powder for 9mm

[siamese4570]

I've been using blue dot and unique to load my 9mm. Problem is they don't meter very well. I have to weigh each charge. Been looking at power pistol, it was supposedly designed for 9mm. Anybody know how it meters?
Siamese4570

[tazman]

Don't limit yourself to a single powder. There are many excellent powders out there for 9mm. Most of them meter quite well.
Sorry I can't answer about power pistol as I have never used it.

[Tom W.]

Dunno. I mostly use Bullseye. It meters well in my RCBS Uniflow.

[454PB]

I like HS-6 for full velocities. Ball powders meter better, and there are many that work well for 9mm.

[Outpost75]

AutoComp!

[Silvercreek Farmer]

Which measure? My Lee Autodrum generally measures the flake powders to within .1 grain with a bit of care to settle the powder consistantly.

[Tim357]

Power Pistol was developed for 9mm Luger. Went by the name BE84 until it was released to the canister trade. Wonderful stuff it is. Works well in .40SW as well as .38 Spl, both regular and +P

[Rcmaveric]

Blue Dot, Red Dot, Unique, Tight Group and HP 38. Lately inhave been using HP 38. Al go well through my Lee measure and droppers.

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[winelover]

I use mainly, AA#7, although, lots of data in Lyman's Cast Bullet Manual for AA#5.

Winelover

[farmerjim]

Which measure? My Lee Autodrum generally measures the flake powders to within .1 grain with a bit of care to settle the powder consitantly.

+1 on this.
I use Herco for most of my 9mm loads. The less than maximum loads that I use almost fill the case. You can see any load that is more than .1 grains off and this is rare with the Lee autodrum.

[animalinstinct]

Been using W244 and I like it

[6bg6ga]

W231 for me. It works well meters well and I load for other calibers with it. No sense in me having 10 or 12 different powders around when 231 works. W231 for 9mm, 38,357,and 45acp.

[dverna]

Another user of HP38 - W231, but have used others. Lots of good powders for 9mm.

[Ed_Shot]

I'm a Blue Dot fan for 9MM and I've also used a lot of Red Dot/Promo. That said, I also get great results with WSF and it meters great too.

[onelight]

Alliant BE-86 meters great and works well in a variety of pistol cartridges.

[mr surveyor]

I'm also a big fan of AA#5 and AA#7 in the 9mm. They may not be the "cheapest", but I've decided that the AA powders (#2, #5, #7, #9) will work in all six of the cartridges I load for. The AA#7 has even become my go-to powder of choice for reduced loads with cast boolits in the 30-30 win.


jd

[Wheelguns 1961]

I think powder availability in your area will dictate your choice. I have never seen an accurate brand powder in my area. That said, if I really wanted to get some, I would just order on the internet. Alliant powders are readily available in my area.

[joebaja]

To answer the OP's question, Power Pistol meters much better in both my Lee PPM and on the Hornady LnL than either Unique or Blue Dot. One of my favorite powders for heavies in the 9mm.

[yancey]

AutoComp is my favorite !

[HP9MM]

I like Universal.

[Burnt Fingers]

Ramshot Competition for heavies and WST for midrange weights.

[ulav8r]

I had no problems loading 380 with Unique using a Lee dipper. 10 scoops weighed 17.7 grains, weighing them 1 scoop at a time I could not detect any difference from scoop to scoop.

[Tom W.]

True Blue meters better than anything I've used. I have used it for 9mm and .45 ACP loads.


But I'm still partial to Bullseye...... around here it's cheaper.....and paper and steel don't complain.......

[oldsalt444]

+1 on Power Pistol. Best 9mm powder out there IMHO. I also like N310 with light bullets 90-95 gr.

[Texas by God]

I’m going to try Power Pistol this very batch of 9mm I’m working on.

[drac0nic]

I just threw 5.5gr of Power Pistol behind a few Lee 125 (drops at 135ish for me) LRNs. Seemed to shoot well in my SD9VE. I want to see how it does compared to Blue Dot out of the carbine as well. I tend to lean Blue Dot in the carbine because it's got significant velocity gains over faster powders in my testing. That said it throws a pretty nice fireball out of my 4" SD9VE.

[cowboy]

Howdy- became partial to Winchester Super Field for 9mm. A bunch of others work just fine, but for me, all things considered ( accuracy, recoil pulse, slide cycling speed, etc. ) Super Field became my favorite.

[MT Gianni]

I use AA2 as I bought some surplus. If I ever run out I might try Power Pistol as it works so well in the 40.

[tazman]

I have recently been loading 9mm with the assorted powders I picked up during the shortage when I could only get whatever might be available at the time. I ended up with several different powders for pistol use and needed to get them used up.
It turns out that, unless you are looking for the absolute highest velocity you can get from your pistol, they all work well.
I tried the variety I had on hand, probably 8 different powders, under 5 0r 6 different boolit/bullet weights and couldn't see any real differences with the majority of them.
A couple stood out since they were capable of higher velocities, but as far as function and accuracy, they all worked well.

[Casper29]

I used the all, but settled on Power pistol and hp-38 as the go to powders.

[tomme boy]

I have switched to Shooters World Powders for most of my reloading. Auto Pistol is a very fine ball powder. I am using it for 9mm Major loads for my AR9. It is hands down the smoothest powder I have used. Only problem I have had is the Lee auto drum leaking. It is not much but enough that you will have to clean it up after every use.

Tactical Rifle for my 223 loads. Same it is a ball powder and it meters perfect.

[Meatpuppet]

Alliant Sport Pistol is everything VV N320 is for 1/4 the price.

[Norske]

I have dies and molds for 9mm, but haven't reloaded any yet. If I buy 9mm ammo on sale (it's always on sale somewhere), I get loaded ammo for the price of jacketed projectiles. That saves me the cost of primers and powder.

[robbyPGP2014]

Power pistol meters great and is good choice for the 9mm.Accuracy and velocity combined,although I tend to use faster powders for economical reasons. Enjoy

[JT78]

I've used mostly cfe pistol cause it's cheap, readily available, meters well and is accurate. I've also used tight group.

[Stuckcase]

In a progressive set up, AA powders are hard to beat. Single measure---I have found no better performing powder in 9, 10, or 45 than IMR 800X