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I use it for 9mm, which it was originally designed for. In 45 Auto I prefer faster powders. It is louder than other powders in its burn rate but when I first started reloading I loaded 357 Magnum with H110. Power Pistol doesn't seem too loud to me.

The same thing used to happen to me with my 45 P Carry when it was new. I couldn't figure the thing out, not hitting the slide lock and the bullets in the mag weren't hitting it either. After about 500 rounds, not sure exactly but certainly not more than that, it stopped and hasn't happened since. If you figure it out let me know. If it just stops after break in let me know too. Thanks.

Still on EAA's website. One available at Davidson's right now. http://www.galleryofguns.com/genie/default.aspx?item=600310&mfg=European+American+Armory

If your powder dispenser can't meter a ball powder consistently it's not a powder issue, It's a dispenser issue. Don't go shopping for a different powder, get a different dispenser.

Power Pistol was made specifically for 9mm Luger and was loaded in factory ammo long before it was offered as a canister propellant. It is definitely a usable powder in 9mm. It will give top velocities in 9mm so I wouldn't worry about them being higher than you expected. In my experience SDs are larger with starting loads and decrease as you approach max. Try more powder to lower your SDs. You are still well within safe specs. .005" deeper won't make a huge difference in pressures. Power Pistol is one of the top powders in 9mm. Much better suited to the cartridge than a fast powder like Tightgroup.

Universal meters better and is cleaner than Unique. I've worked up accurate loads with Universal in 45 Auto but unless it's loaded up to Speer's max I've gotten unburned powder kernels with it. At Hodgdon's max It's pretty bad. Don't have that problem with Universal in mid-range 357 Magnum and 45 Colt. Since I've found WST that is my go to powder for 45 Auto. Universal gets used only in 357 and 45 Colt cases now, where it shines; very accurate and clean burning. Given a choice between Universal or Unique for 45 Auto I would choose Universal but I would choose a faster powder over either. I've used Clays in 45 Auto and didn't care for it. It doesn't meter well in my Uniflow. WST, being a ball powder, meters flawlessly and is more accurate to boot.

I used to use N320 a lot for 45 Auto. I found it very accurate and very clean when loaded near max with good velocity and low SDs. I'd still be using it if it wasn't so much more expensive and hard to find. Lately WST is the powder that goes into my 45 Auto cases. I like it much better than I did Clays. Actually, if N320 was priced the same as WST I might pick it over N320. Hard to beat the accuracy I get with WST.

I seat Xtreme 200gr RNs to 1.265". At this depth the entire shank of the bullet is inside of the case and the start of the ogive is at the case mouth. If they are seated any deeper the crimp will be on the ogive which will play hell with headspacing. Measure the bullet diameter at the case mouth when seated to 1.240". It will be less than .451". I get excellent accuracy with this bullet out of my Tanfos. My current pet load is 5.0gr of WST with CCI300 primers. I have not chronoed this load. Accuracy was so outstanding the first time out I've just stuck with this load and never been disappointed. Hodgdon's max with a 200gr bullet is 5.1gr so I'd imagine that it is making major. I use the Lyman M die to expand and a custom RCBS seating stem cut specifically for this bullet to seat. Having the bullets seated straight makes for more accurate ammo. I crimp separately with the Lee FCD. Half a turn down gives a perfect taper crimp every time.

Mags I purchased from Midway for my 45 and 9mm Matches needed sanding. They came with the wedge base pads. Mec Gar mags come with different base pads and don't need sanding. The mags I ordered two months ago from EAA for my 45 LimPro and 9mm Stock 1 came with Mec Gar base pads. The 45 mag from EAA was stamped Mec Gar and has a black follower. The mag that came with the LimPro is not stamped Mec Gar but has a black follower and is otherwise identical to a Mec Gar mag. The 9mm mag was the K9 mag with a Mec Gar base pad. The mag that came with the Stock 1 is the K9 with Mec Gar base pad too. The mags from my 45 Match with the wedge base pads didn't want to seat easily in the LimPro even though they seat just fine in the Match. I had some spare Mec Gar base pads so I swapped those into my Match's mags so I could use them easily in my LimPro. The K9 mags with wedge base pads from my 9mm Match seat just fine in the Stock 1. You'll need to sand your base pads to make them work in your Match. Or send them back and order from Mec Gar or EAA.

I've ordered Tanfos from Davidsons, just bought a Limited Pro and a Stock 1 through them a couple weeks ago in fact. Got my 9mm Match and 45 P Carry through them too. Ordered on Monday, shipped on Wednesday, and was at my LGS on Friday. Their standard shipping is FedEx two day. No BS, no hassle and comes with their lifetime warranty. That is truly no BS too. I had a problem with a Ruger P90 that Ruger wouldn't fix. Davidson's gave me a new gun. Traded that up toward a 45 Match and haven't looked back.

Davidson's has two in stock right now here. EAA still shows them on their website too.

I use it with 200gr RNs. It meters great in my Uniflow with micro adjuster and it is very clean. I suppose it is a bit harsh but it sure is accurate. I also shoot 357 Magnum with 296 and Ruger-only 45 Colt with 4227 so 45 Auto with Universal doesn't seem that harsh to me. Guess it's what you're used to.

If you want a stout load in 9mm you will need a slower powder than Titegroup. Of the powders you've got Unique is the slowest. Xtreme told me to use Speer's jacketed data with their bullets. In Speer's manual with 147gr bullets Titegroup gives the lowest velocity of all the powders they list, and it is a DNR load. To me that is a huge red flag that this powder is not even close to ideal in this cartridge. Clays and Bullseye are not even listed, another red flag. With Unique they list a start of 3.8gr and a max of 4.3gr. Blue Dot and Power Pistol give the highest velocities, although Unique isn't that far behind. Fast pistol powders will work in 9mm, in the sense that they will expel a bullet out the barrel of a gun, but the slower powders are much better suited to the cartridge. I really don't see the point in spending the time reloading, and the money on components, just to end up with ammo that is inferior to factory.

You need to up your charge. Plated bullets can run up to mid-range jacketed data, as per most plated bullet manufacturers. I use Xtremes and they told me to use Speer's jacketed data with their bullets and I have run them up to maximum with no problems. Rainiers may not be as thickly plated as Xtremes but they can take a higher dose of Universal than 5.5gr. Any plated bullet will have more friction than a lead bullet and they will require more powder to achieve the same velocity. Plated bullets are really only limited by the velocity they can be pushed before the plating starts to come off, about 1100 fps. You will never reach this limit in 45 ACP with maximum charges using jacketed data. 5.5gr of Universal is Speer's starting load with a 230gr FMJ. Their max is 6.3gr. I would up the charge before fiddling with seating depth. You can only go so deep with a round nose bullet before the entire shank of the bullet is seated inside the case and you are crimping onto the ogive, which will play hell with headspacing. Use the COL that functions in your pistol and start working up to 6.0gr. Universal is erratic until you get up to the higher end of the data. FWIW, Speer's manual gives a velocity of 730 fps with 5.5gr of Universal and a 230gr FMJ, right about what you're getting. I'd say to treat your Rainiers as FMJs not LRNs.

Hodgdon's data with Hodgdon powders is weak too, until you get to H110/296, they don't dumb down that! Hornady maxes out at 5.5gr of 4756 with 124gr bullets, jacketed AND lead. Sierra maxes at 6.0gr with their 125gr and 130gr bullets. Some old IMR data has 4756 maxing out at 6.3gr with a 124gr FMJ. I just worked up a load with 124gr Xtreme RNs and 4756. I always use jacketed data with their plated bullets because that's what they recommended to me over the phone. I didn't run them over the chrono, just on paper looking for accuracy. I started at 4.5gr and they barely cycled my Witness Match. I stopped at 5.5gr and found a very, very accurate load. I won't be doing any further work up with this powder. Chrono results don't tell the whole story and can sometimes be misleading. I had given up on Universal in 9mm because of poor chrono results. When I worked up the 4756 loads I also tested a couple of Universal loads on paper for the first time and accuracy was excellent, despite what my chrono had told me about the stuff earlier. I've also had very good chrono results with a 45 Colt load I was working up but on paper it couldn't even hold minute of pie plate at 15 yards. The chrono certainly has its place but results on target is where the real proof is.