Midwestern Reloaders

Midwestern Reloaders operates as one of Iowa's largest independent distributors of reloading supplies. Located on Elm Street in West Des Moines, they focus on getting shooters and reloaders the components they need at competitive prices.

Their inventory includes:

Smokeless Powder Brands: - Accurate Powder (24+ products) - Hodgdon Powder (54+ products) - IMR Powder (30+ products) - Alliant Powder (37+ products) - Winchester (13+ products) - Vihtavuori (29+ products) - Shooters World Propellants (18+ products) - Norma Powder (8+ products) - Ramshot (19+ products) - F.S.A.A.P. Fort Smith propellants (10+ products)

Primers (96+ in stock): - Large Pistol Primers - Small Pistol Primers - Large Rifle Primers - Small Rifle Primers - Magnum Rifle Primers - Shotshell Primers (including 209 Wolf Performance) - 50 BMG Primers - Percussion Caps and Musket Caps

Brands include CCI, Federal, Remington, and Winchester.

Black Powder (52+ products): - Swiss Black Powder (1-F, 1.5-F, 2-F, 3-F grades) - American Pioneer Black Powder Substitute - GOEX Black Powder - Graf Black Powder - Schuetzen Black Powder - Shooters World Black Powder

Orders limited to 50 lbs. of black powder per transaction

Additional Supplies: - Reloading brass - Reloading manuals - Related accessories

Smokers powder orders max out at 150 lbs. in any container combination. Combined orders with primers cannot exceed 250 pounds total.

They explain the difference clearly: smokeless powder is a modern propellant that's significantly more efficient and cleaner burning than traditional black powder. Smokeless produces less smoke, leaves less fouling in barrels, delivers higher velocities, and provides more consistent performance in modern firearms. Black powder remains the choice for muzzleloaders, cowboy action shooting, reenactors, and black powder cartridge rifles.

Contact Information: - Email: [email protected] - Location: Elm St, West Des Moines, Iowa 50265 - Live chat available 24/7

Powder comes in container sizes ranging from 1 pound to 8 pounds. They allow mixing of grades within the same lot size (1, 5, 10, or 25-lb. orders). Pricing shown per pound for black powder; smokeless powder available in various quantities with volume discounts applied.

They position themselves as a high-volume distributor with low prices, focusing on the reloading community. The 24/7 chat support means questions get answered whenever you're planning your next load development session.