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Cheapo · October 31, 2000, 01:14 PM

Yup, Win 231 is a "Ball" powder. It just looks like a flake because it is flattened in the manufacturing process.

It's the old adjust the burning characteristics by altering the physical shape trick. It's a ball just like oatmeal is a grain. Both get smashed before delivery to the user.

Re: Bullseye...I once watched a guy chrono 9mm loads with 90-grain bullets all the way up to 1500 FPS. DO NOT TRY THIS!!! He was obviously way over pressure before he reached 1400 fps. It was an experiment, using a pistol which is no longer made. I think his top experimental loads would blow even a Glock 17.

He did *not* repeat the experiment and sticks with published loading data for all loads now.

October 31, 2000, 01:14 PM	#9
Cheapo Senior Member Join Date: November 19, 1998 Posts: 986	Yup, Win 231 is a "Ball" powder. It just looks like a flake because it is flattened in the manufacturing process. It's the old adjust the burning characteristics by altering the physical shape trick. It's a ball just like oatmeal is a grain. Both get smashed before delivery to the user. Re: Bullseye...I once watched a guy chrono 9mm loads with 90-grain bullets all the way up to 1500 FPS. DO NOT TRY THIS!!! He was obviously way over pressure before he reached 1400 fps. It was an experiment, using a pistol which is no longer made. I think his top experimental loads would blow even a Glock 17. He did not repeat the experiment and sticks with published loading data for all loads now.