I am out of a lot of powders I like and use. Right now I cannot get Clays or Trail Boss or Universal. I am thinking about using Tightgroup for coated bullets in .357 and .41 mag. I will be at the bottom of the recommended loads for this powder. Does anybody have any experience they would like to share. Good or bad?
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mgmorden
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It's a pretty fast burning powder - .357 and .41 mag are a little on the large size for its burn rate but Hodgedon does list load data for both those cartridges on their site so it should be safe. I've only used it in 9mm & .40 S&W but it has worked there pretty well. Definitely doesn't take much though - some Titegroup loads are loading less than 3 gr of powder so make sure your scales/dispensers are accurate as the difference between a regular load and a 25% or 50% overcharge is pretty minimal.
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I’m not a fan but I do use it and it does have it’s uses. Pros: not position sensitive, works well in large cases, a little goes a LONG way, lots of data available for most pistol cartridges. Cons: runs hot (high nitro content), easy to double or triple charge, slightly temperature sensitive, scorches cases. There’s probably more I missed and someone is bound to disagree but that’s my experience. It’s probably the best powder for 9mm Kurz and 9mm Makarov if you like hot Euro-style loads for your Euro-style Pistoles.
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Oh, stop! You know you like a little tightgrope every once in a while.
mcb
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I like Titegroup for target ammo. I have used a lot of it in 40S&W, 45 ACP and 38 Special and 38 Short Colt for various USPSA and IDPA competition ammo.
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I called Acme bullets one time and ask them if tightgroup would burn the coating on their coated bullets and they said there isn't enough heat in titegroup powder to hurt the NLG coated bullets they sell.
So I would think the other brand that use it would be the same.
Powder coat, don't know.
So I would think the other brand that use it would be the same.
Powder coat, don't know.
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I have used it with Quality Cast 200gr. RNFP in .44Spl (black powder coat) and it did not burn the coating. It did scorch the cases and forcing cone but the barrel and cylinder throats looked unfired after 15 rounds. Recovered bullets looked almost new except for the rifling marks. I don’t typically recover bullets but the lady who runs the ranch thinks the cows will eat them and die of lead poisoning so she asks we retrieve all of our bullets if we shoot on her land.
AJC1
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I like tightgroup in certain applications. As a target and plinking load it's fine. Think the same as using red dot or Bullseye. Not something I use or advise trying to make rounds over midrange power.
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A starting load of Titegroup (4.5 gr) under a 158 gr rnfp (traditional lube, not coated) gives me pretty good accuracy out of a 4” Security Six with no leading. I got an average of 913 fps for a 10-shot string. I have another 50 loaded up but it will be a couple of weeks before I get back to the range.
CoalCrackerAl
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I had trouble with titegroup and coated cast. 380 and 9mm it leaded bad. I forget if i had issues in 38 special. 40sw and 45 acp it wasn't to bad. I save it for plated bullets. Bullseye is a fast powder too. But i do well not getting leading with it.
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It's a great plinking powder for magnums...I use it in 357 and 44 Mag, but you want to stay way way away from max loads. Somewhere in the low to middle will make a soft shooting plinker. The higher you climb up on the load chart, the more recoil and muzzle blast you get with very little increase in velocity. For "real" mag loads, you'll want a slower powder. AA9 is a good one, and it's been showing up fairly regularly at Grafs and Powder Valley.
AJC1
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^Nailed it....
deadeye dick
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I use Titegroup on all the calibers i load for and some i don't load for. HA HA HA
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deadeye dick
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Don't get it, please clarify.
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Just getting started with tightgroup this year after a few years of heck no (guns get too hot).
In last couple of weeks i have shot up a couple of boxes(50 each) of .38spl with min, tightgroup load, 158gr swc eggleston bullet, small rifle primers. Accurate and not overly hot gun (blackhawk). I like that as I have a 4 lb jug of the stuff I need to start using.
In last couple of weeks i have shot up a couple of boxes(50 each) of .38spl with min, tightgroup load, 158gr swc eggleston bullet, small rifle primers. Accurate and not overly hot gun (blackhawk). I like that as I have a 4 lb jug of the stuff I need to start using.
AJC1
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3.8 with a 158 is very accurate for me...
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The Lyman manual is way below that but it's right on the bottle so I use it... besides it's in 357 chamber for me
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