Power Pistol

smuckie · August 7, 2013, 07:32 PM

Anyone have a good recipe for 44 mag, 240 grn lswc Plinking and deer hunting, I know I'm going to get lead in barrel but I don't mind cleaning my gun

smuckie · August 7, 2013, 07:37 PM

That's using Power Pistol Powder

chiefr · August 7, 2013, 08:00 PM

I would not use Powerpistol with bullets heavier than 210gr in 44Mag.
2400 & 296 are my recommendations for 240s.

smuckie · August 7, 2013, 08:08 PM

I noticed that on my charts, because of fast burn rate?

Nick_C_S · August 7, 2013, 11:59 PM

Power Pistol is good stuff, but it's a bit fast for 44Mag/240g. You want 2400 or Blue Dot with 240 grainers. AA9 would be a good choice too. And 296 might be more than a lead slug can handle.

Clark · August 8, 2013, 01:15 AM

For that bullet Alliant shows Unique, Red Dot, Green Dot, and Bullseye.

If they had included Power Pistol, it would have been at 7.5 gr.

They all have very low pressures [~13,000 psi]. The effort seems to be to keep the velocity around 900 fps with all 4 powders.

http://www.alliantpowder.com/reloade...33&bulletid=52

AlaskaMike · August 8, 2013, 01:06 PM

Power Pistol is perfectly fine for 240 grain bullets in .44 mag for plinking and deer hunting. 10 grains under my own cast RCBS-44-250-K, which is a 250 grain Keith type SWC gives about 1000 fps and is probably my favorite .44 mag load.

I've tried up to 12 grains (about 1200 fps) and still had very good results.

madmo44mag · August 8, 2013, 01:20 PM

Used PP only because at the time it was all I could get.
E-mailed Alliant my load and they agreed it was good.
240gr JHP over 13.5 gr PP.
2400 in INHO is the best 44 mag powder out there.

noylj · August 8, 2013, 05:23 PM

Wish I could find some. That is my 9x19 powder. Hasn't been that good for other cartridges, but it sure does well in 9x19.

2400 is my magnum powder. It seems to always be the most accurate, particularly in .45 Win Mag.

Real Gun · August 9, 2013, 11:35 AM

Quote:

Power Pistol is good stuff, but it's a bit fast for 44Mag/240g. You want 2400 or Blue Dot with 240 grainers. AA9 would be a good choice too. And 296 might be more than a lead slug can handle.

It would be "fast" for jacketed bullets, but a number of powders faster burning than Power Pistol are listed for 240g lead. In fact, the lists may not even mention Power Pistol, since it is a medium burner and perhaps "to slow" (for lead). Looking at the data from Hornady, I would say the load mentioned here of 7.0 gr would be about right.

Jeff2131 · August 9, 2013, 12:56 PM

Agreed, i use power pistol for my 150gr flatnose .40's. Its def a fast burn as opposed to something like bluedot.

LSU · August 10, 2013, 04:19 PM

Power Pistol is all I could find to buy. I wasn't loading .44 but other rounds.

I sent an email to Alliant's Customer support: Mr. Ben Amonette, His email address is:

[email protected]

Mr. Amonette couldn't not have been nicer and he responded with some Alliant loads.

I'd recommend contacting him by email.

GeauxTide · August 10, 2013, 09:14 PM

I found a 240 jacketed load in Loaddata.com. List 13.4 with standard primers for something over 1300. Start at 12.5 and see what you get. Power Pistol has worked well for me in 44 Spl and 45 Colt.

With the Special, I stick with moderate loads of Unique and Power Pistol and cast bullets. In the 44Mag, I only use heavy loads with H110 and jacketed bullets.

August 7, 2013, 07:32 PM	#1
smuckie Member Join Date: October 12, 2012 Location: Ohio Posts: 66	Power Pistol Anyone have a good recipe for 44 mag, 240 grn lswc Plinking and deer hunting, I know I'm going to get lead in barrel but I don't mind cleaning my gun __________________ Eyes are getting old? Get a bigger gun or larger mags

August 7, 2013, 07:37 PM	#2
smuckie Member Join Date: October 12, 2012 Location: Ohio Posts: 66	Sorry That's using Power Pistol Powder __________________ Eyes are getting old? Get a bigger gun or larger mags

August 7, 2013, 08:08 PM	#4
smuckie Member Join Date: October 12, 2012 Location: Ohio Posts: 66	Power Pistol I noticed that on my charts, because of fast burn rate? __________________ Eyes are getting old? Get a bigger gun or larger mags

August 7, 2013, 11:59 PM	#5
Nick_C_S Senior Member Join Date: March 21, 2013 Location: Idaho Posts: 5,523	Power Pistol is good stuff, but it's a bit fast for 44Mag/240g. You want 2400 or Blue Dot with 240 grainers. AA9 would be a good choice too. And 296 might be more than a lead slug can handle. __________________ Gun control laws benefit only criminals and politicians - but then, I repeat myself. Life Member, National Rifle Association

August 8, 2013, 01:15 AM	#6
Clark Senior Member Join Date: December 4, 1999 Location: WA, the ever blue state Posts: 4,678	For that bullet Alliant shows Unique, Red Dot, Green Dot, and Bullseye. If they had included Power Pistol, it would have been at 7.5 gr. They all have very low pressures [~13,000 psi]. The effort seems to be to keep the velocity around 900 fps with all 4 powders. http://www.alliantpowder.com/reloade...33&bulletid=52 __________________ The word 'forum" does not mean "not criticizing books." "Ad hominem fallacy" is not the same as point by point criticism of books. If you bought the book, and believe it all, it may FEEL like an ad hominem attack, but you might strive to accept other points of view may exist. Are we a nation of competing ideas, or a nation of forced conformity of thought?

August 7, 2013, 08:00 PM	#3
chiefr Senior Member Join Date: January 27, 2010 Location: AR Posts: 1,401	I would not use Powerpistol with bullets heavier than 210gr in 44Mag. 2400 & 296 are my recommendations for 240s.

August 8, 2013, 01:06 PM	#7
AlaskaMike Senior Member Join Date: September 26, 2005 Posts: 941	Power Pistol is perfectly fine for 240 grain bullets in .44 mag for plinking and deer hunting. 10 grains under my own cast RCBS-44-250-K, which is a 250 grain Keith type SWC gives about 1000 fps and is probably my favorite .44 mag load. I've tried up to 12 grains (about 1200 fps) and still had very good results.

August 8, 2013, 01:20 PM	#8
madmo44mag Senior Member Join Date: December 29, 2008 Location: Ft.Worth, Texas Posts: 1,522	Used PP only because at the time it was all I could get. E-mailed Alliant my load and they agreed it was good. 240gr JHP over 13.5 gr PP. 2400 in INHO is the best 44 mag powder out there. __________________ Texas - Not just a state but an attitude! For monthly shooting events in DFW visit http://www.meetup.com/TexasGunOwner-DFW

August 8, 2013, 05:23 PM	#9
noylj Senior Member Join Date: October 21, 2007 Location: Between CA and NM Posts: 858	Wish I could find some. That is my 9x19 powder. Hasn't been that good for other cartridges, but it sure does well in 9x19. 2400 is my magnum powder. It seems to always be the most accurate, particularly in .45 Win Mag.

August 9, 2013, 12:56 PM	#11
Jeff2131 Senior Member Join Date: November 30, 2012 Location: Spring City, PA Posts: 497	Agreed, i use power pistol for my 150gr flatnose .40's. Its def a fast burn as opposed to something like bluedot.

August 10, 2013, 04:19 PM	#12
LSU Member Join Date: May 12, 2013 Posts: 38	Power Pistol is all I could find to buy. I wasn't loading .44 but other rounds. I sent an email to Alliant's Customer support: Mr. Ben Amonette, His email address is: [email protected] Mr. Amonette couldn't not have been nicer and he responded with some Alliant loads. I'd recommend contacting him by email.

August 10, 2013, 09:14 PM	#13
GeauxTide Senior Member Join Date: April 20, 2009 Location: Helena, AL Posts: 4,424	I found a 240 jacketed load in Loaddata.com. List 13.4 with standard primers for something over 1300. Start at 12.5 and see what you get. Power Pistol has worked well for me in 44 Spl and 45 Colt. With the Special, I stick with moderate loads of Unique and Power Pistol and cast bullets. In the 44Mag, I only use heavy loads with H110 and jacketed bullets. Last edited by GeauxTide; August 11, 2013 at 03:51 PM. Reason: Re-stated last sentence for clarity