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Going to venture into pistol reloading have been reloading rifle for a few months now. I will be loading for .38, .357, 44mag, 9mm. Is there a powder that will overlap between them all? Lookin for temp stable and clean burning.
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Nothing will universally maximize them all, but HS-6, Unique, Blue Dot, TiteGroup come to mind as having good potential to make worthwhile shooting ammo for each of them.
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I've used Unique in reloading all of those Calibers. I'm thinking Tite Group and Lil Gun would probably work too.
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Never loaded the 9mm, but Unique is a good one.. Have so much of it, I haven't tried the newer stuff..
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Unique would do them all, but would leave something on the table regarding the .357, and for sure the .44 Mag.
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Tight Group will do for all but the 44. It works great for 44 Special loads tho.
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Not looking to hotrod anything so unique sounds like a good start. Is universal about the same?
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I've reloaded for all of them. If I had to choose just one powder for all of them it would be Ramshot's True Blue. It can be loaded all the way down to the 700 fps. range for safe, reliable Cowboy Action Loads in the .38 Special all the way up to almost full power loads in the .44 Magnum.
For handgun loads, however, the best way to load for them is to have a fast burning powder for target and plinking loads and a slower burning one for full power loads.
If you insist on just one powder, and you can't get Ramshot True Blue, then I'd suggest Unique. It will not, however, give one full power loads in the .357 and .44 Magnums. E
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You could also use Hi-Skor 800-X (IMR) which will maximize them all pretty well. The downside is that it is a rather coarse flake powder which doesn't run through measures in small volume very well, but it does very well in magnum revolver cases like the 41 and 44. I imagine it would work well in the 357 at its higher pressures also. I've used it in the 38 Spl where it has proven itself with 170 and 180 grain loads. The downside in the lower pressures anyway, is that you might catch a few 'embers' if you're facing a breeze. (Those big flakes can be hot when they hit one's face.  ) http://www.stevespages.com/pdf/imr_reloading.pdf
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I am going to start with one powder for magnum loads and one for plinking. What would everyone's choices be?
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W296 (H110) and W231 (HP-38).......or whatever you can find these days. (I haven't seen much, or any lately.)
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Went to the shop they had no pistol powder at all.... Will have to check the other shop next week
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I bet I haven't seen 50 pounds of pistol-suitable powder in over a year of watching. 800-X and 4227 have been the best bets. Quick powders are as hard to find as 22 rim fire around here.
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I am going to start with one powder for magnum loads and one for plinking. What would everyone's choices be? Red dot does it all. 380 - 41 Mag, but seeings as it hard to find. AA5 & AA9 fit the bill. Otherwise a powder showing up lately is unique and does it all for just about any. Dropping flake powders isn't a problem.
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Unique will work well in all of them.
2400 will also work well in the 357 and the 44 mag.
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Unique, Universal, 231 plus probably a few more work fine in the 38 and 9mm. They also work fine for reduced loads in 357 and 44 mag. My favorite of the bunch is Universal but I understand that it is being discontinued. For full throttle 357 and 44 mag, H110/296, Accurate #9, or 2400 will fill your needs.
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I've reloaded for all of them. If I had to choose just one powder for all of them it would be Ramshot's True Blue. It can be loaded all the way down to the 700 fps. range for safe, reliable Cowboy Action Loads in the .38 Special all the way up to almost full power loads in the .44 Magnum.
For handgun loads, however, the best way to load for them is to have a fast burning powder for target and plinking loads and a slower burning one for full power loads.
If you insist on just one powder, and you can't get Ramshot True Blue, then I'd suggest Unique. It will not, however, give one full power loads in the .357 and .44 Magnums. E +1 I've never loaded for 9mm, but for 38, 357, and .44 True Blue is hard to beat, and meters great. Unique is uber too, but meters like crap.
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For plinking loads, I like Ramshot ZIP. For magnum loads, I like 2400, or IMR 4227.
BTW, Powder Valley has both ZIP and IMR 4227 in stock. E
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