Thread: Titewad Powder for Handguns- A Question
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Old 02-16-2014, 08:09 PM
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Not to me. There is no safe load of titeWAD in a large low-pressure caliber like .38 special or .44 special. It is marginal even in the small high-pressure 9mm. (Reaches max pressure at only 942 fps, which is slow for 9mm)

If you want a fast pistol powder, get Titegroup, NOT titewad. Data are on the Hodgdon online loading site. I use a lot of Titegroup in 9mm and .40. For .38, I use HP38.

If I were trying to get by just with one relatively fast pistol powder, I would choose HP38, which is optimum in .38 special, and works in 9mm, .40, and .45.
Hey, thank you for your input! That's why I asked here!

There's a store nearby that has plenty of slower burning powders, but no Bullseye or HP38. I'll just be patient and wait, and hope for the best. Both my target .38's shoot full power loads just fine, so I still have that.

Thanks again, R.
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