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what is a good powder for a 45 acp
say 185 gn and 230
something that gives good speed too
thanks
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Unique or Bullseye. All I ever use in handgun ammo.
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Been using Unique lately. Bullseye before that. W231 will work. I expect Herco would as well. Those are the ones I've got in stock and can think of offhand.
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I load W231 with 230 gr FMJ and plated Rainier bullets. 5.4 grs Burns clean and no problems through my Kimber.
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I've used Bullseye, Unique, the older, not the newer stuff, AA#2, WW 231, and Ramshot True Blue. Of all of them, the WW321 and RS True Blue I like the best. I suspect the new Unique would be good, and I suspect that Ramshot's Zip would also work well. E
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.45 ACP is just too easy. Unique is the classic powder for full power loads, but anything in that burn rate range will work (Power Pistol, WSF, Hodgdon Universal), a buddy and I used to use AA#5. Faster powders like AA#2 and 231 are great for practice at lower velocity.
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I've had good luck with VV N340 for .45 & 9mm, but I think N320 is supposed to be a better choice for .45ACP loading.
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I have used Bullseye, Unique, 700x, Red Dot, Blue Dot, and 231.
I shoot IDPA, lot of rounds fired in practice. I switched to AA#5 about 5 years ago. It is a very accurate powder over a much wider range of powder charges than any of the above powders.
The really nice thing about Accurate Arms #5 is how clean it burns. Bullseye is the dirtiest along with 231 ranking second.
I have 2 lbs of 231 left and I hesitate to use it because it burns so dirty compared to AA#5.
I shoot 9.6g of AA#5 with the 185's Speer Gold Dots and 8.0g of AA#5 with the 220 Cast with accuracy and speed being outstanding.
Not long ago I got a Dillon powder 550 RL, what a joy to use. The Dillon powder measure throws very accurate charges with AA#5.
I use a Redding BR-30 and BR-3 powder measures. Shotgun powders(flake) powders bridge in the measure giving me a light then a heavy load perhaps 3-5 shots in one hundred.
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I always have had good luck with 231, especially with 230gr bullets. It is on the dirty side, only drawback, that.
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Been using Power Pistol for about the last year or so, burns really clean and gives good velocity. I used Unique for over 10 years but it was just too dirty for my taste.
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Been using Power Pistol for about the last year or so, burns really clean and gives good velocity. I used Unique for over 10 years but it was just too dirty for my taste. I have heard good things about Power Pistol. I am thinking about trying that in my 10mm.
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I use it in 9mm, 38 +P, 40 S&W and 45 ACP. The only downside I have seen with it is that it tends to run pretty hot. In every load I have tried it in, I have hit max velocity well before max load.
If you try it and you have a chrono, work up.
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Hawk, Thanks! I may give it a try as I do have a chronograph.
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I bought a bunch of HP38 (which is just 231 by another name) on sale awhile back. Many consider 231 a classic default powder for the ACP though it's not really at it's best trying to load for top velocity. I've got a quite of bit of Blue Dot, 800X and Longshot lying around as I like those in 10mm. Supposedly all will work in the ACP but I'm not all that interested in loading the .45 hot anyway since...well...that's what the 10mm is for.
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Power Pistol, Unique, Bullseye & SOLO 10000
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I like using unique for the .45 but i had the chance to buy some AA#5 and some Ramshot true blue. I liked both of them ok but as far as loading a bunch of fairly accurate rounds i prefer clays. clays is a shotgun powder but it doesnt seem to dirty my gun as bad as some of the others. AA#7 works well but it uses a lot of powder. It may not have been any help but i have had good success with several powders so its hard to just pick one. these days i lean toward less powder usage so i use more clays.
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I have used many lbs of unique with very good accuracy,That said I switched to 231/Hp38 and like it a lot.I use it for medium loads for range and IDPA.I still have 6lbs of Unique that I prefer for hotter loadings,Very accurate under a 230gr xtp hp. Bob.
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