What are your favorate ball powders for 45 ACP?

Tarsyn · May 2, 2008, 12:09 PM

DaveInPA · May 2, 2008, 12:15 PM

I've always had good luck with W231.

jibjab · May 2, 2008, 12:21 PM

I like W-231 and AA#5.

**Mike Irwin** · May 2, 2008, 12:34 PM

Hands down 231.

TexasSeaRay · May 2, 2008, 01:00 PM

231

Jeff

Tarsyn · May 2, 2008, 01:05 PM

Is 231 still being made? Or is it being marketed under one of Hodgdons powders?

rwilson452 · May 2, 2008, 02:01 PM

As far as I know 231 is still being sold. That said, I suspect at some time in the future they will drop it in favor of HP-38 which has the same characteristics.

JBriggs · May 2, 2008, 02:53 PM

Yep, they are still producing 231. I have used it for some time now and have no complaints.

rn22723 · May 2, 2008, 03:28 PM

Hp38
W231

orionengnr · May 2, 2008, 07:13 PM

Yet another vote for W-231.
Thanks for the heads-up on HP38, though.

Tarsyn · May 2, 2008, 07:57 PM

Sounds like 231 is it. I just picked some up and I look forward to trying it out.

KW-Bane · May 3, 2008, 12:21 AM

W231.....can't beat it! The only thing that W231 has against it is.....it works itself into the Lee powder dispenser making it drag a bit. Other then that it's a great powder, consistant and fairly clean!

Chief-7700 · May 3, 2008, 02:27 PM

Win 231 and the old stand by Bullseye
Chief-7700

45Marlin carbine · May 3, 2008, 07:06 PM

ditto Cheif.

mavracer · May 3, 2008, 07:49 PM

ww231 hs6

Semper Paratus · May 4, 2008, 09:09 PM

WW231 for Target
AA#5 for upper end
VV N340 All out (Bowling Pins Favorite)

rantingredneck · May 4, 2008, 09:18 PM

231 for me too.

Just got a pound of titegroup from a friend to try out. He's had good luck with it in .45ACP and several other calibers I believe.

wingman · May 4, 2008, 09:26 PM

Titegroup for the 45acp is hard to beat especially mild target loads, accurate
low recoil and a real cost saver with large number of rounds per pound can.

rantingredneck · May 4, 2008, 09:28 PM

Yeah a buddy of mine had a 4lb jug of it and gave me a pound out of it.

Yes I have a pound of powder in a mason jar in my shed with a handwritten label on it.

jibjab · May 6, 2008, 01:09 AM

Quote:

Yes I have a pound of powder in a mason jar in my shed with a handwritten label on it.

I'll remember this so 20 yrs from now when a poster inquires about the mystery powder he bought at an estate sale.....................................

DEDON45 · May 6, 2008, 01:25 PM

I used to love AA#5, but have found I can get the same velocities / power using HS-6, and it meters a lot better (less "staticky") in powder measures, at least in mine, anyway. After I've used up the #5 I have left (using it in mid-power LRN target rounds right now), it'll be HS-6 from here on out exclusively.

Hawg Haggen · May 6, 2008, 08:20 PM

W231

DaveInPA · May 6, 2008, 09:19 PM

Quote:

Yes I have a pound of powder in a mason jar in my shed with a handwritten label on it.

Put it in a dark container. There's a reason powder is always sold in dark containers. Heck you could even cover the mason jar with duct tape. Exposure to light is bad for powder.

Striker1 · May 6, 2008, 09:56 PM

Another W231 user.

Anyone tried Ramshot Trueblue?

Toolman · May 6, 2008, 10:17 PM

I like 231. If you want to try a flake powder I'd reccommend 700X. I think the 700X burns cleaner.

May 2, 2008, 12:09 PM	#1
Tarsyn Junior Member Join Date: May 2, 2008 Posts: 5	What are your favorate ball powders for 45 ACP? What are your favorate ball powders for 45 ACP?

May 2, 2008, 12:34 PM	#4
Mike Irwin Staff Join Date: April 14, 2000 Location: Northern Virginia Posts: 33,100	Hands down 231. __________________ "The gift which I am sending you is called a dog, and is in fact the most precious and valuable possession of mankind" -Theodorus Gaza Baby Jesus cries when the fat redneck doesn't have military-grade firepower.

May 2, 2008, 01:05 PM	#6
Tarsyn Junior Member Join Date: May 2, 2008 Posts: 5	w231 Is 231 still being made? Or is it being marketed under one of Hodgdons powders?

May 2, 2008, 02:53 PM	#8
JBriggs Senior Member Join Date: November 20, 2007 Location: North Carolina Posts: 324	Yep, they are still producing 231. I have used it for some time now and have no complaints. __________________ Bear Arms or Wear Chains

May 3, 2008, 12:21 AM	#12
KW-Bane Senior Member Join Date: October 22, 2006 Location: Mississippi Posts: 109	W231.....can't beat it! The only thing that W231 has against it is.....it works itself into the Lee powder dispenser making it drag a bit. Other then that it's a great powder, consistant and fairly clean! __________________ http://www.kwsquad.com/kwsite2/ "Everyone knows there is right and wrong, but integrity proves a man"

May 2, 2008, 12:15 PM	#2
DaveInPA Senior Member Join Date: January 20, 2008 Location: Berks County, PA Posts: 1,106	I've always had good luck with W231.

May 2, 2008, 12:21 PM	#3
jibjab Senior Member Join Date: December 10, 2005 Location: Central , OR Posts: 1,699	I like W-231 and AA#5.

May 2, 2008, 01:00 PM	#5
TexasSeaRay Senior Member Join Date: November 20, 2007 Location: Texas Posts: 810	231 Jeff __________________ If every single gun owner belonged to the NRA as well as their respective state rifle/gun association, we wouldn't be in the mess we're in today. So to those of you who are members of neither, thanks for nothing.

May 2, 2008, 02:01 PM	#7
rwilson452 Senior Member Join Date: June 10, 2004 Location: Tioga co. PA Posts: 2,276	As far as I know 231 is still being sold. That said, I suspect at some time in the future they will drop it in favor of HP-38 which has the same characteristics.

May 2, 2008, 03:28 PM	#9
rn22723 Junior member Join Date: December 10, 2001 Location: Burbs of Minneapolis Posts: 676	Hp38 W231

May 2, 2008, 07:13 PM	#10
orionengnr Senior Member Join Date: July 9, 2004 Posts: 4,862	Yet another vote for W-231. Thanks for the heads-up on HP38, though.

May 2, 2008, 07:57 PM	#11
Tarsyn Junior Member Join Date: May 2, 2008 Posts: 5	Sounds like 231 is it. I just picked some up and I look forward to trying it out.

May 3, 2008, 02:27 PM	#13
Chief-7700 Senior Member Join Date: May 27, 2007 Location: Carmel Valley, CA Posts: 112	Win 231 and the old stand by Bullseye Chief-7700 __________________ COLT M-1911 DOB 1918 and more a XL-650 to feed them

May 3, 2008, 07:06 PM	#14
45Marlin carbine Junior member Join Date: January 26, 2007 Location: South-Western North Carolina Posts: 1,124	ditto Cheif.

May 4, 2008, 09:09 PM	#16
Semper Paratus Senior Member Join Date: May 21, 2004 Location: Tidewater, VA Posts: 122	WW231 for Target AA#5 for upper end VV N340 All out (Bowling Pins Favorite) __________________ Semper Paratus--Always Prepared

May 4, 2008, 09:18 PM	#17
rantingredneck Senior Member Join Date: January 12, 2007 Location: North Carolina Posts: 4,729	231 for me too. Just got a pound of titegroup from a friend to try out. He's had good luck with it in .45ACP and several other calibers I believe.

May 4, 2008, 09:26 PM	#18
wingman Senior Member Join Date: August 20, 2002 Posts: 2,070	Titegroup for the 45acp is hard to beat especially mild target loads, accurate low recoil and a real cost saver with large number of rounds per pound can.

May 4, 2008, 09:28 PM	#19
rantingredneck Senior Member Join Date: January 12, 2007 Location: North Carolina Posts: 4,729	Yeah a buddy of mine had a 4lb jug of it and gave me a pound out of it. Yes I have a pound of powder in a mason jar in my shed with a handwritten label on it.

May 6, 2008, 01:25 PM	#21
DEDON45 Senior Member Join Date: March 24, 2008 Posts: 278	I used to love AA#5, but have found I can get the same velocities / power using HS-6, and it meters a lot better (less "staticky") in powder measures, at least in mine, anyway. After I've used up the #5 I have left (using it in mid-power LRN target rounds right now), it'll be HS-6 from here on out exclusively.

May 6, 2008, 08:20 PM	#22
Hawg Haggen Senior Member Join Date: September 8, 2007 Location: Mississippi Posts: 10,225	W231 __________________ http://blackpowdertimes.com/index.php

May 6, 2008, 09:56 PM	#24
Striker1 Senior Member Join Date: May 22, 2004 Location: TX Posts: 550	Another W231 user. Anyone tried Ramshot Trueblue?

May 6, 2008, 10:17 PM	#25
Toolman Senior Member Join Date: April 7, 2006 Posts: 477	I like 231. If you want to try a flake powder I'd reccommend 700X. I think the 700X burns cleaner. __________________ Crime Control. NOT Gun Control.