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Old 07-08-2010, 12:33 AM
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Titegroup is one of those powders that measures VERY well (small grained ball powder). If you are having problems with consistent "drops" then either something is wrong with your powder measure or in your operation of it.

This is NOT meant as an "in your face" post, but a suggestion meant to be helpful in locating the cause of inconsistent charges.

Titegroup is fast burning (just one notch slower than Bullseye on the powder burn chart) so think of it as a clean burning, consistent measuring powder and you'll be all right.

It is meant for light target and "standard" loads. Medium and heavy loads require another powder.

When loading light target loads in large capacity cases (.357 Magnum, .44 Special/Magnum, or .45 Colt) it has the very real advantage of being "position insensitive". It gives consistent ballistics whether the small charge is forward against the bullet or back against the primer.

The only negative factor is that a target level charge will take up very little space in the case and you MUST watch closely to avoid double charging. This is little different from Bullseye (to mention a very old but useful powder that was the previous standard for a target load powder).

FWIW
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