[viking499]

Just out of curiosity..........

What cailber do you load for and what powder do you use?

Don't need specific recipes unless you want to add them. Just a general info thread......

[Centurian22]

.308 IMR4895, 9mm and .32S&W Long Bullseye.

[T Bran]

.223 , .308 , 30/06 ,300WIN using H4895 .

[tightgroup tiger]

243, 30-06, 308, 8mm mauser, IMR4350,IMR4895.
30-30, 32spl, IMR3031
30-40 Krag IMR4064
44-40 Unique
327 fed mag, Li'll Gun
9mm Universal, titegroup, hs6, power pistol
38spl Bullseye
357 mag. 2400, power pistol

[Mike 27]

30-06 IMR 4064
30-30 TAC
.223 TAC
.45acp BE
38Spc BE/AA2
9mm BE/AA2/HS6
44MAG 296
10mm Blue Dot/AA7
357 296


I think that is it for now.....

[wanderinwalker]

9x19mm and .38 Special - Winchester 231, Alliant Power Pistol
.357 Magnum - Alliant 2400
.223 Rem - Hodgdon Varget (69-80 gr bullets)
.30-30 Winchester - Hodgdon H4895

[richkratz]

38spl- W231,Titegroup,Bullseye
357mag- Lil Gun, H110,2400
9mm-Titegroup,Bullseye
45acp-Titegroup,Bullseye,W231
44mag-H110,W231,Unique
223-BLC32,4230

[Hungry1]

30-30 IMR4198 with cast 170 gr FP

.357/38 and 45 acp- Unique (also cast lead)

[TheCracker]

308s get varget

9mm and medium 44 mag handguns get Universal clays

Full 44 mag gets 2400

223 gets wc844

270 gets h4831 for full and h5895 for reduced loads

[mike.h]

.45ACP, Bullseye and WST

9mm, Bullseye and WSF

.223, H335, and going to try CFE 223

[Ditchtiger]

wc846t for .308
red dot for hand gun.

Just for cheap blasting ammo.

[gamestalker]

My favorite handgun cartridge to load for would probably be the .357 mag. with JHP's and a stout charge of H110.

High powered rifle would likely be the .270 win. RL19, 130 gr. BT.

GS

[Kachok]

7mm-08 likes Big Game
308 likes Varget
6.5x55 likes RL19 in 120-130gr and RL22 in 140gr
270 WSM and 30-06 like IMR (or H)4350 with lighter bullets
9mm and 40 S&W both like Longshot with their heaviest bullets.

[dragon813gt]

All non magnum pistol cartridges(except heavyweight 9mm) - W231
Heavyweight 9mm - Universal
Magnum pistol cartridges - H110
308/300 Savage - W748


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[JLDickmon]

32 H&R with VihtaVouri N320

[Pilot]

9MM - w231/HP-38, Titegroup
.45 ACP - Hogdon Clays, Titegroup
.45 Colt - Titegroup
.223 - AA2230, BLC-2

[blarby]

Seems I use H4895 for dang near everything in longer than an 8" rifled BBL of late...

Shotguns ? HS-6

Small stuff ? HS-6 and w-231.

I still have #'s and #'s of Unique sittin on the shelf...... Its useful in a lot of things, and will probably sit there until I need it. Backup on pistol, pump shotguns, and low, low power rifle........

[Crashbox]

That's a very personal question, but I'll answer it anyway.

* .357 Magnum: cast- Herco, jacketed- usually TiteGroup or 2400.

*.40 S&W: jacketed- Longshot exclusively.

(new one for me, yet to be tested) .405 Winchester: jacketed- Reloder 15.

[HOOfan_1]

9mm, .40 S&W, .45 ACP W231....switched from Unique
.357, .38 spcl. Unique
.45 Colt Lil'Gun
.22 Hornet Lil'gun
.223 H335
.225 Winchester, .22-250 H380
.30-30 IMR 3031
.30-06, 8x57 IMR 4064

Shotshells...Unique

[2ndtimer]

.223 TAC, A-2015, Varget
243 Win Accurate Data 86 extruded
6.5x55 Accurate Data 86 extruded
270WSM Accurate Data 86 extruded, RE-22, IMR-4350
.338 Federal IMR-8208 XBR, TAC
9mm Titegroup, W-540
.357 Mag W-296, Unique
.45 ACP Titegroup, Power Pistol, Unique

[cpy911]

.357/.38 Unique
30-30 IMR 3031 and Trail Boss for plinking

[41 Mag]

Calibers - something in .223 through .311 in rifles, and .380 through 454 in handguns.

Powders - Alliant, Ramshot, IMR, Hodgdon, Accurate, Winchester......

Pretty much run the gambit on them. Hard to single out any one in particular as I have various loads for various purposes.

[viking499]

Like 231 for 9mm. Had a friend offer me some WSF, but have never used it.

RL19 for 6.5x55

[StrawHat]

Rifles mostly blackpowder, sometimes 5744 or 3031.

Revolvers mostly blackpowder but still keep Unique and Bullseye handy.

Shotguns, blackpowder.

[777TRUTH]

.380, 9mm - Bullseye, HP-38

[oldpapps]

Changes as I change weapons.

Currently - 300 Blackout -147(150) bullets - Olin 630 powder
One back - .223/5.56 - 55grHP / H4895
And.. - 308/7.62 / 147(150) / 748
and... - 40S&W / 155 JHP&lead / 231
This continues on for 50 years.

Generalities, I like 748 powder for rifles and 231 for pistols, but also have used: BLC(2), IMR 4831, IMR 4895, 3031, H110/296, Olin 630, unique, 2400, varget, tighgroup.....

[Yarddog]

Only got (2)-- Powders I stock,,, Unique & H 110...I don't load rifle ammo, if I did i'd shoot cast with Unique ; ) PS That would be LOW velocity

Y/D

[Nalgi]

im going with the 243 shooting 80 or 85 Gr Barnes
pushed with 44.5 gr IMR 4831

[jamesb]

12 ga - GOEX FFG
45 Colt, 38 Special - Trail boss
45 Schofield - APP FFG
45 ACP - Bullseye

[zxcvbob]

Not an exhaustive list:

9mm - Bullseye
9x18 - Green Dot
.30 Carbine (pistol) - 2400
.38 Special - American Select
.380 - International, Unique
.357 Mag - Herco, Promo, AA#7
.41 Mag - Rex3 (will switch to Herco or Power Pistol when I run out of Rex)
.45 Colt - Promo, Herco
.223 - Varget (just bought some W844 but haven't tried it yet)
.30/06 - Promo, Reloder12

[readyeddy]

9mm Luger - HS6
357 Mag - W296
40 S&W - W231
44 Rem. Mag - HS6
45 ACP - W231, Bullseye
10mm Auto - AA7
223 - Varget
30 06 - IMR4350

[James2]

270 Win IMR 4831
30-30 Win IMR 3031
222 Rem IMR 3031, IMR 4198, 4227, 4759 Tried more powders in this than anything.
45 ACP Unique, 231, Titegroup
44 Spl Unique
38 Spl Unique, 231, Titegroup
357 Unique, Titegroup Haven't tried hot loads as its my wife's gun.
44 Mag Unique, 2400
380 Auto Titegroup

I have tried some other powders, but these are my standbys. I just recently bought a can of Varget. Want to try it in 222 and 30-30. Its been so darned cold lately I can't get excited about being outdoors shooting. Brrrrrr. Oh well, its January. :)

[donkee]

32 acp - Unique
9x18 Mak - Unique
38 Special - Unique
9mm - Unique
7.62x38r Nagant revolver - Unique and Goex (sometimes I feel like shooting BP loads from the old Nagant)

303 British - IMR 4064 and Unique for gallery loads
7.62x54r - IMR 4064 and Unique for gallery loads
8mm Mauser - IMR 4064
30-06 - IMR 4064 and Unique for gallery loads
30 M1 Carbine - H110

[mnhntr]

.223 = Varget
.260 Rem = H4350
.38spl and .45acp = A#5
.357 and .44 magnum = H110 and Tightgroup

[SSN Vet]

RL-15 for .30-30 & 7mm-08
H335 for .223 Rem
2400 for .357 mag
W231 for 9mm Luger and .45 acp
A1680 for 7.62x39

I've got some H322 on the shelf that I keep meaning to load for either .223 Rem or 7.62x39, but I haven't gotten around to it yet.

[Joe I]

.25-06 H4831SC
.32 ACP Win 231
.380 Win 231
9mm Win 231

[exdxgxe4life]

.223 varget w/ .55 gr Vmax out of Bushmaster Predator
.270 H4350/IMR4350
.243 IMR4350
.25-06 IMR4064
.44 2400, or H110 for a little hotter load
.9mm Bullseye

[kludge]

.380 Universal, No.2
9mm Universal
.38 SPL Universal, Bullseye
.357 Universal, 2400
.40 Universal, No.7
.45 Colt Universal, 2400 (Ruger Only)
.454 Casull Universal, 2400, A1680, Trail Boss
.223 H4198, Benchmark, H4895, Varget
7.62x39 A1680
.308 H4895, IMR 4064
.30-06 H4895, IMR 4064
.358 WSSM IMR 3031, Benchmark, H4895, IMR 4895

[horsemen61]

38 = 231
30 06 = IMR 4350
223 = Benchmark
9mm= 231

[JO JO]

9mm - HS 6
40 s&w HS 6
357 2400
308 4064

[Bull Nutria]

38sp unique
44mag 2400
7mm08 imr 4064- 42.5g with 140g PSP
30.06 imr 4350- 52g with 165g PSP

[Steve51]

Unique for .32 H&R Mag; .38 spl & .357 mag; 20 Gauge Shotshells
American Select for 12 Gauge Shotshells

[RustyFN]

9mm - WST, Titegroup, HS-6
38 spcl - Titegroup, Bullseye
357 mag - Titegroup
45 auto - WST, Bullseye, HS-6
223 - H335, WC844, BLC2, W748

[fdashes]

45acp 357mag--unique
280 308--R15
30/06--R19
45/70--R7

[parisite]

357, 44 Mag, 500 S&W Mag.......Accurate 4100.

[Bio-Chem]

.45 ACP gets W231
.44 mag gets 2400
.308 IMR 4895 with 150 grain bullets
.30-06 IMR 4064 with 150 grain. IMR 4350 for 165, or 180 grain
.325 WSM RL17 with 200 grain
.444 Marlin uses IMR 4198

[JRWhit]

.357 mag= Blue dot
38 spec= hp-38 favorite shooter
.45 acp= hp-38

In my first year of loading so list is short. Favorite shooter was the 45acp. Funny how picking up brass quickly changed that to the 38.

[DeadFlies]

Right now I only load two calibers

9mm/Unique
30-30/Trailboss for plinking
30-30/H4895 for hunting

[eam3clm@att.net]

380acp- Bullseye, Hp38
38 special -Bullseye, titegroup
9mm- Bullseye, titegroup, ACC#2,
40s&w- Bullseye, Acc#5, Acc#7, HP38, unique, SR4756
45 ACP- Bullseye, HP38
223 REM- AA2230, WC844, WC846, Blc-2,
243 win H4831sc
270 win H4831sc, Reloader22
7mm rem mag Reloader 22, Imr 7828
30-30 H4895, BLC-2
44 mag Lil gun, 2400
I go through alot of bullseye

[mboe794]

9mm - PowerPistol for jacketed and WST for lead.
.40 SW - only tried PowerPistol so far.

[kostner]

.223 , .308 , 30/06 ,300WIN using H4895 .
W231 45 ACP
BULLSEYE 9mm & 38,380
and always a can of Unique around.

[Sauer Grapes]

9mm - universal, W231
.40 S&W - American Select, Universal
.45acp - Clays, American Select, W231
12ga - Clays, American select
28ga - Universal, Alliant 20/28

I like using powders that can do double duty for both shotshell and metallic.

[.22-5-40]

For years, H4227 was my "accuracy" powder for cast bullets in .22Hornet & .222 Rem. Last fall, I discovered clean burning Vihtavouri N110.
Hodgdon Titegroup for .32 WCF., .38Spec., & .45 long colt revolvers.
H4895 for cast bullet use in .40-70 & 7X57
TrailBoss for cast bullet loads in 6mm Lee-Navy
IMR 4227 for cast bullet loads in .38-55 Win
Swiss 3FG black for .25-25 Stevens in Ballard No. 3
Swiss 1 1/2 black for .40-70 Remington Mid-Range

[TRX]

I still have dies and components for guns I no longer own, so perhaps there's not a clear answer.

.50 Beowulf, .45-70, .44 Magnum, .44 AMP, 7.62x54R, .303 British, .30-06, 9mm Parabellum, .380 Auto, .45 Auto, .357 Magnum, 7.65x53 Mauser, 7.7 Arisaka, .256 Mannlicher, and as soon as I finish up the dies, two wildcats.

[JSmith]

.357 mag, .44 mag, .45 ACP - W231 in all three.

[ScratchnDent]

.38 spl = Bullseye
.357 mag, .45 acp = Unique
30/30, .308, 7.5x55 Swiss= Reloder 15
7.62x39 = H322

[rdhood]

9mm, .40S&W, 45ACP - W231
7.62x39, .223/5.56 - Accurate 2015

I'm not really into searching for the best powder or the best load. I am more concerned about reducing cost and complexity. I want as few powders as possible that will get the job done These work well enough.

[robowo]

38 Special - Bullseye, W231 and Clays
357 Magnum - 2400

[wankerjake]

270WSM- still figuring it out, hopefully AA3100
300 WSM- IMR 4831
30-06- IMR 4895
243- IMR 4895, H414
223- Historically IMR 4895, Switching to TAC
22 Hornet- Lil Gun
45-70- IMR 8208XBR (as of now)
50 Beowulf- Lil' Gun
45 Colt- Unique
45 ACP- W231/HP38 and Sillhouette
357- Unique, 231 (light-mid range loads)
38 spl- Bullseye
9mm- Titegroup, Unique

I use other powders, these are the main ones.

[FROGO207]

Lets see---------I reload 35 calibers of metallic cartridge, 10, 12, 16, 20, 28 gauge, and 410. I have about 40 different propellants on hand most times and a bit of black powder/substitute. I will not be typing all that out.:neener: Suffice it to say that I do not need to go to the store when I want to try a new load for most anything I choose to attempt. I do not have many VV propellants however for whatever reason.

[dadpig]

9mm parabellum 700X
223 Remington WC844
45ACP Unique, 700X
44 mag WC297
:)

[towerdog]

.45acp- Titegroup, W231
.40S&W - Titegroup