Five essential powders for loading pistols - Page 3

nate45 · July 3, 2008, 10:50 AM

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Anyone who likes Unique should love Power Pistol

Its a very good powder I use it in .45 ACP, 9mm, 40 S&W and .38 Special +P loads.

Looking in the cabinet I have on hand

2400
Unique
Lil Gun (I like it better than H110)
Herco
H110 and WW296 (they are the same, but I have both)
Red Dot (I've used it for years for my .45 ACP practice load)
IMR 4227(good .45 Colt powder)
HS6
Bullseye
Blue Dot
and TiteGroup

Oh and of course Power Pistol.

If I see a load I want to try that I don't have the powder for I get it.

Even though there 'old fashioned' a person could probably get by with just Unique,2400 and Bullseye if they had to.

This reminds me I've got to get some Trail Boss and try it out.

ForneyRider · July 3, 2008, 01:32 PM

W231 - Universal pistol powder with low flash and easy metering. Lots of load data for a wide variety of calibers. quick powder not for max loads.

Power Pistol - I may replace with AA#5, HS-6, WSF or something with lower flash. Meters easy. Medium power loads.

H110 - magnum pistol, meters pretty good, but requires 90% to 100% loads.

Haven't tried the old school Clays, Unique, 2400, Herco, Bullseye, Red Dot, Blue Dot stuff. I like easy metering.

I use W231 in my 41magnum for lo-po rounds.

Hard to use up these pistol powders as I shoot about once a month with about 300-500 rounds.

Redneck with a 40 · July 4, 2008, 09:03 AM

1) Unique
2) Power Pistol
3) Blue Dot
4) Winchester 296
5) Hodgdon Universal

In reality, I only need 3 of these, Unique, Blue Dot and 296.

bluetopper · July 4, 2008, 10:25 AM

I know they overlap, but I like em.

Clays
Bullseye
American Select
Power Pistol

joneb · July 4, 2008, 12:12 PM

The five I use the most are;
Bullseye
W-231
AA#5
HS-6
AA#9

July 3, 2008, 01:32 PM	#52
ForneyRider Senior Member Join Date: December 4, 2007 Location: Forney, TX Posts: 725	W231 - Universal pistol powder with low flash and easy metering. Lots of load data for a wide variety of calibers. quick powder not for max loads. Power Pistol - I may replace with AA#5, HS-6, WSF or something with lower flash. Meters easy. Medium power loads. H110 - magnum pistol, meters pretty good, but requires 90% to 100% loads. Haven't tried the old school Clays, Unique, 2400, Herco, Bullseye, Red Dot, Blue Dot stuff. I like easy metering. I use W231 in my 41magnum for lo-po rounds. Hard to use up these pistol powders as I shoot about once a month with about 300-500 rounds. __________________ When all is said and done, there is a lot more said than done.

July 4, 2008, 09:03 AM	#53
Redneck with a 40 Senior Member Join Date: July 28, 2006 Posts: 336	1) Unique 2) Power Pistol 3) Blue Dot 4) Winchester 296 5) Hodgdon Universal In reality, I only need 3 of these, Unique, Blue Dot and 296.

July 4, 2008, 10:25 AM	#54
bluetopper Senior Member Join Date: December 16, 2005 Location: Northeast TX Posts: 1,197	I know they overlap, but I like em. Clays Bullseye American Select Power Pistol

July 4, 2008, 12:12 PM	#55
joneb Senior Member Join Date: December 10, 2005 Location: Central , OR Posts: 1,888	The five I use the most are; Bullseye W-231 AA#5 HS-6 AA#9