Powder for 45 ACP and 44 Mag

[Winterborn]

I tried Unique for a long time in 45 ACP but it wouldn't do anything Bullseye wouldn't. I didn't find Unique dirty but I found Unique and lead bullets dirty. I get similar smoke shooting a fast string using Bullseye and lead. Shooting jacketed or heavily plated bullets with Bullseye I get clean burn.

Typically a sooty case means the pressures are low or the cases have hardened. Did both of those cases shoot to the same velocities with same weight bullets?

After almost 30 years of reloading, I basically use just 5 different powders for 45 ACP, 357 and 44 Magnum and 38 Special. I may start loading 30 Carbine, so the H110 will have that covered.

Just about any fast powder and lead will be smoky due to the lube vaporizing from my experience.

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[Magnumite]

I've noticed that. In some matches I run only jacketed bullets

 

[wgttgw]

What lube do you guys get the smoke from? I don't get any smoke to speak of with either of the 2 homemade lubes I use. The simplest lube I make is beeswax and 2 cycle oil. Liquid Alox is very smokey and stinky if that is what lube you are using. The Alox works well I just did not like the smell or smoke.

 

[pcfixer]

Both Titegroup and Clays work better and cleaner at near max or max loads in both.

 

[Magnumite]

My bullets are usually preludes. They are usually beeswax or beeswax slid mix

 

[Snav]

I like Blue dot and AA#7 for those Ctg