Titegroup

[MostlyLeverGuns]

Use Titegroup in 9mm, 38 Spcl, 45 ACP, 45 Colt, 44 Spcl. I like it.

[BD]

I burned 16 lbs of it in .45 acp in the early 2000s, all 5.5 grain loads, which makes major under a 200 gr #68, and drives a BDacp to 875fps. I wish I could come up with another 8 pounder or two. It meters well, a double charge won't fit and it burns relatively clean. I never experienced the pistol getting too hot using cast, even shooting steel challenge or 30 round action pistol stages. However it did "eat" into my Hornady powder measure reservoir if I left it in overnight.

[fastdadio]

I burned 16 lbs of it in .45 acp in the early 2000s, all 5.5 grain loads, which makes major under a 200 gr #68, and drives a BDacp to 875fps. I wish I could come up with another 8 pounder or two. It meters well, a double charge won't fit and it burns relatively clean. I never experienced the pistol getting too hot using cast, even shooting steel challenge or 30 round action pistol stages. However it did "eat" into my Hornady powder measure reservoir if I left it in overnight.

How's the barrel/throat look on your .45 after all that TG shooting? You seem to have a good test bed here. My only concern with TightGroup is the heat it generates, and I just equate that to potential erosion. I started a thread on this subject a while back, and most replies were that it was no different than any other powder as far as throat erosion and/or barrel wear.

[BD]

The barrel I shot most of the Titegroup through looks like new, except for the ring I put in it shooting over a squib during a "Bill Drill" at about 50,000 rounds. The barrel in that gun now also looks like new at over 60,000 rounds, most of which were HPC-18, (surplus about the speed of 231). I'm coming to the end of the HPC-18 which makes me very sad as my load is only 4.8 grains to make major and I think I paid Pat about $6/lb for 36 lbs back around 2005. I compete less, and I don't practice near as much these days as I did when I was younger and more serious about competition, so my .45 acp round count is down from 10,000 - 12,000 a year to to 3,000 or 4,000. I don't know that the average person could live long enough to shoot out a barrel in .45acp using cast. My 1915 Springfield armory, which has been in the family since it was issued, shows a little wear on the lands, but nothing like throat erosion, even though it was run exclusively on jacketed ball through the barrel that has been in it since 1945.

[fastdadio]

Thanks for the reply BD. That's a lot of shootin. With the volume of TG you put through your .45 without any noticable wear, I guess I can quit worrying about it. I highly doubt I'll ever put that many rounds through my 1911.

[ddeck22]

I burned 16 lbs of it in .45 acp in the early 2000s, all 5.5 grain loads, which makes major under a 200 gr #68, and drives a BDacp to 875fps. I wish I could come up with another 8 pounder or two. It meters well, a double charge won't fit and it burns relatively clean. I never experienced the pistol getting too hot using cast, even shooting steel challenge or 30 round action pistol stages. However it did "eat" into my Hornady powder measure reservoir if I left it in overnight.

Midway had some 8 lb jugs last year. I was lucky enough to get one

[Cosmic_Charlie]

Just loaded up 12 in .44 spl. 240 over 4.8 grains. Plinkers

They shot great, nice tight off-hand group at 50' inspite of the gusty wind and snow squalls.

[MarkK]

+1 on Titegroup in 45 ACP.

[Grayone]

Yes, it does heat up your pistol quickly. Best for light bullets in target loads.

And as a tangent I have loaded 4 grains under a 40 grain bullet in the .223 for 1640 FPS as a reduced load due to Tight Group being position insensitive in the case. I have also used it at 4.5 Grains in a 40 S&W and it does very well in it also. I have noticed a little more heat when you shot a mag full versus Bullseye.

[UKFan37]

5.3 grains of TG under 230 FMJ works like a champ. All my .45s love that load.
Did notice that it will eat the PM plastic.

[stewfish]

Besides shotshells, Titegroup works great for subs in .308.