9mm powder

[DOODS]

For our game, if you have only one choice for 9mm powder load what will it be.

It has to met accuracy, recoil, metering and price..

[biglou13]

I think the answer to this is ........... Tite group. When querying championship matches...

But YMMV........

You'll get a lot of different answers.

For me I liked bullseye but it was hard to get.... Now I'm using tite group.

I think the better answer is customizing.........what can you get? And what loads best for your pills, pistol, and power factor, not to mention adding in human factor, and how you load.

[RickT]

I don't shoot USPSA, but drop price from your thought process. The difference between expensive powder and cheap powder is in the noise. N320 is no more than $27/lb. and I suppose cheap powders are $20/lb. So at 1500 rounds/lb, for example, that's $0.005/round. I suppose if you shoot 10K rounds/month the $50 is above the noise floor, but as a percentage the 1/2 cent is peanuts.

[olstyn]

I'm guessing you'll see a lot of people say Titegroup and a lot say N320 for minor loads. In terms of performance, they're very similar, but N320 is more expensive. It's also cleaner and cooler burning. It's also a lot harder to create a double charge with, since it's much "fluffier." It's possible to achieve great results with either. If you're looking for economy, Titegroup is the better choice. If you want the advantages that N320 offers, you have to pay to play. That said, powder is the least expensive component, so even though N320 costs around double what Titegroup does, using it really doesn't raise the per-round price very much.

[Dr Mitch]

Titegroup is king

[Flatland Shooter]

I'm a big fan of VihtaVuori powders. Once I tried them, I never went back.

For minor - N320

For major - N350

Edited July 28, 2016 by Flatland Shooter

[DOODS]

Titegroup is king

Even for Coated bullets?

[Sarge]

Titegroup is king

Even for Coated bullets?

Nope. And TG is good at breaking FO rods as well

[optimator]

Titegroup is king

Even for Coated bullets?

Yep.

Edited July 28, 2016 by optimator

[perttime]

I'm a big fan of VihtaVuori powders. Once I tried them, I never went back.

For minor - N320

For major - N350

For Major, you might also consider 3N37 and 3N38. Depends on your bullet and comp.

[Hi-Power Jack]

I always used WW231 for 9mm Minor - never had a chance to try N320 since my supply of WW231 was so high.

But, the WW231 was very good - especially liked it with a heavy bullet.

In 9mm Major, I like WAC and HS6, but again, my supply is so large that I've never had an opportunity

to try N350 or the 3N's.

[dsmw5142]

I would say Solo 1000 but it's impossible to find. So N320 or e3... probably e3 since it's cheaper and easier to find.

[SCTaylor]

Really? Crap lets ask what pick-up is the best or which motorcycle?

Are we talking steel challenge, minor for production or major for open? Take aside 1 hour and scan the load threads in this forums it is staggering! Mostly for production minor you'll find Titegroup, WST, and N320. They are the most popular but many also have their pets.

[zombywoof]

I like WST. TG works very well, I just had a hard time getting such a small volume to flow through my dispenser.

[GOF]

231/HP38... WSF... BE-86... N320... N310. All will work well for 9mm Minor.

[rdinga]

WSF is my single favorite powder for 9mm.

[Postal Bob]

Titegroup is king

Even for Coated bullets?

Yes. But like someone noted, it's hell on FO rods. Usually after a few matches, the heat tends to melt and shrink my FO rod. Edited July 28, 2016 by Postal Bob

[Batmo]

Power Pistol and Bulls Eye have been the most accurate behind a 147 gr. Missouri bullet. Although N320 is on my list of powders to try.

[JD45]

For 124gr. And down minor: Clays

[BBQRibs]

Titegroup.

Except while I'm cleaning filthy Titegroup out of my 9s. Then it's N320.

Edited July 29, 2016 by BBQRibs

[Steve RA]

Clays for Minor. 4756 for Major (out of production now, great if you have any)

[DOODS]

Titegroup is king

Even for Coated bullets?

Nope. And TG is good at breaking FO rods as well

Saw that from another shooter

[igolfat8]

I like TG for steel. I like WSF for all other minor loads. Its very clean burning, accurate and as soft recoiling as N320.

[JD45]

Does WSF have that inverse temp problem?

Or any bad temp problems?

[IDescribe]

Is Viht expensive? It's all about the resolution through which you look at it. Sure, it's not THAT much more expensive per round, but I don't buy powder by the round. I buy by the pound, typically 16-24 pounds at a time, and when I can buy 24 pounds of Bullseye for $378 OR I can buy 24 pounds of N320 for $660, I'm buying the Bullseye. It's not even a question. And that's IF all else is equal, which it is not. I find Bullseye to outperform N320 in the area I care most about: accuracy. N320 is inarguably very good powder, but I have not found it to be any better than a number of other very good powders that are significantly less expensive.

As for Titegroup, it's all right. I've loaded a lot of it. It's good. Not great.

The most accurate loads I've produced in 9mm with faster burning "soft-shooting" powders have been with Bullseye and America Select. I love them both.