VV N-300 series

[special envoy]

Have a Safari Arms Match Master with Schuemann barrel (six holes).

Also plated 200grs.

Witch VV powder of the 300 series should I use?

Thanks already for your answers.

[Marty123]

N320 would work very well.

[zzt]

It depends on whether you want to shoot major or minor, and how flat shooting you want it to be. Six holes are going to bleed of a lot of gas. If you are going for velocity without requiring boatloads of slow powders, use something fast like N310. If you want flatter shooting, use N340 or N350.

Frankly, I wouldn't use VV powders unless I had no choice. They are very good powders, but they are extremely temperature sensitive, and expensive. Good alternates would be e3 on the fast end and AutoComp on the slow end. I like HS-6 for popples and ports, but I've never tried it for 45ACP.

[perttime]

.45ACP? N320 should make Major, easy. N310 in a big case is a bit scary because you use so little. If you want gas for the holes, go slower: N340, 3N37, N350.

[Jmo2011]

Have you already tried the plated bullets in the schuemann barrel with success?

[special envoy]

Have you already tried the plated bullets in the schuemann barrel with success?

Yes,my STI Apeiro .40S&W works well with the Frontier plated bullets.Use them for the IPSC trainings

[special envoy]

.45ACP? N320 should make Major, easy. N310 in a big case is a bit scary because you use so little. If you want gas for the holes, go slower: N340, 3N37, N350.

Yes,45acp.Using N340 I feel the not burned powder in my face.

[perttime]

.45ACP? N320 should make Major, easy. N310 in a big case is a bit scary because you use so little. If you want gas for the holes, go slower: N340, 3N37, N350.

Yes,45acp.Using N340 I feel the not burned powder in my face.

... and you don't like that? Try N320. It should burn more completely. Start with about 1.4 grains / 0.1 grams less than N340, I think: http://www.vihtavuori.com/en/reloading-data/handgun-reloading/-45-acp.html

[os2]

N310 for 45 with 230gr, N320 for 9mm minor 147gr "mouse farts"

Edited June 1, 2016 by os2

[Boxer1]

I use N320 in a non Comp 45 and it is great. But if you want to generate gas to make the comp work N350 or N340 is the way to go.

[BlaineD]

3N37 or 350. 340 will work, as will 3N38.

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[noylj]

I would stay with fast powders. Can not imagine ANY .45 load, at SAAMI pressure or less, producing pressures that will completely burn any powder much slower than Unique.

N310 has given me pressure spikes (erratic recoil and velocity with loads individually weighed). Powders that I like in .45 Auto are Bullseye, Red Dot, Solo 1000, Green Dot, 231/HP38, and N320. These are the powders most likely to be accurate with any bullet and any gun.

The only slow powder that has done well is True Blue.