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My first criteria for powder is that it must measure well with my powder measure.
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This is also high on my list. I do not use any powders that do not meter well. I also prefer my powders to burn cleanly and I want to have at least one "commonly available" powder for each gun that I can get at a local LGS.
For me, that means 3 powders for the calibers I reload for.
For .380/9mm/.38/.357mag(mild)/.45ACP I use HP38(readily available, good accuracy) and VV N320(incredibly clean and highly accurate)
For .32 Special I use H4895(readily available, accurate and clean). I only use 1 bullet and only need one powder for this gun.
If I get into loading full .357 magnum loads I guess I will need a 4th powder but for now I am very very happy with the 2 I use. In my state and living arrangement I can by fire code only keep 2# of powder and 1K primers inside so it is an advantage to me to have so few powders. Less running to the shed...
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We know that you can shoot 148 grain swaged hollow-base wadcutters in .38 Special at 750 FPS and you can shoot a 180 grain JSP at 1,200 FPS through the same revolver but don't expect to be able to build those loads to the best of their abilities with the same powder.
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well said