shuetzen,,goex,,kik

[bigted]

im lookin for a powder to take the place of my GOEX cartridge powder as it is down to the last 9 lbs . of these three whick do you all think is going to be closest to what im used to?

thanks in advance for your info and opinions.

Ted

[Dan Cash]

Not sure about the granulation but I bet you find happiness with Kik. I went from Goes 2Fg to Kik and the change was seamless. I like the Kik better for a lot of subtle reasons but soft fouling is primary.
Dan

[Don McDowell]

Ted in my 44-77 KIK 1.5 replaces Cartridge quite nicely, they only thing is you'll think you're shooting smokeless when you compare the fouling of the KIK to the Cartridge.

[bigted]

that is good news don. guess ill have to try to find an in-expensive way to have kik shipped here...so far the shipping for up to 40 lbs is the same as the cost of the powder...ill keep looking tho...to give up is not an available avenue...at any cost.

sheeez that even sounds like an addict!

[Don McDowell]

Ted you could get the 40lbs of KIK and call it Alaskan Swiss.... Down here you can get 2 cases of KIK for the price of 1 swiss..

[bigted]

don...i just traced it all down from powder orders from both 'powder inc.' and 'buff arms' for powder orders...both outfits use the same shipping company in Seattle Wash....'NORTHLAND SHIPPING' 1-877-833-1799...talked to a gal there named Margo and she sent me thru e-mail a quote for a minimum of 100# shipping weight which is $252.00. this brings my cost for 25 pounds of KIK powder from 'powder inc' to a total of $622.00 to my door...thats $24.88 per pound for a can of $13.60 priced powder for the rest of folks that live in the honorable USA...lower 48.

got a couple other irons in the fire tho so the towel is still up and waving...not done yet!!! see ...living in paradise has its costs in many ways...wont give this up either tho. never did go the easy way...no reasson to start now.

[rdnck]

bigted--The KIK 2f is worth whatever you have to pay to get it up there. Shoot straight, rdnck.

[Don McDowell]

Ted I'ld go with the 50 lbs of KIK, as the shipping is good for up to 100#'s, and IF you could get Jerry to send the other 50 to your wife at the same address, then you'ld be set for a good long time.
Even if you went with just the 50 of KIK, you'll still have it to you there cheaper than someone here can get 50 of Swiss.
My math says that even at 25 lbs of KIK you'll have it to you for 13.60 x25=340 + 252= 592/25=23.68, and that's right back to the price of Swiss delivered in the lower 48.

[bigted]

yep re-did the math don and your rite. i did the math with buff arms price [of sheutzen] delivered to Seattle ,,,then shipping north.

guess i know where my next two bonus's will be going huh? well another year for the new shiloh wont hurt toooo much...UGGG!

at ordering 100# [me and SOMBODY else] my figures indicate that to my door will be somewhere in the range of $16.00 per lbs. the initial output is going to pinch tho.... but nobody said it would all be sweet powder smoke huh?

got another iron in the fire tho so will see if it works out concerning powder aquasitions...besides it will be after the first of the year for me to lay out that kinda dollars so i have some time.

[bobw]

Ted go the 100# and be done with it cause that's a deal. Anybody in the lower 48 wants 5-10#'s and has to drive for it ends up paying $20+ anyway. Shoot you got do everything in Alaska in a big way so a 100#'s for you is small potatoes. You could allways just sell 30#'s of it to your buddies for $35 a lb and tell them its cause your generous. Then you wouldn't have jack sh t in the rest of it. What in the ell would you do with out your lower 48 buds to give you a clue? eh? bobw