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I am with Sam and use Titegroup in a pretty large range of rounds.

I use Titegroup for 32 ACP, 38 and 357 ,9 mm, 41 Mag, 45 ACP, 45 Colt. I have some Unique but Titegroup is my go to.

Great and like 45"long Colt " or 38 special cases with large capacity that usually need little powder or cowboy load in 44s and such. To my understanding they quit making trail Boss. But in like 9 mm and 45 ACP not so much not a case capacity

Great thing about tight group is it doesn't seem to be positioned sensitive like some other powders that use a low charge and a high capacity case

AA#2 for Bullseye and AA#5 for Unique.


Dan

In my experience Titegroup works great in rounds from the 32 H&R to the 500 Linebaugh.

I like Titegroup too !!

Available

https://www.powdervalleyinc.com/product/hodgdon-titegroup/

I've got a can of Titegroup, but just never had much luck getting it to shoot worth a plug nickel out of anything.

I must be doing something wrong with it, as many shout outs as it has gotten. 😕

Titegroup is a really consistent fast-burning powder that I use in pistol and small-bore rifle cartridges. Not quite as fast-burning as Bullseye, but very close.

I haven't found a powder that I consider a good substitute for Unique, but Longshot is close. Very consistent, and also works well in small-bore rifle rounds, producing a bit more speed than Titegroup.

Unless I missed it, nobody has mentioned IMR Target, which lies one powder above Bullseye in the previously linked burn chart, as a Bullseye substitute. I bout a few pounds of it back before "the troubles", just as a possible Bullseye substitute, but have not tried it in anything yet.

They discontinued Target a year or two ago.

Seafire,
Unique in 223-- would like to know more about that

Pm me if you will share your data

Well crap. Thanks for the info.
Rex

In years past when favorite powders were unavailable I tried European Nobelsport Vectan powders as stand-ins with success. Sorry for bad news but even they are unobtanium lately. What da heck is going on ? Is a monopoly controlling what flow from foreign manufacturers can reach our shore to fulfill demand ?

As to OP's question, Red Dot, as has been mentioned.

Lucky day today at the LGS.

Idaho or Texas? Where at?

Pretty sure most suppliers basically stopped importing NobelSport powders once the Obama era domestic shortages came to a close.

that jug of Bullseye would probably out last me..........):

Plinker load for the 9mm & 148 gr hard cast from Rim Rock

3 grs Bullseye & a Rem 7.5 primer

I bought an 8# of Unique a couple years ago that will probably outlive me, too. 2.9gr a pop in 32S&WL and 3.9gr in 32H&R Mag.

I don't shoot THAT much 😏 I was just looking for a couple single pounders, but the 8 fell into my lap at a good price.