Powders for calibers

[Winnie1886-4065TC]

Kinda curious as to what people use in the different calibers they run. I mainly shoot J-words in anything .308" and .223" but on others I shoot boolits.

I use the following in the following

IMR4320
308 win (ar10 loads)
30-06
.223 Rem (also use cfe223 and AR-Comp)
30-40 Krag
303 Brit

IMR3031
40-65 Win

Trailboss
44-40
40-65

Unique/Bullseye/BE-86
45 Auto
380 Auto

Power pistol
9mm

I am on a budget so I usually stick with what works. but I am always curious if there is something out there I am just not thinking of that might be better.

IMR4320 was the first powder I started with loading rifle rounds. and its reliable and usually easy to get my hands on. Unique was also the first I used for pistol loads. I don't really have a bias I just hate buying something and then up hating the way it shoots and never use the rest of it.

what are you all using for what you load?

[sharps4590]

I use Unique in everything from 25-20 to 9 X 57.

Hanguns; Unique, H-110, Alliant 2400, IMR-4227, 296, Bullseye, Red Dot and SR-7625(?)

Medium bores, 270 to 9.3 I use, depending on the cartridge, in no particular order: IMR's 4227 3031, 4198, 4064, 4895, 4350, 4831. Hodgon; 4198, 4895. SR's 4759, 4756 and I think it's 7625(?). Win. 748, Reloder 7

I use Trail Boss in my 450/400 and 25-20

Black Powder of various grades in; 45-70, (when I had one), 45-90, 45-100, 40-82, 40-70, 8.15 X 46R, 9.3 X 57RD, 500BPE and some I've forgotten.

Every one of those powders has worked for me and, in more than one cartridge.

[MT Gianni]

Red Dot
32 long, 38 special, 44 special, 44 mag, 45 colt rifle cases based on 308, x57 and '06.
AA2 9mm, 45 acp, 38 but dropped for better accuracy
Power Pistol 40 S&W, 44 special, 45 acp
Bullseye, 32 long, 32 H&R, 38 special, 45 acp, 30-30.
Unique 32 H&R, 38 special, 357, 44 special, 45 colt, 7-30 waters, 30-30
2400, 357, 44 mag, 30-06, 243
AA9 44 mag, 357 mag, 45 colt Ruger only, 30-30, 7 TCU
H110/WW296 357, 44 mag
That is the pistol powders I can think of off hand.
AA2015 358 Win, 222, 223
IMR 4064 243, 308, 35 Whelen, 30-06, 280
IMR 4831 7 Rem mag, 30-06
IMR 4320 222, 223, probably some others
IMR 4895 223, 35 Rem, 7.62x39
IMR 7828 243
Varget 17 rem. 222, 223, 308, 7mm/08
3031 358, 30-30
Probably a bunch more I can't think of right now.

[Gobeyond]

I use iMR 4895 in 6.5x53r n350 in 40 cal sw. I bought a bunch of pistol powder for 480 Ruger and they still shoot in everything. Need some 4759 badly for that old rifle.

[Silvercreek Farmer]

If you are on a budget, Promo is about as cheap as it gets. I've been able to find an accurate load in just about anything as long as you don't try to hotrod it. Not going to cycle an AR10 though...