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[Miculek is a Noob]

N320 is dirt cheap here, cheapest powder available is VV, 125USD for 4LBS jugs. 

 

Take up archery.

[Cajun cracker]

What do you look for in a minor power factor load? (powder)
 
How do you decide what powder to use?  What is your top 3 criteria?  (*assume availability isn't an issue*)

More powder
Better gun
Bigger balls.

[poopgiggle]

Can't say that I've done any actual looking. I scored a couple 8# jugs of Bullseye when I took up reloading during the height of the powder shortage and haven't seen any reason to change. It's:

• Not too smoky
• Meters well
• Accurate enough

did they change the recipe for Bullseye or what?

[peterthefish]

In my experience bullseye is considered smokey because it's the powder of choice for old farts shooting cast lead bullets lubed with genuine Lucas wiring harness smoke.

[poopgiggle]

In my experience bullseye is considered smokey because it's the powder of choice for old farts shooting cast lead bullets lubed with genuine Lucas wiring harness smoke.

that may have been my problem

[Stubb]

did they change the recipe for Bullseye or what?

I only started reloading about 18 months ago, so I can’t comment on what’s changed in the 100+ years it’s been in production. My ammo doesn’t seem any more or less smokey than the people I shoot with. I’m loading Precision Delta JHPs and SNS coated. Some bullets I’ve tried (once) smoked annoyingly badly.

[poopgiggle]

yeah it was fine with plated when I loaded that but with lead and moly it's a smokefest.

[Cranky Gunsmith]

yeah it was fine with plated when I loaded that but with lead and moly it's a smokefest.

Everything is smoky with plain lead bullets, it's the lube. Who cares though, you're supposed to be looking at the front sight.

[poopgiggle]

Bullseye took it to a whole different level. It was like shooting black powder.

[Lloyd Christmas]

I don't shoot minor, but if I did, I'd still use the same powder, Titegroup. It's cheap, accurate, meters better than most but not the best, and isn't dirty or smoky enough that I care when you factor in the cost and accuracy. $17.50 per pound when bought in bulk, and I use 4.2 grains to make major, I assume youd be around 3.5-4 in 9mm.


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[Buck Turgidson]

N320 is dirt cheap here, cheapest powder available is VV, 125USD for 4LBS jugs. 

 

You're getting raped

[LeadChucker]

Makes PF

At 134 PF, recoil is not an issue.

[Flexmoney]

Makes PF

At 134 PF, recoil is not an issue.

 

Hearing you say that is like this moment:

 

[MemphisMechanic]

Bullseye took it to a whole different level. It was like shooting black powder.

As in, "choo choo! I'm a fuggin train over here..." levels of smoky, for sure.

[TCB]

My priority #1 when getting into reloading was finding something that would make it really hard for me to turn my gun into a pipe bomb...  I settled on HP-38/Win231.  Love it for 9, love it for .45, and now loading with it for 40...  Still haven't tried anything else.

[Peally]

231 is basically extinct around me, and has been since Obummer got elected. I use Titegroup, works for 9/45, cheap, doesn't smoke too bad. No use wasting time hunting down others.

[DD78]

Back when powder was scarce as hell, I got a notification that some pistol powder had come in and went nuts and bought like 30lbs of N-320. It's expensive as hell, but works great with 124 gr RN. I'm using 4.2 gr at 1.142". I'll probably switch to Titegroup when I run out, which will be in 3-5 years lol.

[ZachJ]

I look for the word TITEGROUP, usually a 4 or 8 lb denomination as well.

 

The other one may be VV N320 whenever I get to try some next year.

[TCB]

231 is basically extinct around me, and has been since Obummer got elected. I use Titegroup, works for 9/45, cheap, doesn't smoke too bad. No use wasting time hunting down others.

 

 

I'm sitting on like 20# of the stuff..  

[barry owens]

That sounds dangerous.