 1244 to 1353 - Blue Dot
146-gr. Speer HP - 11.5 to 12.5 - 1210 to 1321
10.5 to 12.5 - 1154 to 1372 - Blue Dot
158-gr. SP - 11.0 to 12.0 - 1081 to 1195
11.0 to 12.0 - 1149 to 1264 - Blue Dot
160-gr. Speer SP - 11.0 to 12.0 - 1151 to 1264
9.0 to 10.0 - 1073 to 1206 - Blue Dot

.41 Magnum - Remington cases, CCI 300
200-gr. Speer HP - 13.2 to 14.7 - 1098 to 1205 fps
13.0 to 14.5 - 1185 to 1324 - Blue Dot
220-gr. Speer SP - 12.7 to 14.2 - 1095 to 1203
12.5 to 14.0 - 1185 to 1271 - Blue Dot

.44 Magnum - Speer case - CCI 350
200-gr. Magnum HP - 17.5 to 19.5 - 1297 to 1435 fps
15.0 to 17.0 - 1296 to 1435 - Blue Dot
225-gr. Speer HP - 15.5 to 17.5 - 1214 to 1387
15.0 to 17.0 - 1280 to 1441 - Blue Dot
240-gr. Magnum SP - 14.0 to 16.0 - 1097 to 1261
14.5 to 15.5 - 1240 to 1316 - Blue Dot
240-gr. Speer SP - 14.5 to 16.5 - 1154 to 1330
14.5 to 15.5 - 1285 to 1359 - Blue Dot

 

[Lennypeters]

Reloaders (myself included!) are cheap bastards. Someone will use it, lol.

If I lived closer I'd be all over that for 50 yard cast bullet loads in several rifles.

 

[MisterHappy]

Place on flat surface, light fuse and get away.

Using it for gun food would be preferable, but at least that way, it would achieve its purpose.

 

[Zappa]

Maybe if I had a lawn on my farm,…but I don’t.
Someone must wanna try this stuff & see if it still works? Im saving ya a whole $2.45!!!
It still sounds loose and powdery when I shake the tin.

Adjusted for inflation, $2.45 in 1970 is equal to $20.46 now, but some specific items have increased in price much more than others.
A pound of smokeless powder nowadays can be $60.