Accurate #5

[Finster101]

I was just gifted a pound of Accurate no.5 powder. Says on the bottle it's a pistol powder but I am having a very hard time finding listed load data. Any fans or users of it out there willing to share info.

[farmbif]

great stuff, very versatile for wide range of handgun calibers.
you should or it used to be very easy to download handload guide directly from western powders web site

[Valley-Shooter]

You need to download the load data book.
https://www.accuratepowder.com/load-data/

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[Char-Gar]

Yes, plenty of load data on line. AA5 was first produced in Israel for the 9mm Luger round. It is a little slower than Unique but has the same applications. If you try and use less than a full charge, you will get unburned power and erratic results. When used at full charge, it will burn clean and give excellent results. I am talking handguns here, have never used it for rifle cast bullet loads and I don't think I would.

[Der Gebirgsjager]

I've loaded lots of .38 Spec. and 9mm Luger ammo with No.5. Good stuff. It's been my experience that load information is easy to find, especially in Lee's Modern Reloading #2 and the more recent Speer manuals.

DG

[yancey]

I have used this powder in the past for 9mm ,45acp and 38 special . No.5 is a very good powder.

[Finster101]

Thanks guys. I wasn't using an old enough manual. Found lots of data in my Hornady fourth edition and Nosler number four.

[JonB_in_Glencoe]

AA5 is a dense powder, and is handy for loading heavy for cartridge boolits in cartridges with limited case capacity.
My favorite use is for 40S&W with 190gr or heavier boolits. I have swaged 40 cal projectiles with brass jacket (scrap 9mm case) and lead core. My 40 cal HP swage dies (using a 9mm case for a jacket) made a nice 193gr projectile, but since brass is lighter than Lead, it made for a long bullet, reducing case capacity even more. But the Dense AA5 was just the ticket for that application.