Win 231 or Bullseye for 45acp

[243winxb]

Use what you want. Bullseye holds the 10 ring @ 50 yards with cast. No reason to change.

Bullseye $18.95
231 $21.40
HP-38 $20.15

Run an M16, then you will look at cost per round.

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[cheygriz]

+1 on AAC#2. Meyers almost perfectly, and as accurate as BE.

 

[MoreIsLess]

AA#2 works well and it meters better than anything else I have used

I have used AA#2 for 9mm and like it a lot. Never tried it for 45acp, maybe I will

 

[Charlie98]

I'm as frugal as the next guy but at 1500-2000 rounds/pound, this just doesn't matter.

I tend to agree... I've never dictated reloading components based on price. Don't get me wrong... I'm not going to pay $40 for a pound of powder if I can help it, but at the level I reload at, I'm not going to cry over .01/rd As 243 suggests, though, if I'm buying loaded ammo, it's easier to save some money and make it count. I also have the theory... if you are running a full-auto or a machine gun and you have to ask how much ammo costs... you can't afford it.

 

[Jack B.]

AA# 2 works very well for 45ACP. The Western Powders Handloading Guide Edition 1 lists 27 recipes for regular 45ACP and 17 for 45ACP + P using AA#2

 

[ArchAngelCD]

Run an M16, then you will look at cost per round.

I do and this we can agree on!

There is a difference though when a pound will yield 1,300 rounds or 280 rounds lol.

 

[gunlaw]

Either one is fine. Both powders are useful in other calibers as well. I’ll throw one more in the mix. How about AA#2?

 

[Slamfire]

When Bullseye got hard to find, a number of the Bullseye Pistol shooters I know walked over to Titegroup. That is an outstanding powder for low velocity loads. A number use WST. Bullseye is still popular, hardly anyone I know uses W231 in their target pistols, and I don't know why, I shot kegs of the stuff in IPSC practice.

I created some plated bullet loads with Bullseye, and the bullets go down the barrel and if I do my part, point of aim and point of impact coincide.

 

[Gary Wells]

B/E only here for 5 different .45 autos.

 

[Doublehelix]

I already commented, but I will add this:

HP-38/W231 seems to work "well" in all of my pistol calibers, but it is never the "best". I love it for versatility and soft shooting, and keep some around for "just in case" needs since you really can use is anywhere.

As I mentioned earlier, I'm a Bullseye user for .45.

 

[Whiterook808]

Coke or Pepsi?

 

[glc24]

Might have to try some AA#2 in my 45 ACP. Already got some good info to try Longshot in my 40 S&W!

 

[Kp321]

When I started shooting Bullseye competition back in the dark ages, my mentor insisted I use 231 instead of Bullseye. He was an experienced competitor and his reasoning was that Bullseye with cast bullets was dirty enough to cause function problems by the end of a 2700 point match, using the 45 for two legs. My match gun would hold the X ring with my 231 load so I never switched.
Now, at 70 and with ten pounds of Bullseye on the shelf, I am rethinking my powder choices.