Vision
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I just started reloading and have my new Lee Turret Press all set up and I did my first batch of 7 or 8 rounds with Hodgdon HS-6 (.40 S&W - 175 Grain Lead Bullets from Alpha Bravo and Remington Primers) and when I took them to the range (Elk Neck, Shooting a Springfield XDM) I found them to be very smokey as well as a much higher level of muzzle flash than I usually get out of retail ammo.
I was thinking of trying a couple of different kinds of powder to see which ones I like best. I was thinking of trying out Accurate #2 as it requires less powder than #7 according to the load guides, am I correct in guessing that a smaller charge should equal less smoke?
Also Accurate seems to be tougher to get a hold of in the area than Alliant Powder which due to the same logic above has me leaning towards Bullseye over Unique.
Does anyone have any recommendations about Alliant over Accurate? Given one over the other, which of the two alternatives for each category are recommended from there?
Thanks.
I was thinking of trying a couple of different kinds of powder to see which ones I like best. I was thinking of trying out Accurate #2 as it requires less powder than #7 according to the load guides, am I correct in guessing that a smaller charge should equal less smoke?
Also Accurate seems to be tougher to get a hold of in the area than Alliant Powder which due to the same logic above has me leaning towards Bullseye over Unique.
Does anyone have any recommendations about Alliant over Accurate? Given one over the other, which of the two alternatives for each category are recommended from there?
Thanks.