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Favorite 9mm Powder?
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shocker998md
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I like how titegroup meters in my Dillon. Win231 is doing well too but I don't have enough back to back shooting data to prefer one over the other.
I use 4.4 grains of WW231 with my 125gn powder coated bullets. I like Power pistol better but WW231 is more available.
mtlcafan79
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Three pages and no mention of N320 yet? Used to use Titegroup almost exclusively for 9, but N320 seems to do it cooler and cleaner than Titegroup.
mtlcafan79
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Medusa Munitions has it on the regular along with several other VV N3XX flavors.
N320 is probably better than TG, but TG's availability and slightly smaller charges makes it a better choice for me logistically... and TBH, logistics with reloading is pretty high on my mind these days.
Same thing with TAC for 223 - is it the best powder? No, probably not. But it's not hard to get, and it has 5.56 pressure data.
I saw a couple people recommend Unique, and I sorta laughed at that one. Unique isn't bad or anything, but it's inevitably all over my arms every time I shoot it. I use it in 45ACP these days, and I won't be buying it again when it runs out. Ditto for Bullseye, incidentally.
Same thing with TAC for 223 - is it the best powder? No, probably not. But it's not hard to get, and it has 5.56 pressure data.
I saw a couple people recommend Unique, and I sorta laughed at that one. Unique isn't bad or anything, but it's inevitably all over my arms every time I shoot it. I use it in 45ACP these days, and I won't be buying it again when it runs out. Ditto for Bullseye, incidentally.
Might it have been superseded by a newer version? I noticed a Win 244 available.
W244 is a new powder. It is not a supersedure, but rather a tad slower burning addition when compared to W231. It has similar utility as 231, and is said to be cleaner burning, and to have an additive to retard copper fouling. I've never tried it myself.
Rockzilla
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Sorry use 310 in 45acp target loads 185 Zero's and 320 for 9mm they
both burn clean.
plus have loads using Unique / Bullseye / 231
-Rock
edrod68
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I still have some IMR SR-7625 left. Have used to make over 10k rounds of 124 gr target ammo which I also use in 3-gun....gonna be a sad day when I finally run out as it's out of production.
Hodgdon CFE pistol has had some impressive results with 9mm so far...might be my next go to
Hodgdon CFE pistol has had some impressive results with 9mm so far...might be my next go to
paperwork351
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I worked with Accuraate #7.
paperwork351
paperwork351
It's always interesting when you see threads like this because a person's "favorite" powder for a particular caliber is often arbitrary - they used something once, it worked pretty well, so they continue to use it. It doesn't hurt that cartridges like 9mm and 45 ACP are pretty forgiving for the average shooter.
I'm not sure I have a favorite for 9mm. I've used Power Pistol because it seems to be a recommended powder for 9mm to achieve higher velocity, and I've used Bullseye because it's economical and I had a fair bit of it.
Otherwise though, there are plenty of powder choices for 9mm. According to the Lyman manual, the one powder that seems to be listed as the most accurate powder for more bullet weights and types than anything is is N340. The downside is that Vihtavuori powder is a bit more expensive.
The other powder that seems to do well from an accuracy perspective (according to the Lyman manual) is Power Pistol. Bullseye and Universal both have a top accuracy listing too - 90 gr JHP and 124 gr JHP, respectively. and Accurate #7 has a listing for 125 gr JHP.
I think I chose Power Pistol in part because the bullets I was loading at the time were 124gr plated HP - I don't know if that accuracy passed along to that particular bullet or not.
There are so many powder choice for 9mm though, and they'll all work:
Bullseye
W231/HP38
Universal
Unique
Accurate #5
Accurate #7
Power Pistol
N340
Tightgroup
etc.
Is there a "bad" powder for 9mm from the various powders than can be used?
I'm not sure I have a favorite for 9mm. I've used Power Pistol because it seems to be a recommended powder for 9mm to achieve higher velocity, and I've used Bullseye because it's economical and I had a fair bit of it.
Otherwise though, there are plenty of powder choices for 9mm. According to the Lyman manual, the one powder that seems to be listed as the most accurate powder for more bullet weights and types than anything is is N340. The downside is that Vihtavuori powder is a bit more expensive.
The other powder that seems to do well from an accuracy perspective (according to the Lyman manual) is Power Pistol. Bullseye and Universal both have a top accuracy listing too - 90 gr JHP and 124 gr JHP, respectively. and Accurate #7 has a listing for 125 gr JHP.
I think I chose Power Pistol in part because the bullets I was loading at the time were 124gr plated HP - I don't know if that accuracy passed along to that particular bullet or not.
There are so many powder choice for 9mm though, and they'll all work:
Bullseye
W231/HP38
Universal
Unique
Accurate #5
Accurate #7
Power Pistol
N340
Tightgroup
etc.
Is there a "bad" powder for 9mm from the various powders than can be used?
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Any time the Lee FDC is mentioned, it always seems to cause an argument. I use a Lee FCD with every single handgun cartridge I load. I have achieved excellent accuracy results using it, so I don't see why there would be any issue whatsoever with using it. I'm also not the only one who has experienced this.
Here's a fun one - when I bought my Dillon 550, I ordered it with a set of Dillon 45 ACP dies because I figured, why not? I shelved my Lee dies and started loading with the Dillon dies, then I headed to the range to test my new reloads.
The ONLY time I have had any kind of FTF issues in my Dan Wesson pistols was with ammo I loaded with those Dillon dies. I took the remainder of those loads back to my bench and re-ran them through the Lee FCD, which solved the problem and didn't affect my accuracy in the least.
How is that a bad thing? I'd like to hear what your rationale is for the statement you made - I'm willing to keep an open mind if you can present me with a detailed response about how a reloader is supposed to "go fix the problem" when from my perspective using the Lee FCD is a perfectly viable tool for a reloader to use to get their ammo within factory spec to prevent things like a FTF.
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