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What powder for 45 ACP? #8683676 03/15/14 Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 9,921 Alaska B bearstalker OP Campfire Outfitter OP bearstalker Campfire Outfitter B Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 9,921 Alaska What powder you guys using or prefer for the 45 ACP cartridge? I plan to shoot a lot of 230gr bullets and perhaps some heavier stuff if I can find any.

Re: What powder for 45 ACP? bearstalker #8683679 03/15/14 Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 30,968 Likes: 5 USA J jwp475 Campfire 'Bwana jwp475 Campfire 'Bwana J Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 30,968 Likes: 5 USA Power Pistol is excellent in 45acp IMHO I got banned on another web site for a debate that happened on this site. That's a first

Re: What powder for 45 ACP? bearstalker #8683728 03/16/14 Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 149 missouri K krankie Campfire Member krankie Campfire Member K Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 149 missouri Win 231

Re: What powder for 45 ACP? bearstalker #8683768 03/16/14 Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 54,284 Parts unknown... EthanEdwards Campfire Kahuna EthanEdwards Campfire Kahuna Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 54,284 Parts unknown... Originally Posted by bearstalker What powder you guys using or prefer for the 45 ACP cartridge? I plan to shoot a lot of 230gr bullets and perhaps some heavier stuff if I can find any. Hard to go wrong with Unique or W231.

Re: What powder for 45 ACP? bearstalker #8683872 03/16/14 Joined: Sep 2007 Posts: 4,858 CENTRAL FLORIDA A AFTERUM Campfire Tracker AFTERUM Campfire Tracker A Joined: Sep 2007 Posts: 4,858 CENTRAL FLORIDA We use Clays........

Re: What powder for 45 ACP? AFTERUM #8684159 03/16/14 Joined: Dec 2004 Posts: 20,379 The Bozone, Montana Rancho_Loco Campfire Ranger Rancho_Loco Campfire Ranger Joined: Dec 2004 Posts: 20,379 The Bozone, Montana HS6 PP Originally Posted by captain seafire I replace valve cover gaskets every 50K, if they don't need them sooner...

Re: What powder for 45 ACP? Rancho_Loco #8684458 03/16/14 Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 4,329 jerrywoodswalker Campfire Tracker jerrywoodswalker Campfire Tracker Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 4,329 Bearstalker, I prefer Power Pistol and W231 due to the shortage I'm using my stockpile sparingly and shooting/plinking/practicing with whatever I can find, powders I have to look up to see if they are suitable, for example 700X. Jerry Last edited by jerrywoodswalker; 03/16/14. Si vis pacem, para bellum

Re: What powder for 45 ACP? jerrywoodswalker #8684479 03/16/14 Joined: Jan 2012 Posts: 6,796 SE Neb R rainierrifleco Campfire Tracker rainierrifleco Campfire Tracker R Joined: Jan 2012 Posts: 6,796 SE Neb Red dot. Only because I have a bunch of it

Re: What powder for 45 ACP? EthanEdwards #8684484 03/16/14 Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 525 Indiana TrophyHunter Campfire Regular TrophyHunter Campfire Regular Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 525 Indiana Originally Posted by EthanEdwards Originally Posted by bearstalker What powder you guys using or prefer for the 45 ACP cartridge? I plan to shoot a lot of 230gr bullets and perhaps some heavier stuff if I can find any. Hard to go wrong with Unique or W231. Two of my favorites as well, Accurate #5 has been a pretty good substitute for both of them more towards top of the load range. Wish I could find any of them right now.

Re: What powder for 45 ACP? TrophyHunter #8684544 03/16/14 Joined: Jul 2007 Posts: 15,908 Likes: 12 M Mackay_Sagebrush Campfire Ranger Mackay_Sagebrush Campfire Ranger M Joined: Jul 2007 Posts: 15,908 Likes: 12 I use Clays, and have for a couple+ decades. 4.3 grains clays and a 200 grain SWC has been my IPSC load for as long as I have been shooting IPSC. THE CHAIR IS AGAINST THE WALL. The Tikka T3 in .308 Winchester is the Glock 19 of the rifle world. The website is up and running! www.lostriverammocompany.com

Re: What powder for 45 ACP? TrophyHunter #8684548 03/16/14 Joined: Feb 2001 Posts: 73,096 Punta Gorda, FL T LEE Campfire Kahuna T LEE Campfire Kahuna Joined: Feb 2001 Posts: 73,096 Punta Gorda, FL All I ever used was Unique, did whay I wanted and never saw a reason to change. George Orwell was a Prophet, not a novelist. Read 1984 and then look around you! Old cat turd! "Some men just need killing." ~ Clay Allison. I am too old to fight but I can still pull a trigger. ~ Me

Re: What powder for 45 ACP? bearstalker #8684549 03/16/14 Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 2,377 SW Idaho D dla Campfire Regular dla Campfire Regular D Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 2,377 SW Idaho Originally Posted by bearstalker What powder you guys using or prefer for the 45 ACP cartridge? I plan to shoot a lot of 230gr bullets and perhaps some heavier stuff if I can find any. Everything. It is one of the easiest cartridges to reload. And given today's shortages as person would be wise to broaden their search as nearly any pistol & shotgun powder will work. Castor Oil Case Lube Lee Auto Bench Prime

Re: What powder for 45 ACP? dla #8685275 03/16/14 Joined: Jan 2014 Posts: 775 Frisco, TEXAS B Buzzaw Campfire Regular Buzzaw Campfire Regular B Joined: Jan 2014 Posts: 775 Frisco, TEXAS ^^^^^^^

Re: What powder for 45 ACP? Buzzaw #8685299 03/16/14 Joined: May 2002 Posts: 9,534 Likes: 2 Vic_in_Va Campfire Outfitter Vic_in_Va Campfire Outfitter Joined: May 2002 Posts: 9,534 Likes: 2 I've always just used 231/HP38. I've tried some VV3N37 with some light bullet/+P loads, but otherwise, plain ol' 231 and usually Berry's 230 plated.

Re: What powder for 45 ACP? Vic_in_Va #8685427 03/16/14 Joined: Apr 2008 Posts: 2,993 Coastal N.C. N Notropis Campfire Regular Notropis Campfire Regular N Joined: Apr 2008 Posts: 2,993 Coastal N.C. Unique, Universal, 231, Red Dot, Promo, Power Pistol, and Bullseye have all worked for me. I know there are other powders that will also work well that I have not tried. I probably use more Unique than anything else.

Re: What powder for 45 ACP? Notropis #8685445 03/16/14 Joined: Oct 2004 Posts: 25,843 Western N.Y. D dvdegeorge Campfire Ranger dvdegeorge Campfire Ranger D Joined: Oct 2004 Posts: 25,843 Western N.Y. Ramshot Silhouette,meters great,good speed,accurate and clean My dog is a member of the "Turd Like Clan" Covert Trail Cameras are JUNK 3 Time Dinkathon Champion #DinkGOAT

Re: What powder for 45 ACP? bearstalker #8686015 03/16/14 Joined: Sep 2009 Posts: 46,267 Likes: 2 Oklahoma G gunner500 Campfire 'Bwana gunner500 Campfire 'Bwana G Joined: Sep 2009 Posts: 46,267 Likes: 2 Oklahoma AA#7 and Power Pistol. Gunner Trump Won!

Re: What powder for 45 ACP? gunner500 #8686404 03/16/14 Joined: May 2005 Posts: 1,463 Orange County, NY Dantheman Campfire Regular Dantheman Campfire Regular Joined: May 2005 Posts: 1,463 Orange County, NY I use AA# 5 for jacketed and plated bullets and AA# 2 for lead bullets. Dan

Re: What powder for 45 ACP? Dantheman #8686486 03/16/14 Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 9,921 Alaska B bearstalker OP Campfire Outfitter OP bearstalker Campfire Outfitter B Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 9,921 Alaska All I could find today was some VihtaVuori N310 powder. If I did my math right, at 4+ grains of powder per case, I could technically reload 1700 rounds of 45 ACP? I also scored some new Remington 45 ACP brass, Federal 150 primers and 230gr Berry's bullets.

Re: What powder for 45 ACP? bearstalker #8686510 03/16/14 Joined: Jul 2009 Posts: 2,875 Retired and Loving It 2 257James Campfire Regular 257James Campfire Regular 2 Joined: Jul 2009 Posts: 2,875 Retired and Loving It Bullseye, Unique, and my new favorite American Select; super clean. Retired and Loving It!! ΜΟΛΩΝ ΛΑΒΕ