ljnowell
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OK everyone I've sat on this for awhile and replenished my stocks, so I want to share this. There are lots of guys in here looking for AA#2. It seems impossible to find.
That being said I did some research on new powders when I was running low. My search led me to Shooters World Clean Shot powder. This powder is sold overseas by the Explosia Corporation as Lovex D032. This particular powder is produced in the same factory that formerly produced AA powders. It is the exact same powder they always made for the Western Powder company, its simply called something else. I had to use Google translate on some pages from the Czech Republic but I found posts from people who worked in the facility verifying this.
Finding this I ordered some. When I opened the container it was very much obviously identical in appearance to AA#2. As I use a Lee auto disc I thought I would do some side by side to check out the VMDs. I was curious to see if they were similar.
First stop was the .30cc disc. This disc consistently drops 2.95 grains of AA2. The D032 dropped a perfect 2.95 grains. I tried the .46cc cavity that I use for 9mm. It dropped exactly the same also.
I went to the range with a friend and a chronograph. We ran two sets of ten of each for a total of 40 rounds of 148 grain hbwc in 38 cases with 2.95 grains, 20 with each powder. The results? I got single digit SDs and the funniest part? The first ten the shooters world average velocity was a little higher, by literally about ten fps. The second set of ten? The AA2 was just a touch higher by single digit amount. The end result? I'm convinced they are either the exact same powder or so close the difference is negligible.
I've stocked up very well on this powder and feel that I need to pass it on to all of you. This is the best forum on the net and you guys deserve this info.
Here is a pic of Lovex D032, also known as Shooters World Clean Shot.
That being said I did some research on new powders when I was running low. My search led me to Shooters World Clean Shot powder. This powder is sold overseas by the Explosia Corporation as Lovex D032. This particular powder is produced in the same factory that formerly produced AA powders. It is the exact same powder they always made for the Western Powder company, its simply called something else. I had to use Google translate on some pages from the Czech Republic but I found posts from people who worked in the facility verifying this.
Finding this I ordered some. When I opened the container it was very much obviously identical in appearance to AA#2. As I use a Lee auto disc I thought I would do some side by side to check out the VMDs. I was curious to see if they were similar.
First stop was the .30cc disc. This disc consistently drops 2.95 grains of AA2. The D032 dropped a perfect 2.95 grains. I tried the .46cc cavity that I use for 9mm. It dropped exactly the same also.
I went to the range with a friend and a chronograph. We ran two sets of ten of each for a total of 40 rounds of 148 grain hbwc in 38 cases with 2.95 grains, 20 with each powder. The results? I got single digit SDs and the funniest part? The first ten the shooters world average velocity was a little higher, by literally about ten fps. The second set of ten? The AA2 was just a touch higher by single digit amount. The end result? I'm convinced they are either the exact same powder or so close the difference is negligible.
I've stocked up very well on this powder and feel that I need to pass it on to all of you. This is the best forum on the net and you guys deserve this info.
Here is a pic of Lovex D032, also known as Shooters World Clean Shot.
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