I finally used the last of an 8lb keg of Unique, and decided to try something different for my 9mm’s. Don't get me wrong, Unique works great in both my Beretta 92FS and Storm carbine, but it just doesn’t meter well.
It seams people either love Titegroup or hate it; I still haven't made up my mind. The local gun shop had it on sale so I figured I'd give it a try. Titegroup is a flake powder, but the flakes are smaller than Unique and irregularly shaped, and surprisingly it meters quite well. Enough talk, here are the numbers...
124gr Berry's RN plated bullet 1.55†oal, Winchester primer, mixed brass, 10 shot strings
4.0gr Titegroup
Beretta 92fs-----Beretta Storm
Lo 1006 fps---Lo 1183 fps
Hi 1054 fps---Hi 1234 fps
Av 1024 fps---AV 1210 fps
ES 47.55 fps---ES 51.07 fps
SD 14.62 fps---SD 13.03 fps
4.2gr Titegroup
Beretta 92fs------Beretta Storm
Lo 1062 fps----Lo 1241 fps
Hi 1090 fps----Hi 1276 fps
Av 1077 fps----AV 1260 fps
ES 29.75 fps----ES 34.68 fps
SD 07.68 fps----SD 10.67 fps
4.4gr Titegroup
Beretta 92fs-------Beretta Storm
Lo 1100 fps-----Lo 1285 fps
Hi 1142 fps-----Hi 1314 fps
Av 1109 fps-----AV 1297 fps
ES 42.46 fps----ES 29.19 fps
SD 12.40 fps----SD 09.32 fps
The difference in powder had no effect on groups, about 3.5" pistol and 1.5" carbine at 50' which is about as good as I shoot. The recoil seems about the same as the 5.6gr of Unique I was using, but velocities are around 150 fps less. I'm impressed at the low standard deviation, and it confirms for me how well it’s metering. Anyway let me know what you think.
It seams people either love Titegroup or hate it; I still haven't made up my mind. The local gun shop had it on sale so I figured I'd give it a try. Titegroup is a flake powder, but the flakes are smaller than Unique and irregularly shaped, and surprisingly it meters quite well. Enough talk, here are the numbers...
124gr Berry's RN plated bullet 1.55†oal, Winchester primer, mixed brass, 10 shot strings
4.0gr Titegroup
Beretta 92fs-----Beretta Storm
Lo 1006 fps---Lo 1183 fps
Hi 1054 fps---Hi 1234 fps
Av 1024 fps---AV 1210 fps
ES 47.55 fps---ES 51.07 fps
SD 14.62 fps---SD 13.03 fps
4.2gr Titegroup
Beretta 92fs------Beretta Storm
Lo 1062 fps----Lo 1241 fps
Hi 1090 fps----Hi 1276 fps
Av 1077 fps----AV 1260 fps
ES 29.75 fps----ES 34.68 fps
SD 07.68 fps----SD 10.67 fps
4.4gr Titegroup
Beretta 92fs-------Beretta Storm
Lo 1100 fps-----Lo 1285 fps
Hi 1142 fps-----Hi 1314 fps
Av 1109 fps-----AV 1297 fps
ES 42.46 fps----ES 29.19 fps
SD 12.40 fps----SD 09.32 fps
The difference in powder had no effect on groups, about 3.5" pistol and 1.5" carbine at 50' which is about as good as I shoot. The recoil seems about the same as the 5.6gr of Unique I was using, but velocities are around 150 fps less. I'm impressed at the low standard deviation, and it confirms for me how well it’s metering. Anyway let me know what you think.
Last edited: