Hodgdon CFE pistol

[johnh9411]

Dose anyone know where to find some of this stuff, Hodgdon CFE pistol?

[John Boy]

Have your reloading supplier order it - it's new and has not been become popular yet

[MaryB]

Good luck, CFE223 hasn't been available for months, no way is this going to be out

[jackmanuk]

iv got some CFE 223 :wink: loaded up 50 match grade rounds with it but havent shot it yet

[johnh9411]

I use H335 for 223 21.5g will stack them in a 3/4" group. But iv been using 700x for 9mm and dont think I can get power factor out of it safely.

[MaryB]

27.5g cfe 223 50 grain z(V)-max will put 4 in a spot the size of a dime at 100 yards, why I am trying to find more of it

[r1kk1]

I don't think CFE pistol is released yet.

http://www.hodgdon.com/new_prod.html

Take care

r1kk1

[Bonz]

I contacted customer service at Hodgdon and they told me that CFE Pistol would not be available until sometime between May and August of 2014

[johnh9411]

I did not realize it was not released yet, it looks like good stuff I will be in line when they release it for sure. Thanks Bonz

[Bonz]

I did not realize it was not released yet, it looks like good stuff I will be in line when they release it for sure. Thanks Bonz

It sure would be nice to find a big Hodgdon reseller that would allow us to "backorder", hate being at the back of the line ;-)

[MtGun44]

Pistols should shoot BOOLITS - no need for that stuff. :kidding:

Bill

[R.Ph. 380]

Pistols should shoot BOOLITS - no need for that stuff. :kidding:

Bill

Yeah, Boolits need a kick in the a$$. Wish I could find some Varget. My favorite 308 and 30-30 powder.

Bill

[Bonz]

Just picked up 4 x 1 pounders of Hodgdon CFE Pistol smokeless powder at Hyatt Guns in Charlotte NC ( $26.99 a pound ). Unfortunately they don't ship, you have to pick up in their store. :-(

[LUBEDUDE]

I don't think CFE pistol is released yet.

http://www.hodgdon.com/new_prod.html

Take care

r1kk1

Thanks, I've been wanting to get the new manual. Just ordered it!

[r1kk1]

Thanks, I've been wanting to get the new manual. Just ordered it!

No problem! So many powders. . . So little time. . .

Lol

r1kk1

[Handloader109]

Picked up a pound at $23.99 at my local GS. Might get another if still some there tomorrow. (2 pound limit)

[zomby woof]

What copper fouling??

[rpludwig]

it's out there, picked up a pound last week, LGS got a shipment in (upstate NY), although limit 1 per customer...getting low on 231, and haven't seen any in more than 2 years.

[jackmanuk]

i tried my rounds last week the 46 grains in 308 behind a 155 palma was not an impressive group and was doing 1" 1/2 at 200 yards , now considering i got blackspot surplus down to .28" at 100 yards

i also loaded up 26 grains in 223 behind a 55 fmj and i got alot of delay fires , and didnt even bother with accuracy

these were not exactly top end loads and there was abit of room in the case so maybe this powder would benifit from a filler or being compressed ....as long as you under the max

[Bonz]

the CFE Pistol meters great thru my Hornady measure. loaded up some 124gr 9mm, shot fine, mild report and low recoil. kinda boring, lol. normally use PowerPistol in my 9mm's. gonna load up some 45acp and see how that does.

[silverado]

I ordered 8x1 pounds of it last night. If I don't like it I can sell it so not too much of a gamble. I can report back once i get some loaded and then violently unloaded. The powder should be at my house in a couple days.

[silverado]

the CFE Pistol meters great thru my Hornady measure. loaded up some 124gr 9mm, shot fine, mild report and low recoil. kinda boring, lol. normally use PowerPistol in my 9mm's. gonna load up some 45acp and see how that does.

Were those boolits or j-words?

[Bonz]

Were those boolits or j-words?

9mm were copper plated. can't seem to find a cast boolit that my 'shallow throated' 9's like to eat

[rpludwig]

going to load some CFE Pistol this weekend v. my usual 231/HP38...

CFE Pistol v. hp38, data from Hodgdon website, looks like a heckuva hot starting load on CFE pistol IMO...or am I missing something, going to load some this weekend...looking for data...

45acp, 200 gr lswc, CFE Pistol
starting load 7.4 gr., 1042 fps, 15,000psi
max load 8.2 gr., 1142 fps, 19,600 psi

45acp, 200 gr lswc, HP38
starting load 4.4 gr., 771 fps, 11,000 cup
max load 5.6 gr., 914 fps, 16,900 cup

[Bonz]

going to load some CFE Pistol this weekend v. my usual 231/HP38...

CFE Pistol v. hp38, data from Hodgdon website, looks like a heckuva hot starting load on CFE pistol IMO...or am I missing something, going to load some this weekend...looking for data...

45acp, 200 gr lswc, CFE Pistol
starting load 7.4 gr., 1042 fps, 15,000psi
max load 8.2 gr., 1142 fps, 19,600 psi

45acp, 200 gr lswc, HP38
starting load 4.4 gr., 771 fps, 11,000 cup
max load 5.6 gr., 914 fps, 16,900 cup

Yep, its kinda like Hodgdon LongShot; high velocity, low recoil. LongShot has the lower pressure on the 'starting' load end

[kwomack01]

Dose anyone know where to find some of this stuff, Hodgdon CFE pistol?

I picked up a few pounds today at the local reload shop "Dallas" Can get a few more.

It Kinda looks like H110, Very fine ball type powder, meters very well. I haven't got to shoot any yet, just it, but it looks like it will work for a wide range of Pistols! yeah!!!!!

[silverado]

The flakes are smaller than those in titegroup, and it does meter pretty good.... All charges are plus or minus .05 on my auto disk so far, still waiting to shoot it.

[mummer1973]

i just picked one up 4-12-15. i was looking for bullseye and unique but they did not have any in stock. after second gun shop stop the guy showed me the CFE so i bought it. i have not tried it yet. i am located just outside Philly.

[dilly]

i also loaded up 26 grains in 223 behind a 55 fmj and i got alot of delay fires , and didnt even bother with accuracy

these were not exactly top end loads and there was abit of room in the case so maybe this powder would benifit from a filler or being compressed ....as long as you under the max

I just shot that exact same load (with CFE223, not pistol of course) but I was using magnum SR primers and had no hang fires. Didn't get past 25 yards so I have no valuable input on accuracy either.

[MaryB]

I had no problems with CFE223 and small rifle primers. 50 grain z-max and 27.5 grains powder

[golfhack]

Yep, its kinda like Hodgdon LongShot; high velocity, low recoil. LongShot has the lower pressure on the 'starting' load end

For 9mm, I like CFE Pistol better than Longshot so far. Burns much cleaner than Longshot when loaded at the light end. It meters as well as Accurate Arms #2 but because the powder isn't as fine-grained, I don't have leaks through my Lee Pro Auto Disk like I do with #2. Meters much better than American Select. Burns relatively clean, even at light loads.

The starting loads are pretty "hot". Recoil is noticeably snappier than with AA #2 or American Select, about on par with what I notice with Longshot. Smoke is about the same as AA #2/American Select. Accuracy seems at least as consistent. So far, I am liking it a lot.

[golfhack]

Forgot to mention that it is a relatively dense powder when compared to American Select or AA #2. Gotta watch for double-charges when loading.