Your favorite 9mm Powder

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So been out of reloading for some 20 years and seems most of my old favorites are either not in stock any more or stopped making. 231 bums me the most. So what are the popular available powders for 9mm these days for target?

Thanks in advance.
 
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I prefer Power Pistol for 9mm and 40 S&W. I also like 231 but am not fond of Red Dot or Herco. Haven't tried the rest.
 
For 9mm:

#1 favorite is CFE Pistol

#2 favorite is Power Pistol

Mike
 
I load target/medium velocity loads for 38 Spec., 9mm, 40 S&W and 45acp. My "go to" powder was always Bullseye. When I couldn't find it, I bought Red Dot, TiteGroup, 700X, CFE Pistol and happened upon 16 lbs. of W 231. W 231 has made a come back of sorts around my area; as well as most Hodgdon powders.

As most of us had to do for the past 2 years, you use what you can find and can make work. Was very happy with results from Red Dot with lead bullets. TiteGroup has worked very well for me with plated bullets in 9mm and 40 S&W. Haven't tried the 700X yet, but want to in 45acp. CFE Pistol worked very well in medium velocity 44 Mag loads that I worked up for a buddy at work in his Ruger Redhawk and 629-4. Haven't cracked open the W 231 yet, or my jug of Bullseye I traveled 6 hours round trip to get-saving both of those till I use up some of the others.

Best of luck, powder is starting to come more available; you may still be able to get some W 231 eventually.
 
The Win231/HP38 twins for me. But as others have said, there are lots of things that work just fine - grab a bit of what's available and work forward.
 
It was suggested...

I was looking for a soft shooting load and someone suggested a heavy bullet with Acc #7. It's different than anything I shoot, smooth as silk.

Other than that I've used Red Dot a lot and really like it.
 
I'm still using HS6 for most of my 9mm jacketed loads and haven't seen a reason to change, but 231 works well too. In some guns one or the other seems more accurate. My old SIG P226 favors 231. I use 231 and Winch. Super Field with cast bullets.
 
I like W231 also,, but haven't had or seen any for quite awhile..
I've been using HS6 or Bullseye with 147's . Happy with both.
 
I equate punching holes in paper with soft shooting ammo. After loading many powders for my 9mm semi-auto M&P, I have settled on Clays and Unique for target shooting. Loads are below, but I am planning on loading some 5 grain Unique loads to get velocities under 1100 fps soon.

I get tired of hurting my hands when shooting lots of factory or hotter reloads at the range, so came up with four 115 grain jacketed loads which function flawlessly in my pistol. These are standard published loads and seem to give uniform performance with low SDs.

115 Jacketed . . . . Clays . . . .3.7 . . . .941 fps
115 Jacketed . . . . Clays . . . .5 . . . . 1007 fps
115 Jacketed . . . . Unique . . .5.2 . . .1100 fps
115 Jacketed . . . . Unique . . .5.5 . . .1130 fps
 
With the availability problems, I've been using whatever was available.
So far have had good results with Red Dot, 700X, Bullseye, and Unique.
I even found some leftover Alcan #5 in the back of the closet that I used it to load up a few boxes with.....desperate times lead to desperate measures.
Gary
 
I use what ever is available from the old Alliant to the new powders on the shelves, now. From the fast Bullseye to the slow IMR 4227.

My loads of 115gr to large 147gr bullets have traveled out of my barrels from a crawling 701 fps average to a full power load that managed 1288 fps. ( 3" barrel )

It just depends on if you want a nice light target load that the whole family can shoot and enjoy or just for your target improvement, to the full power, heavy recoil, fire breathing loads that some of us like to reel off now and then to clear all the cob webs in our head and bring back old memories of why you keep aspirin handy.

No favorites..............
they all work for me.
 
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