Any love for Sport Pistol powder?

[ysrracer]

You don't see many posts about it. I bought four pounds because it was cheap.

 

I'm going to load it in 9mm, .38 special, and .357 mag.

 

Thoughts?

[louu]

I think it's the best powder made but it's been out of stock forever 

[Farmer]

12 minutes ago, louu said:

I think it's the best powder made but it's been out of stock forever 

^^^This! When I first joined here that’s all anyone used/talked about and many claimed it was the poor man’s N320. I went to try some and “poof” none to be found. Now it’s almost as expensive as n320. I loaded up with enough e3 before the $$ increase and that will last me awhile. 

Edited September 8, 2023 by Farmer
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[Joe4d]

35 minutes ago, Farmer said:

^^^This! When I first joined here that’s all anyone used/talked about and many claimed it was the poor man’s N320. I went to try some and “poof” none to be found. Now it’s almost as expensive as n320. I loaded up with enough e3 before the $$ increase and that will last me awhile. 

ditto, although the other latest greatest at the time was cleanshot.... AKA Accurate #2.  and I ran into a couple kegs of A 2 So thats what I ended up stocking up with. Basically wanted something that wouldnt smoke the older black coated bullets, as I had alot on hand, along with alot of tightgroup..
So will save the tight group for jacketed. and have been using AA2 for everything else.
Was looking at powder valley prices recently and good grief.. VV prices have stayed about the same but every thing else caught up. 
Figured this would happen with Hodgdon buying everything.. Just likes what has happened with primers

[WaltK]

I use it exclusively for 9mm minor loads.  It meters very well and does not shoot hot. 

Edited September 8, 2023 by WaltK

[ysrracer]

These guys had it a few months ago for $26 a pound.

 

https://www.brunoshooters.com/product/alliant-powder-sport-pistol-1lb/

[floater]

Burnt up 8 pounds and have 16 more, love it! It has been the best 9 minor powder I've tried to date, cleaner then titegroup, cheaper and meters better than N320. Will say it is not smoke free, but 1st world problems. If I was to chose a 2nd place I would go with cleanshot/AA#2.

[radny97]

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[zzt]

4.3gr under a 124 is my 9mm minor load.  I have about 1.5 lbs.  Been looking for more plus e3.

[ysrracer]

11 hours ago, ysrracer said:

These guys had it a few months ago for $26 a pound.

 

https://www.brunoshooters.com/product/alliant-powder-sport-pistol-1lb/

 

Geeze, I should have loaded up when these guys had it. They had 75 one pound bottles not too long ago.

[Abominator]

Yep working through my last 8lbs jug. About 5lbs left.

[Petrov]

On 9/7/2023 at 10:00 PM, ysrracer said:

These guys had it a few months ago for $26 a pound.

 

https://www.brunoshooters.com/product/alliant-powder-sport-pistol-1lb/

Forum says you posted this on Thursday and the price is already up to to 30.95

[chevrofreak]

23 hours ago, ysrracer said:

 

Geeze, I should have loaded up when these guys had it. They had 75 one pound bottles not too long ago.

I bought a bunch of powder from Bruno a few months ago and they told me they were discontinuing Alliant powders.   Perhaps due to lack of supply?

[ysrracer]

45 minutes ago, Petrov said:

Forum says you posted this on Thursday and the price is already up to to 30.95

Yeah six months ago it was $26 s bottle.

[ysrracer]

44 minutes ago, chevrofreak said:

I bought a bunch of powder from Bruno a few months ago and they told me they were discontinuing Alliant powders.   Perhaps due to lack of supply?

 

Beats me, but I should have loaded up

[chevrofreak]

2 minutes ago, ysrracer said:

 

Beats me, but I should have loaded up

I did on one of my favorite powders; BE-86. I ended up with 32lbs at $200 per 8lb jug including shipping.  You can't find it for that price anywhere. 

[Out of Ammo]

I used Sport Pistol when it first came out.  It was a little hotter than I expected, but I liked it.  I switched back to WST for my minor loads but will go back to Sport Pistol this winter.

[Farmer]

14 hours ago, Out of Ammo said:

I used Sport Pistol when it first came out.  It was a little hotter than I expected, but I liked it.  I switched back to WST for my minor loads but will go back to Sport Pistol this winter.

WST is another one that took a big price increase. 

[Out of Ammo]

7 hours ago, Farmer said:

WST is another one that took a big price increase. 

It sure has. It's ridiculous how the prices have increased.

[Farmer]

2 hours ago, Out of Ammo said:

It sure has. It's ridiculous how the prices have increased.

It makes me sad when I see the new prices and look at my old stock. 

Or an old pound of Bullseye that was given to me. 

Edited September 10, 2023 by Farmer

[Out of Ammo]

Man, that is old!

[Petrov]

On 9/9/2023 at 10:20 AM, ysrracer said:

Yeah six months ago it was $26 s bottle.

20% jump in 6 months

[hlsccsfa]

On 9/7/2023 at 9:38 PM, Joe4d said:

although the other latest greatest at the time was cleanshot.... AKA Accurate #2

Didn't know AA #2 is Cleanshot

[Joe4d]

AA2 was clean shot before it was clean shot.
 basically when AA2 moved factories the original CZech  factory that was making it, kept making it and marketed under Shooters World Cleanshot.
Hogdon has AA2 now, no idea where its made, and its possible like other powders that move, it changes slightly.

[hlsccsfa]

Wow, certainly didn't know that much history about this powder. Figure just buy Shooter's World branded powder and I should be good. It is extremely consistent on Dillon powder charge.