10mm Powder choices

[Lone_Gunman]

I am about to load a bunch of 180g FMJ 10 mm ammo. I am either going to use Blue Dot or AA#9. It looks like #9 gives the lowest pressures and the highest velocities. Is AA#9 the best choice for 10mm or am I overlooking something else?

 

[ReloaderFred]

Of the two powders you mention, the AA #9 would be my first choice. Blue Dot is a good 10mm powder, but it's temperature sensitive. The AA #9 will be more consistant.

Hope this helps.

Fred

 

[Lone_Gunman]

How does AA#7 compare to #9 for 10mm?

 

[Winston_Smith]

IMR 800x has a pretty good rep. An employee from doubletap ammo has posted a lot of information here.

 

[redneck2]

#9 will be easier to meter. I use Blue Dot because I got an 8# jug for $49. It's one of those things that's fun to argue about but makes little difference when it's used IMO.

 

[ku4hx]

Who knows? Some guns are finicky and just wont do well with some powders; you have to load a few test rounds of various powders and shoot in your gun. Customizing any load is part of the joy of hand crafting ammo for me.

I like Blue Dot but boy the flash and blast is impressive. AA#9 is great and meters well in my RL550B as is the case with all my powder measures.

All powders have trade-offs and you have to test in your guns to decide which serves your needs best. I found my Glock 20 with 180 gr. hard cast boolits (Lone Wolf barrel) and Blue Dot is NOT a good choice because of failures to feed. That same load in my S&W 1006 is outstanding. Go Figure.

 

[loadedround]

I have owned and have reloaded for a Colt Delta Elite since the first came out. I have found the Blue Dot to be the most consistent powder available for the 10mm. I have used AA5 and 7(AA#9 was not out then) and found them to have inconsistent pressure spikes and made me uncomfortable in using these powders for any thing more than starting loads. JMHO.

 

[atblis]

Powders

800X is the 10mm nuclear powder, but meters very poorly. It makes excellent velocity with lower pressures.

Unique works nicely for moderate 10mm loads. 1200 fps or so. I use this general purpose shooting.

Power Pistol is a very good 10mm powder. Meters well.

 

[41 Mag]

I shoot the #7 for bullets up to 165grs, and the #9 for everything over that. I like them both for what they are used for and generally get the best velocities from them over other powders in my pistol.

 

[freakshow10mm]

An employee from doubletap ammo has posted a lot of information here.

Um, Mike McNett is the owner of Double Tap, not just an employee.

Anyway, #9, Longshot, and WSF are the three best powders for 10mm. WSF is good for medium heavy practice loads and lead. #9 and Longshot are great powders for standard velocity loads. Longshot is reformulated HS7.

 

[Winston_Smith]

Mike McNett is the owner of Double Tap, not just an employee

I did not know that. It is pretty nice for an owner of an ammunition company to share so much data for free.

Same for you

 

[freakshow10mm]

Mike is good people.

 

[steve4102]

Mike is good people.

As are you Mr Freak. How's that for grammar? Thanks for sharing your loading knowledge.

 

[freakshow10mm]

english ain't wutt it yusta was;

 

[JuryRig]

Unique, Longshot and 800-X.