Made the trip to the nearest reloading specialty store (40 mins) and was looking for some of the highly recommended (on this forum) powders for .45ACP.
I found Clays, Universal, AA#2&5, but no W231 (temporarily out). Clerk puts a can of HP38 on the counter and says "same thing, a touch cheaper". I asked "same burning rate?" he says, "no, really, they are the SAME THING, just re-labeled by Hodgdon and Winchester, loads should be within .2 grain of each other, but they are the exact same base powder." Didn't buy subject to checking this out.
If it were the same and cheaper, wouldn't all the 231 fans be using it?
Is this good info? I did check some manuals at home, and they really are close in all loads, i just wonder if they really burn/load/are the same.
Thanks for any help.
I found Clays, Universal, AA#2&5, but no W231 (temporarily out). Clerk puts a can of HP38 on the counter and says "same thing, a touch cheaper". I asked "same burning rate?" he says, "no, really, they are the SAME THING, just re-labeled by Hodgdon and Winchester, loads should be within .2 grain of each other, but they are the exact same base powder." Didn't buy subject to checking this out.
If it were the same and cheaper, wouldn't all the 231 fans be using it?
Is this good info? I did check some manuals at home, and they really are close in all loads, i just wonder if they really burn/load/are the same.
Thanks for any help.