Which powder for both 9mm and 45acp

[Clone]

What do you recommend for both 9mm and 45acp?

[Guest tnvolfan]

I have used Winchester 231 for both of these calibers. Works great!

[Westwindmike]

Unique has worked for me for both of these. Either Accurate #5 or #2 would work too.

[Guest TackleberryTom]

It is unique.....not unigue as the pool states. Haha.

[Guest TackleberryTom]

Yes my misspelling was intentional.

[TNTitan]

Unique has worked for me for both of these. Either Accurate #5 or #2 would work too.

agreed. Accurate #2 works well for me.

[Guest 1shot]

Unique is what I use for both. It work great.

[glockster157]

I have used all the fast burners for the 9 and 45 with some success though I have settled on Winchester 231/Hogdon HP38 in the last 10 years for standard service loads. I use Blue Dot, AA 7 or Unique for hot loads to push velocities up.

[Jamie Jackson]

Unique, W-231, & AA#2 all work for me.

[Clone]

Woops, durn typo.

I will be loading standard pressure loads, as I do not see a need for +p loads for my uses.

The reason for going with the powders listed is that they are the most dense, requiring the least powder and should save money in the long run. Am I right?

[Hotshot]

None of the above. (W231)

[towerclimber37]

I'm going to go with Unique for 1 simple yet important reason.

Unique isn't as dense. it's harder for you to double charge a case with unique powder.

it burns a bit dirty but other than that it's a good powder to use.

if you're just starting out with reloading (and I am) then stick to the KISS method.

[Guest MCRAIG]

I prefer the power pistol for my 9mm and 45 acp.

[Guest canebreaker]

Burn chart

unique-25

231-23

hp-38-22

accurate #2-20

bullseye-9

I started reloading with unique. It was good for standard loads. But start lightening(sp) up on the load, it didn't preform well. The bullit came out the barrel, along with unspent powder. It made everything around the gun black, to dirty for us.

I started moving up the burn chart trying to find the powder we like. All preformed well in standard loads but dirty when less was used. I'm loading flutterby's cases with 2.1 gr. bullseye. I'll load mine with the other powders just to use them up. 4.0 gr. unique, 3.8 gr. hp-38, 3.6 gr. accurate #2.

[Clone]

Well it looks like bullseye and Unigue (you heard me ) is what is recommended. So I guess the next question is which one is cleaner?

[Guest canebreaker]

We can screw this table all up!!!

Go with Acurate #5.

Or a hotter load Acurate #2

What are you loading with?

What is your equipment?

Edited September 29, 2009 by canebreaker

[Clone]

For hardware its

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Lee single stage

Lee carbide 3 die set

Lee safety balance scale

Lee dipper set

As for Manuals its

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Lee Second Edition

Lyman Pistol & Revolver Third Edition

And various free manuals from powder compainys

Let me know if I left something out.

Edited September 29, 2009 by Clone

[broylz]

i have used unique and tite group in 9mm and anm using them in 45 now. i reload lead so the TG is a bit hot but it uses very little powder and is pretty quick burning. i dont really use it much. i prefer the Unique but its a bit dirty and doesnt seem to meter well for me. it is a good powder and has been used for a very long time. its fluffy so double charges are very hard to do and impossible not to notice. its very forgiving to the newer reloaders as well as there is a larger margin of error.

[broylz]

as far as your equipment, i use the same. i have the lee single stage kit with the press that uses the bushings. i found the lee balance beam scale nearly impossible to use accurately and ended up buying a RCBS Rangemaster 750 digital scale. its great. i also use the Lee carbide due set but i get the 4 die deluxe sets. the factory crimp die is nice to have as it resizes again in the crimp step. i would add the Lee factory crimp die. the dippers are decent as well as long as you double check your weights enough to get consistant with it. +/- .2 grains is ok with the Unique. others require you to be more exacting. i actually still measure every load on the digital scale. it takes more time but i tend to be very OCD when it comes to my loads. mine are all exactly the same to the tenth of a grain. if i ever switch to a different powder or get a different powder measure, i currently use the Lee perfect powder measure that came with the kit, ill probably keep doing it this way. im not a high volume shooter and i dont mind the time in the garage reloading. its very relaxing to me. i actually enjoy reloading almost as much as shooting so its something to keep me busy and it keeps my shooting volumes down as i spend half my shooting time reloading.

[Clone]

I have a Frankford Arsenal digital scale, but from playing around with both of them, I like the Lee better. From what I have read the digital scales seem to be more prone to electrical interference and more sensitive to dust and requires a warm up period. Maybe once I get to loading a few it will change though.

As for the dippers I will probably weigh the first 100 to 200 loads to get the hang of them, and then move to about every 10 or so loads. From what I have read the volume measure is more consistent at producing accurate loads than weight. Some target shooters measure by volume only and the charge might vary by weight a few grains but turn out to being more accurate.

Edited September 29, 2009 by Clone

[Guest canebreaker]

I have the older ann. kit. So we're working with the same equipment.

Here's something to check your scales with, if you don't have a set of weights.

pellet .177- 7.9 gr.

pellet .22- 14.3 gr.

BB- 5.4 gr.

[Westwindmike]

I have the older ann. kit. So we're working with the same equipment.

Here's something to check your scales with, if you don't have a set of weights.

pellet .177- 7.9 gr.

pellet .22- 14.3 gr.

BB- 5.4 gr.

Depends on the brand and type of pellets. I have .177 pellets from 5.6 gr up to 10.5 gr.

[broylz]

i too was going to get the FA scale mentioned above but heard all the same problems about interference and warm up and such. i ended up getting the RCBS digital scale and dont have any of those problems.

[Guest TennesseeXD]

I use Win 231 on both with good results.

[Guest pig832]

I use bullseye for both, unique is way dirtier.