help me pick a new 9mm powder

help me pick a 9 mm powder

  • true blue

    Votes: 3 3.2%

  • silhouette

    Votes: 6 6.5%

  • be 86

    Votes: 26 28.0%

  • sport pistol

    Votes: 11 11.8%

  • aa #7

    Votes: 7 7.5%

  • other

    Votes: 40 43.0%
  • Total voters
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More on the lighter side 1025 - 1050 ish
FPS is good mostly shooting pistol indoors at a range I’m a member of ,
5min drive and a low membership cap ,
So I don’t need any thing higher velocity.
 
Other -W572
It's similar to HS-6 but no magnum primer necessary although I'm still using them.

But, I use nothing but W231/HP-38 for range/plinking ammo. It works great for that application.
 
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I like it and it seems accurate too. I have not had a chance to really check accuracy or send it over the chronograph yet. More to follow.
 
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In order of use in the 9mm; HP-38, Ramshot Silhouette, AA#5. Have just picked up some AA#2 to try, have some loaded already but haven't shot it yet.

I shoot a lot indoors which is why I really like the Silhouette. It really is less smokey. Also my 380 Witness Pavona absolutely loves the stull and shoots it the most consistently..
 
earplug said:
Do you load for any other pistol caliber? I'f so i'd look for something that might work for both. HP38/WW231 works for many cartridges.
I think Titegroup is my favorite 9MM powder based on flexibility, cost and availability.
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Excellent advice. Lots of powder work well in 9mm. Other calibers like 38spl or 45acp are a little more finicky (my opinion) when it comes to powder.

I voted BE86, but I have used lots of other powders in 9mm with success. Titegroup, Silhouette, Power Pistol, AA#5, VV320 (one of the cleanest) just to name a few. I generally load low recoil loads, around 1050fps with 115gn bullets. Generally speaking, faster burning powders will be a little cleaner at the lower velocities.
 
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90 Gr with 3N37 - (Fact Rd) - 124 Gr with N320 - RMR 124 Gr MPR with Silhouette (Also worked well at max with BE-86) - 125 Gr with N340

AA # is good for max, WSF is good for max. Lots of good choices out there.
 
Obviously there are a great many good powders for 9mm and I have used a bunch of them. I like VVN340 a lot but, judging from the price, VV likes it more.
AA#5 meters well and burns clean. I got a good buy on Maxam CSB-1, it works very well.
 
I used to be a big AA #5 fan, until other choices became more available and AA changed it.

https://www.thehighroad.org/index.php?threads/aa7-in-38-special-p.830149/#post-10713157

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Toprudder said:
Generally speaking, faster burning powders will be a little cleaner at the lower velocities.
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I also think the 'sweet spot' is wider. When I load target 9mm with Titegroup or Sport Pistol I get great results at 3 or 4 charge weights. If I do the same with slower powders there's usually only one charge that performs well, and as you noted it will be dirty. When I make full-power 9mm CFE-Pistol or BE86 work very well, but I far prefer TG or Sport Pistol for lesser loads.
 
beeenbag said:
Can’t believe no one has suggested unique yet. I love the cornflake lookin stuff.
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What's funny is... judging by my avatar... I LOVE Unique... I use it in everything I load for. Except 9mm. I just really don't like how it behaves in 9mm at max charge. Granted, I don't load a lot of 9mm anymore, I just buy factory, but I have a 1K box of bullets I need to load up and am following this thread to see where I might go next. BE86, WSF, and CFE-P mentioned a lot, and I know some of those can be used in the .45ACP, so those look promising.

Of the ones listed... not a big fan of TiteGroup, I bought some during the Great Powder Shortage as a stop-gap, I'm trying to get rid of it all in my .45ACP. I don't like how it runs hot, but the performance is there. I'm guessing the same would be true with 9mm.
 
Charlie98 said:
What's funny is... judging by my avatar... I LOVE Unique... I use it in everything I load for. Except 9mm. I just really don't like how it behaves in 9mm at max charge. Granted, I don't load a lot of 9mm anymore, I just buy factory, but I have a 1K box of bullets I need to load up and am following this thread to see where I might go next. BE86, WSF, and CFE-P mentioned a lot, and I know some of those can be used in the .45ACP, so those look promising.
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If you're going for full-power loads. try BE86 first.
Charlie98 said:
Of the ones listed... not a big fan of TiteGroup, I bought some during the Great Powder Shortage as a stop-gap, I'm trying to get rid of it all in my .45ACP. I don't like how it runs hot, but the performance is there. I'm guessing the same would be true with 9mm.
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Try Sport Pistol in what are typcially TG applications. It meters better, performs at least as well, and burns cooler. Hard to imagine a better 'target' powder for autoloader calibers.
 
I voted Silhouette because it is my preferred full power 9mm powder.... but those who are recommending 231 for plinking loads are spot on. I have loaded thousands of plinking/target rounds with 231 or Red Dot with complete satisfaction.
 
When I first started reloading 9mm a friend recommended WSF. It's the only powder I've ever used for both 115gr and 124gr X-treme RN. The powder meters well in my Dillon 1050 and I'm extremely happy with the accuracy at the range.
 
I like all of the AA powders as they meter so well.

In 9 I'm a fan of AA#5, Power Pistol and Bullseye - all meter very well and do well across the range. Although I find PP the cleanest of these at lower power levels.
 
My traditional go-to for 9x19 has been Green Dot, but I've loaded about 6K recently using BE86 and been satisfied with it.
 
Charlie98 said:
Alliant has BE86 data for 9mm, .45ACP, and even the .41MAG... so I might give it a spin...
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Can't speak for 41mag, but I've used BE86 in 357 and 44 mag, and it does great for mid-range loads in those calibers. It is not very position sensitive.
 
thomas15 said:
May I ask what 9mm factory loads are so accurate in your firearms that it scares you, what loads are you handloading and what kind of shooting do you do?
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Not to answer for anyone but I'm fairly sure he didn't literally mean the load scares him. I sometimes say that to indicate a load oo powder is amazingly accurate it's almost supernatural. (supernatural loosely=scary)
 
I was using Unique for .45, and tried it in 9mm, and it gave me the willies, because I had to compress the load. (It worked, and I never had any problems.) But I am running mostly 9mm now, and I find Titegroup runs pretty clean, and meters a lot better, I need to really bulk up on it.
 
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