CSB powder ID

[Slasher]

Maybe I'm over-thinking this and if I am just say so.

I bought some surplus pistol powder at the local gun show a while back from a trusted source. It was sold as surplus and I was told to use Universal load data. The only information on the canister was a tag that said Surplus Pistol Powder with some load data: 115gr 9mm 4.6gn 1150fps, 124gr 9mm 4.2gr 1100fps +P. I'm only putting the 9mm data since that is all I'm loading with it.

After doing some research it looks to be the CSB powder that seems to be so new. I know of another guy on a different forum that got some from the same guy and at one point someone said it was the CSB-1 so I thought that is what I had. Then I started looking in to it and comparing the colors between the two it appears I have the CSB-5. See the pictures below to see the color of mine compared to the color on the RIO website.

Does it really matter if it is CSB-1 or CSB-5? Should I just go by the Universal load data and not worry about it?

Thanks

The RIO website
http://www.shooterspagetx.com/rio/components_powders.htm

Picture of my powder.

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[Artofgolf]

The CSB-1 is slower burning than the CSB-5 and it does matter. I've only used CSB-1; from the pix, I think you have CSB-5.

This thread has data for CSB-5 http://www.thehighroad.org/showthread.php?t=758480

Let us know how it works for you

 

[jwalts27]

Looks like CSB5 to me. If you go to RIO ammunition website they used to have a chart/picture section with their diff powders listed.

 

[Nordeste]

I concur, it looks like CSB-5.

 

[alientrainwreck]

I've been loading with csb-5 now for the 9mm all different types of bullets and OAL'S, it seem to me its gonna be a great pistol Powder im getting 1,060fps with 4.4gn under a 124gn cast bullet. Its a very clean Powder and meters well ,light recoil im also getting sum great accuracy. This Powder seems to loose its steam with the 9mm,124gn, at 5.0grns try to keep an eye on your OAL not to compresse it. I think this stuff could be a new competion Powder, good stuff or at least my batch is.some people are saying its super light and fluffy but mine isn't, some say they couldn't fit more than 5grns in a 9mm case, I think I could put put 7 without compressing it. I don't now how consistent their batches are.just gotta load sum up, start at 4.2grns..be safe

 

[Potatohead]

I was going to say we'll get you in touch with our Spanish asset, but I see he's already chimed in.

 

[Slasher]

Thanks everyone. I appreciate the responses.

I thought I had the 5 but just wanted to verify. I'll start around 4 and work my way up.