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engineermike · September 23, 2011, 02:33 AM

I think you would like the Universal powder and I have also had good luck with Accurate #5. Both of these burn clean, the Accurate along with a Berry's 180 grain HP works well in my XDM 3.8 40. I am currently working up a load using the Hodgdon HP-38 and will test it out this weekend. If I read Richard Lee's book right, his $20 powder throw will throw anything from gravel to sand and give you a perfect measure every time

. I'm looking and if I can pick one up cheap i'd like to give the Lee a try, but I can tell you that the Unique does not meter well through the Hornady powder throw.

September 23, 2011, 02:33 AM	#20
engineermike Junior member Join Date: March 14, 2010 Location: Oklahaoma City Posts: 538	I think you would like the Universal powder and I have also had good luck with Accurate #5. Both of these burn clean, the Accurate along with a Berry's 180 grain HP works well in my XDM 3.8 40. I am currently working up a load using the Hodgdon HP-38 and will test it out this weekend. If I read Richard Lee's book right, his $20 powder throw will throw anything from gravel to sand and give you a perfect measure every time . I'm looking and if I can pick one up cheap i'd like to give the Lee a try, but I can tell you that the Unique does not meter well through the Hornady powder throw.