Bullseye or Unique under round ball to 255 swc or round nose.
Bullseye or Unique under round ball to 255 swc or round nose.
Mild to Wild, I have not my best results with any of those, If I wanted mild results I would probably use the 800x of what you have listed, but for me WW231, unique, or reddot are what I use for mild. For standing on em, 2400 HS-6 or full bore H-110 are my best powders in my favorite caliber!
UNIQUE
UNIVERSAL
Win231/HP38
PowerPistol
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USPSA/IPSC
I've commented before on this thread. I won't vote wrong powder listed in my opinion. I grew up hearing the old man saying that Unique was a good powder and somehow that stuck in my mind. I like Unique and Red Dot for 45LC loads.
I've been using Unique. 9.0 dropped a buck in its tracks at 40 yards, but I think I should get better accuracy than I do. I'll be trying other powders this coming summer; Bullseye/promo/red dot/4227/RL7. Looking for best accuracy with hunting load velocity.
Last edited by jimb16; 12-29-2019 at 05:55 PM.
My 1939 (last year of production) Colt New Service .45 Colt likes the Lyman 454424 at 925 fps using Unique. My normal everyday load. For deer I prefer the RCBS 270 SAA at 915 fps using Lil'Gun. Both are accurate in the .454 bore New Service.
73 de n0ubx, Rick
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H110/w296
Hit em'hard
hit em'often
Never used any of the ones you list so I didn't vote & can't add to the conversation.
I've tried a variety, but gotten my best accuracy with IMR 4227, which isn't on the list...
What pistol and what are you doing with it?
Ok, no Linebaugh loads. I would use unique it's the most useful.
Hodgdon HS-6
I voted for PB . . . . Just because.
Start with the one you nave the least of and shoot til they are all gone.
Amendments
The Second there to protect the First!
I bet you could put five grains of any one or all in a .45 Colt case under that bullet and it would shoot the bullet out of the barrel.
Just for fun, why don't you try that and let us know the results .
Then, you'll know and we'll know.
Bullseye, Since 1898
I personally use HP-38 and trip fg
BP | Bronze Point | IMR | Improved Military Rifle | PTD | Pointed |
BR | Bench Rest | M | Magnum | RN | Round Nose |
BT | Boat Tail | PL | Power-Lokt | SP | Soft Point |
C | Compressed Charge | PR | Primer | SPCL | Soft Point "Core-Lokt" |
HP | Hollow Point | PSPCL | Pointed Soft Point "Core Lokt" | C.O.L. | Cartridge Overall Length |
PSP | Pointed Soft Point | Spz | Spitzer Point | SBT | Spitzer Boat Tail |
LRN | Lead Round Nose | LWC | Lead Wad Cutter | LSWC | Lead Semi Wad Cutter |
GC | Gas Check |