if you could only ever have 3 powders...

[Djones]

Another vote for Unique, 2400 and 3031

[Pmg]

unique win 748 and win 231

[marlin39a]

HP-38, CFE-223, and H4895. All Hodgdon.

[Jayhawkhuntclub]

Unique, h110, h335

Finally, the CORRECT ANSWER!

[OnHoPr]

You know, I don't get these types of poles or threads unless it is just for a pancake house bs session. For example, if you have a little 32 auto and a 500 S&W along with a 410, 20, and 10ga what powder would you use to feed that spectrum of weaponry,? just Unique. Well, that sure does take the MAG out of the 44, 500, and 10 ga. Then you go to the next level spectrum of firearms like the 222 rem, 30-30, 308, and 25-06 which something like 4895 could possibly feed. But, if you had a 300 WM or 7mm STW you sure are taking the mag away from them with it. Then you have to feed your smoke pole and ROA. So, you might be able to feed the different spectrums of firearms with actually how many powders to get any where from the 32 auto to 378 Weatherby centerfires to function along with the 410 to 10 ga along with the BP firearms? 4, 6, 10???

[dragon813gt]

Not everyone loads for a broad spectrum of cartridges. If you stay away from magnum handguns and rifles it's easy to use only a few powders.

[waco]

It's just a question I dreamed up 7 years ago.......long before you were a member here.

Don't read too much into it.

It's just for fun.

Waco

[OnHoPr]

Well, in that case and just to be a little different I will pick four instead of three. 4756, ahh 4895 is pretty good, 4350, and PDex Select for the smoke pole for the pancake house bs session. Don't get a ruler for my knuckles.

[waco]

Don't get a ruler for your knuckles? I don't follow?

[g17]

Bullseye, Unique, 2400

[dragon813gt]

There is another thread about choosing four powders. But I think it's on another forum.

[Morgan61]

H335
Varget
BL-C2 or LVR

[Petrol & Powder]

I had to give this one some thought.

IMR 4895 for rifle. DONE

WSF is my shotgun powder for 12 & 20 gauge target loads and it doubles as a pistol powder for 9mm. I can make it work in some other semi-auto cartridges. That's two.

That leaves me with one powder to do everything else and here's were it gets tough.
I burn more ww231 than anything else but that is mostly in 38 Special. H110 is good for magnum loads but not much else. I have to consider Bullseye & Unique but they have their limits.
Unique seems like the best "all around" but ww231 meters better. CFE Pistol shows promise as well.

Arrrrrrrgggg, ........OK I'll say ww231 and give up on the magnums.

[B. Lumpkin]

Bullseye, Unique, IMR 4064.

[dromia]

I think what such threads as these do show is just how well we are provided for when it comes to propellants.

There is no right or wrong answers just an interesting list of peoples choices. If this is not someone's thing then there is no compulsion to read it or participate in the thread.

No need to denigrate it if it doesn't suit your modus operandi, plenty of other threads around to suit all tastes.

[thedave1164]

Bullseye, 2400 and Varget