goneracin Posted February 5, 2009 Share Posted February 5, 2009 I have been educating myself on reloading, and with the help of a friend locally, I am getting up and running. My question is I read a lot of posts about Clays powder. Trouble is, there are 3 of them, and Im unsure which people are referring to. I am getting together an order to get a good group of powders to experiment with in my sig p226 9mm. I have AA#2 im looking at getting Win 231/hp-38 hodgdon solo 1000 WST or WSF Clays anything else I should be looking at? Benefits or cons of these for 115g fmj. I just need power enough to knock down steels, we dont have any pf stuff that Im aware of. thanks in advance Bob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jman Posted February 5, 2009 Share Posted February 5, 2009 Hey Bob, Welcome to the forums! What manuals you are you using? The new Speer and Sierra editions are outstanding. No question the best $$ you can spend early on. Clays and Universal Clays from Hodgdon are the two used regularly for pistol calibers. Clays is a faster powder than Universal. Jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
revchuck Posted February 5, 2009 Share Posted February 5, 2009 Bob - There are three powders in the Clays series: Clays, International Clays and Universal Clays. You want Clays. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirty whiteboy Posted February 5, 2009 Share Posted February 5, 2009 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duane Thomas Posted February 5, 2009 Share Posted February 5, 2009 I've always thought the whole "Clays/Universal Clays" thing was confusing. Hodgdon definitely could have done a better job with the naming in this instance. Shooters typically refer to Universal Clays simply as "Universal" to avoid confusion. Thus when you hear, or read, them mentioning "Clays", it's simply....Clays. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goneracin Posted February 5, 2009 Author Share Posted February 5, 2009 thanks for the info. BTW, I am refering to the abc's of reloading for general information, and the powder manufacturers info when i look for load data. I will pick up the speer or sierra manual with the powder order, thanks. Right now, I am only shooting the 9mm. I was assuming it was the "normal" clays but wanted to make sure. Are there any other good recommendations for pet powders? I want it to be pretty consistent, and accurate. I understand Ill probably have to play around until I find what makes my gun happy. Bob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duane Thomas Posted February 5, 2009 Share Posted February 5, 2009 Different people prefer different powders, for a variety of reasons. I'm partial to VihtaVuori N320 myself. It's very clean burning, gives consistent velocities, has smooth recoil characteristics, and meters superbly (i.e. throws very consistent powder charges). Drawbacks are cost and occasionally availability. I just stock up on it so I don't run out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duane Thomas Posted February 5, 2009 Share Posted February 5, 2009 thanks for the info Yer welcome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goneracin Posted February 5, 2009 Author Share Posted February 5, 2009 ok im trying AA#2 hodgdon hp-38 (win 231) Solo 1000 just as experiments. the solo may not make PF with a 115gr fmj, but I want to try it, and I dont think thats an issue for me anyway. looking forward to this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MemphisMechanic Posted February 5, 2009 Share Posted February 5, 2009 ok im tryingAA#2 hodgdon hp-38 (win 231) Solo 1000 just as experiments. the solo may not make PF with a 115gr fmj, but I want to try it, and I dont think thats an issue for me anyway. looking forward to this. Titegroup is another popular powder for 9mm. Perhaps the most popular. Meters terrifically, available everywhere, very cheap, and nearly as soft as Clays. It's what I'm currently loading, and I just bought some Clays to compare. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrueDoubleTaper Posted February 5, 2009 Share Posted February 5, 2009 I have had very good luck with universal clays for steel loads... I took about 15 percent off the minimum load and used a 15 lbs mainspring and a 8 pound recoil spring.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
19852 Posted February 6, 2009 Share Posted February 6, 2009 I am partial to Ramshot Competition, very much like VV N320. Just wish I could find it around here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
98sr20ve Posted February 11, 2009 Share Posted February 11, 2009 ok im tryingAA#2 hodgdon hp-38 (win 231) Solo 1000 just as experiments. the solo may not make PF with a 115gr fmj, but I want to try it, and I dont think thats an issue for me anyway. looking forward to this. I don't know why you would want to shoot 115's for a PF load. Besides that Solo works fine with 115's and lower power loads. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goneracin Posted February 11, 2009 Author Share Posted February 11, 2009 ok im tryingAA#2 hodgdon hp-38 (win 231) Solo 1000 just as experiments. the solo may not make PF with a 115gr fmj, but I want to try it, and I dont think thats an issue for me anyway. looking forward to this. I don't know why you would want to shoot 115's for a PF load. Besides that Solo works fine with 115's and lower power loads. im using the 115's because its what i have a few thousand of. I am going to try some 124 and some 147 too, just to see what makes everything happy. BTW it has no problem making what I need it to with 4.8 gr AA#2 and the 115's when the rest of my stuff gets here (powder, primers etc) ill get to experiment with the hp, and the solo. thanks again for the help everyone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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