benos Posted January 9, 2008 Share Posted January 9, 2008 I'm out of the loop on modern-day powders. This would be a good resource to have all in one place, and also, since I get this question every day on the phone - What are your favorite Powders for 9, 40, 45, 223, & 308? (And add additional calibers if you wish.) Please be as specific as possible, e.g., list in order of preference, and add comments if you have them. For example, if I were listing my favorite powders for 40 S&W, I'd say; 40 S&W Vihtavuori 320 Extremely clean burning; Very light recoil; But a little fast burning/high pressure for maximum loads; Expensive, more difficult to locate. Hodgdon Clays Very clean burning; Very light recoil; But a little fast burning/high pressure for maximum loads; Reasonably priced, easy to locate. Hodgdon Tight Group Medium clean burning; Fairly sharp recoil; Very low pressure for all loads; Reasonably priced, easy to locate. And please, if you list a load (rather than just a powder), include the OAL (overall length) in your post. be Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zhunter Posted January 9, 2008 Share Posted January 9, 2008 Brian Those are the 3 powders I use, and the comments are perfect. I use the 320 and Titegroup for .40. I have just recently switched to the VV320 for the cleaner burn. For .45, I use Clays. and as in .40, Titegroup is a backup if my primary powder supply is depleted. ZH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoshidaex Posted January 9, 2008 Share Posted January 9, 2008 Brian, Thinking of carrying reloading components in your store ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt P. Posted January 9, 2008 Share Posted January 9, 2008 38 Super Comp I use IMR 4756 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaxshooter Posted January 9, 2008 Share Posted January 9, 2008 9MM Major True Blue Dot tracks straight up and down never out of lens Soft recoil, good gas pressure Easy to find 38 SC VV 3N38 Clean, great gas volume Good dot tracking very consistant, not temp sensitive expensive and sometimes hard to find Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boz1911 Posted January 9, 2008 Share Posted January 9, 2008 40 Cal : Vihtavuori N320, clean but more expensive TiteGroup, inexpensive, easy to find but smokes behind lead bullets 223 : XMR 2015, exceptionally consistent, great accuraccy with light bullets 38SC : IMR4756, don't know yet, just crossed to the dark side Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bgary Posted January 9, 2008 Share Posted January 9, 2008 Major9: Silhouette 38SC: Vihtavuori N350 Both meter very consistently, don't have a great deal of variation across temperature ranges or across lots. Silhouette is a little dirty, but not bad. B Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1911jerry Posted January 9, 2008 Share Posted January 9, 2008 Brain, 9mm = Vihtavuori N320 40 = Vihtavuori N320 45 = Clays JS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XD Niner Posted January 9, 2008 Share Posted January 9, 2008 9mm minor (147gr) and 38 Super major (125 gr) IMR 4756 Inexpensive, consistent metering, easy to find from many Internet vendors, clean burning, low smoke and no pressure problems. It produces a good amount of gas for my open gun comps. .45ACP and 9mm minor (125gr) Clays Very inexpensive (relatively speaking), consistent metering, easy to find even locally and clean burning. It does put out some smoke with FMJs but I normally use JHPs. This combination meets all my relaoding needs so I don't need to inventory a bunch of different powders. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scout454 Posted January 9, 2008 Share Posted January 9, 2008 9mm - N320 40 - N320 45 - N320 - Very consistent lot-to-lot. In twelve years I've never had to change charges. Titegroup as a back up for all three. .38 Super - N350 .223 - 55's BL-C(2) - meters beautifully .223 - 69's Varget .308 - 155's, 168, 175's - Varget - Clean, consistent, 1 click in elevation between my cabin at 1500 feet and Whittington at 7000. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scooterj Posted January 10, 2008 Share Posted January 10, 2008 9mm- 7625 38spl- Trail Boss 40 S&W- N320 38super- 4756 45acp- Win Super Target 223- H335 7mm-08- H414 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
el pres Posted January 10, 2008 Share Posted January 10, 2008 40 majo: Tightgroup 40 minor: Clays 223 H335 meters well, very accurate for all loads 52-69gr. 223 69-77gr. Varget, very accurate but meters a little more difficult.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pbairborne Posted January 10, 2008 Share Posted January 10, 2008 I hope that this isn't off track, but I'd like to know from the experienced shooters out there which powders show a lot of temperature sensitivity and which way that sensitivity takes the round. That is as the temp goes up does the pf and velocity go up or down? Bill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Burtchell Posted January 10, 2008 Share Posted January 10, 2008 Brain,9mm = N320 40 = N320 45 = Clays JS +1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drifter721 Posted January 10, 2008 Share Posted January 10, 2008 .40 S&W = WW231 works great in my Glock 35 with Bear Creek's 180gn LSWC Moly coated. .45 ACP = WW231 " " Glock 21 " " 200gn LSWC Moly coated. IMR/Dupont 4895 for all .223, .308, and .30-06 accuracy loads, bar none. Though 4895 is course, it doesn't seem to matter if it's ~ .2 grain, so I load benchrest loads in my Dillon 550 and have never wanted for more consistent accuracy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zhunter Posted January 10, 2008 Share Posted January 10, 2008 Titegroup is VERY temperature sensitive!!! Hot weather = fast Cold weather = slow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benos Posted January 10, 2008 Author Share Posted January 10, 2008 Brian,Thinking of carrying reloading components in your store ? Definitely not. This thread will just be a good resource for those beginning to reload. be Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mscott Posted January 10, 2008 Share Posted January 10, 2008 .40 S&W ... WST - great with lead bullets .223 ... BL-C2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wide45 Posted January 10, 2008 Share Posted January 10, 2008 .40 and .45 lead WST -less smoke, fairly soft Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmorris Posted January 10, 2008 Share Posted January 10, 2008 mi9mm, 3.1VV 310, 147 berry’s 147, 1.16 MA40sw, 4.5 TG, 180 berry’s 180, 1,18 MA45acp, 3.7 clays, 230 precision, 1.23 223 (ar) 25.6 748, 68 hornady #2278, 2.25 308 (ltr) 45.5 748, 168 hornady #3050, 2.80 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DMS42 Posted January 10, 2008 Share Posted January 10, 2008 9mm -- 231 and Universal .38 Super -- SR 4756 and SR 7625 .40 S&W -- WST and 231 .45 -- depends upon gun, bullet; IPSC, Pins, Bullseye, plinking, etc. -- Unique with 230 RN for ball equal; Bullseye for Bullseye; WST, 231 and Clays for IPSC 5.56 -- Varget and IMR 4895 7.62 Nato -- Varget, IMR 4895 and 3031 for light loads used at 200 yards. .30-06 -- Varget, IMR 4895, 4350 and 4320. .38 Special/.357 Mag. -- Unique, Bullseye and a very old powder that I bought lots of many years ago--5066. .38-40/.44-40/.45 Colt -- Trail Boss and Unique 7mm Remington Mag. -- almost any bullet weight and 4350 gives excellent accuracy. .257 Roberts -- 120 grain bullets for hunting 4320; 120 grain Match bullets for NRA Sporting Rifle Matches IMR 4895. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scirocco38s Posted January 10, 2008 Share Posted January 10, 2008 9mm minor 5,7g ww231 on 124g fmj 9mm major 9.2g SP2 on 121g fmj 38super minor 5.7g ww231 on 124g fmj 38super/sc major 10.2 g vv3n38 on 121 fmj 38super/sc major 8.4 g Longshot on 124 fmj 40 vvn320 5.1g on 180 jhp 40 vvn330 5.4g on 180 jhp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flexmoney Posted January 10, 2008 Share Posted January 10, 2008 What are your favorite Powders for 9, 40, 45... TiteGroup. TiteGroup. And, TiteGroup. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trickpony Posted January 10, 2008 Share Posted January 10, 2008 9mm major - SP2 38 Supercomp - IMR 7625 & Longshot 40 S&W - N320 in the US, Titegroup in Canada .223 - Varget Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Religious Shooter Posted January 10, 2008 Share Posted January 10, 2008 9 Minor, .40 Major & .45 Major: Titegroup Major 9, 9x23: AA#7 .223 55: TAC and A2230 .223 69/77: Varget .308 147: DP85 (close range blaster loads for M1A) .308 155: Varget (longer range loads for M1A) .308 168: RL15 (Rem 700) .308 175: Varget (Rem 700) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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