has anyone used titegroup 45acp

[4006]

Hi
has anyone used titegroup in 45acp i was giveing a 8#pound keg of titegroup an all i ioaded with
is accurate powder an winchester powder in 38 sp 10mm 40cal just looking to see what you all
used not looking for load data

[ShooterAZ]

Titegroup is a perfectly good powder in the 45acp. I use it with all manner of cast boolits in it and it works very well.

[TCFAN]

I also use titegroup in the 45ACP.In my case I use it with Berrys 185 gr. JHP.

[WALLNUTT]

Yessir Works fine

[runfiverun]

it works fine in the 45.
the 38 & 40 too.

it does really well in cat sneeze type loads for rifles and in larger cases for target type speeds.[41, 44's, 45 colt]

[OS OK]

207484

I know you don't want any load data but I thought you might like to see what's possible...
Meters like a dream in the Uniflow or Lyman 55.

I don't shoot the 200 grain this hot anymore for play and I switched to 700X because of availability at the time.

[tazman]

I am currently working my way through a few pounds of powders that are not my favorites while saving the good stuff for later.
The good stuff being Titegroup, Bullseye, and 231. These three powders do everything I want done in a handgun with the exception of 357 mag(IMR4227).
I load 38 special, 9mm, 40S&W, and 45ACP.
Titegroup works well in all of them.

[MattN]

When I started reloading for my 45 acp I was asking my powder guy what he recommended. He said about all the guys he had loading 45's had switched to TG from bulleye. I bought some and loaded TG, hp38 and my old standby unique. The TG was the best. Was going the bulleye route but he talked me out of it.

[Mr_Sheesh]

Is it (hopefully!) cleaner than Unique?

[nitroviking]

I load 38 special, 9mm, 40S&W, and 45ACP.
Titegroup works well in all of them.

I'll second that, I also load Titegroup in everything from .38 to .45, and I've had good results in .45.

It's one of the most cost effective powders out there, It's usually the least expensive on the shelf, and the loads are usually pretty low since its so fast, Makes for some low cost hand loads.


Just watch your powder throws, the load data windows are usually fairly tight from starting load to max load since it's a pretty fast powder.

I load ".38 spl" with it too, but I use a .357 case, and I can load anywhere from a light .38 target load up to a what you might consider a ".38 spl +P+" or a light .357 with it.

The one down side is when loading with a automatic powder measure on a turret press in a long narrow case like .38 / .357, is that it only amounts to a tiny volume of powder in the very bottom, so it's next to impossible to visually verify the charge in the case when it's still in the press.

I think I'm going to pick up some Unique when I can find it for the .38/.357 so I can get a little more case fill and hopefully be able to visually verify my charges.

But it works great in the short fat .45 case, I can see down in them and see the powder charge.

[DougGuy]

I use TG in 45 ACP as well as Unique, 231, 700x.

[tranders]

I use Titegroup in just about everything I load (38 Special,9mm,32 S&W Long,and 45acp). Meters great in my Uniflow and a pound of powder goes a long ways.

[runfiverun]

it's a lot cleaner than unique.
I won't use it in the 9mm's but about everything else is fair game if I don't want too much speed.
it makes pretty darn good 12ga. shot shells too.

[Mr_Sheesh]

Thank you, runfiverun. Unique works well for 45ACP but it's dirty LOL

[daniel lawecki]

Yes with a 200 grain SWC that's my go to powder for .38 -.45 LC.

[44MAG#1]

Hi
has anyone used titegroup in 45acp i was giveing a 8#pound keg of titegroup an all i ioaded with
is accurate powder an winchester powder in 38 sp 10mm 40cal just looking to see what you all
used not looking for load data

Hodgdons has load data for Titegroup on their website.

[MT Chambers]

I like it for light loads in my .218 Mashburn Bee with cast boolits.

[500Linebaughbuck]

i like it in my 44 mag.

[Bazoo]

I have used it in 38 special and 45 acp without complain. Metered well through the lee perfect powder measure I had.

[DougGuy]

it's a lot cleaner than unique.


You think so? I used 5.3gr in 45 ACP and it seemed like it smoked a lot to me, 6.0gr Unique smoked less both shot about the same both worked well.

[Motor]

Yes. I've always been a Bullseye and Unique man but my brother decided to move all of his stuff to my place and have one loading room. Along with that came some Titegroup. We've been using it with 200gr cast SWC in 45acp. I have no complaints.

Motor

[fastdadio]

i like it in my 44 mag.

How many grains are you running? I loaded from 5grs up to 9. Once I got to 6.5 and beyond, my groups just opened up wide. I settled on 5.5 for about 850 fps. Fun loads but I was hoping to get up to about 1000 with it. Lee 240gr-tl, powder coated, and sized 435.

[bobby]

It throws very consistent charges in my Dillon 650 . About all I use, very common powder to get where I live

[Gunslinger1911]

I've been hooked on 231 for most of my mid powered loading, hearing a lot of good reviews on Titegroup.
A little less powder for the same vel, I'll have to check the price.
Oh goodie, more load testing !!!!

[Bloodman14]

4.5 gr. of Titegroup under a Lee TL230-452-2R in my RIA .45ACP works wonders.

[krems]

Tried TG for a while. I thought it burned a little hot. Went back to 231 for all my 45ACP loads.

[gnostic]

In addition to working great in 9mm, 38spl and 45acp, it's cheap and cleaner than the other options.

[Electric88]

Has anyone used Titegroup with powdercoated boolits? I thought I had read somewhere that there had been an issue where it was eating at the coating on the base of the boolit. Not sure if that was actually true though.

Otherwise, I like Titegroup with 9mm plated bullets. Haven't tried it with 45acp yet though...

[got_lead?]

4.3 grains behind a lee 200 gn RNFP, gives about 1.5" group from my 1911 at 25 yards. No leading, but I do 50/50 in the lubrisizer, and size to .452, some barrels/chambers may run tight, and .451 gives better reliability. I did find that Lee Alox lube, was not sufficient by itself and needed the lube grove filled.

[fastdadio]

Has anyone used Titegroup with powdercoated boolits? I thought I had read somewhere that there had been an issue where it was eating at the coating on the base of the boolit. Not sure if that was actually true though.

Otherwise, I like Titegroup with 9mm plated bullets. Haven't tried it with 45acp yet though...

I'm shooting 4.3grs Titegroup over a .452, 230gr lee tl, coated with HF red. No problemo. I load it in 30-30, 30-06, .357, .44 also pc'ed with no problems

[Electric88]

I'm shooting 4.3grs Titegroup over a .452, 230gr lee tl, coated with HF red. No problemo. I load it in 30-30, 30-06, .357, .44 also pc'ed with no problems

Thank you!

[Bmi48219]

I switched from Unique to Tite-Group for 9, 38spec. & 45 acp.
Pros: burns a little cleaner
need 15 to 20 % less for similar results (4.3 TG vs 5.4 Unique) so you get more loads per lb.
costs 10 to 20% less per lb.
meters a little better than Unique ( In my Lyman 55)
Cons: its harder to spot an over charge of TG in large capacity cases like 45 acp
I have to brush it off the inside of my powder hopper when done loading, Clings to the plastic
Hopper sleeve.
As long as you pay attention it's a great choice for 45's.

[fastdadio]

I switched from Unique to Tite-Group for 9, 38spec. & 45 acp.
Pros: burns a little cleaner
need 15 to 20 % less for similar results (4.3 TG vs 5.4 Unique) so you get more loads per lb.
costs 10 to 20% less per lb.
meters a little better than Unique ( In my Lyman 55)
Cons: its harder to spot an over charge of TG in large capacity cases like 45 acp
I have to brush it off the inside of my powder hopper when done loading, Clings to the plastic
Hopper sleeve.
As long as you pay attention it's a great choice for 45's.

I get the 'static cling' in the hopper also. I don't think it's an issue though, I just turn it over and rattle it out. While I haven't done a lot of load development with T.G. it looks to me like it doesn't do well when the pressures go up. Going up the scale with 240gr in my .44 Bisley, once I got over 6 grs, the groups really opened up a lot. Max load for 240/44mag is 10 grs on the Hodgedon site. Still, it works well for light loads in pistols and cat sneeze loads for my 30-30 and 30-06.

[rsrocket1]

Has anyone used Titegroup with powdercoated boolits? I thought I had read somewhere that there had been an issue where it was eating at the coating on the base of the boolit. Not sure if that was actually true though.

Otherwise, I like Titegroup with 9mm plated bullets. Haven't tried it with 45acp yet though...

The high nitro content of Titegroup does cause it to stick to polymer coated bullets but I've never had a shooting problem with it. I shoot it up so quickly that it doesn't matter. My test after bullets sitting nose down for a month. After 6 months and a year, the difference wasn't much. The double based powders that stick to the bullet do discolor a bit, but performance hasn't seemed to matter to me. I tend to keep no more than about 10 boxes of loaded bullets around at a time which only last a few shooting sessions or a couple of months.

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Titegroup works very well with PC'ed TL452-230-TC. Out of a 4" XD45, I got 700 fps with 4.0g, 755 fps with 4.4g and 786 with 4.6g Titegroup. I didn't chrony it out of my 5" 1911 but all rounds worked well with it too. It does seem to burn a little hotter than other powders, but unless you are rapid firing mag after mag, it's no big deal.

[6bg6ga]

it's a lot cleaner than unique.
I won't use it in the 9mm's but about everything else is fair game if I don't want too much speed.
it makes pretty darn good 12ga. shot shells too.

A lot cleaner than Unique? Never thought I had a problem with Unique. Titegroup is ok I like 231 better especially for 45 acp.

[Mr_Sheesh]

Unique is sorta feelthyyy in 45 ACP, but it does clean up well enough. It's not enough to cause stoppages, just visible gunk in our precioussss 1911s :P

[6bg6ga]

I don't think its any different than Red Dot or 231 myself. Certainly isn't going to hurt a 1911.

[Bmi48219]

When I was using Unique in 45 acp I was at 5.5 gr behind a 230 RN for an everyday target load. Accurate and easy on my 1911's but not a hot load. I've heard it cleans up considerably when loaded toward the high end of recommended charge weight. 4.3 TG is kinda sooty too but not as much. Doesn't matter to me.

[BOSCHLOPER]

I use it for light target loads. With the Lyman 452460 my charge is 1 grain below the starting load. It is very accurate and mild shooting in my SIG P220 and my Ruger/Lipsey's flattop. Only problem I have ever had was the day after Christmas I did a cold test at 6 deg. F, and had underfunction jams. I have used it for light loads in .32 Mag., 9mm, .38 spl., .357 mag., .44 mag., and .45 ACP. Works great.