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bgfire · March 4, 2005, 12:05 PM

I picked up some 165 grn HP Rainiers recently, and was wondering what powders you out there in reloading land like to use with this bullet/weight? I will be loading in a Glock 27.

I want to use the loads strictly for target (informal) and plinking, somewhere in the 900-1000 fps range. I have loaded Unique, Blue Dot, HS-6, and HS-7 in other cartridges in the past, but have only loaded Unique in the 40 S&W.

I am not looking so much for a specific load, just for a powder recomendation and why you like/use that powder.

I won't be shooting competitions, so don't need to "make" power factors. They are just for "fun" shooting, as my daughter says.

I won't be using them for ccw carry either; I'll leave that chore to the Golden Sabre's and the Win SXT's.

Thanks for the help in advance.

March 4, 2005, 12:05 PM	#1
bgfire Junior Member Join Date: February 22, 2005 Location: Eureka, CA Posts: 8	What Powder do you like with Rainier 165's in 40 S&W I picked up some 165 grn HP Rainiers recently, and was wondering what powders you out there in reloading land like to use with this bullet/weight? I will be loading in a Glock 27. I want to use the loads strictly for target (informal) and plinking, somewhere in the 900-1000 fps range. I have loaded Unique, Blue Dot, HS-6, and HS-7 in other cartridges in the past, but have only loaded Unique in the 40 S&W. I am not looking so much for a specific load, just for a powder recomendation and why you like/use that powder. I won't be shooting competitions, so don't need to "make" power factors. They are just for "fun" shooting, as my daughter says. I won't be using them for ccw carry either; I'll leave that chore to the Golden Sabre's and the Win SXT's. Thanks for the help in advance.