8# of Bullseye happiness!

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I finally found a 8# keg of Bullseye locally. I had been struggling with my 38 special loads (lots of squibs) and 9mm loads (not enough oomph) recently with Universal powder. I was also having a lot of unburnt powder left behind as well. 4.2 grains of Bullseye under a 125gr plated FP in 38 Special or 124gr plated RN or FP in 9mm worked beautifully! No unburnt powder left behind and both shot and cycled everything, no squibs!

4.7 Bullseye cycles all of my 1911's and works well in my 1917, too. Really liking Bullseye now!

I even found a pound of HP 38, Longshot, and Accurate 2,5 and 7. Should keep me busy for a while!
 
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Well, before the great powder shortage, Universal was my go to powder for 9mm and .38.

Bullseye and Titegroup will do a good job of ensuring cycling even a lower power levels.

Glad you found the powder you like. It's getting better out there, but you still have to keep your eyes open and be ready to pounce when the right powder comes along at the right price.
 
I actually picked up a pound of Unique in town the other day !!
There were 8 lb jugs of powders but I passed on them since I am pretty well off, right now.
Did pick up 1k of cci500 primers, even though they were nine dollars more than the Unique powder.

Things are looking up right now in my area.

Good luck to all.
 
Yeah, store had 10 1# jugs of Unique (I got 2), tones of titegroup in 1# containers, and 8# of Titegroup, Bullseye and Varget. Nice to see powders being available, so I have been saving up so I can jump on them when I see them Bought 5# of various (Longshot, HP38, Acc #2, 5 and 7) at Cabelas that same week, plus the 2# of Unique and 8# of Bullseye, on top of what I have at home already. Primers, all set on those :)
 
I was never so happy to dump out my last few pounds of bullseye into the yard a couple years ago. Unique only for me.
 
I wouldn't feel that disadvantaged if the only handgun powder available was Bullseye. You can make useful loads for every caliber with it - not necessarily full power magnum loads, but useful for most purposes. I reload everything from .32 ACP to .45 Colt and .44 Magnum with it, and you cannot beat its economy and versatility.
 
Yeah, I only had 1# of Bullseye before, so I didn't want to use much until I got more #'s in. I originally tried 3.6 and 4 gr of Bullseye in 38 special and it shot well, but was waiting until I got more. I was able to find lots of Universal, so I started load developement with that, but in 9mm and 38, I get a TON of unburnt powder. We have a tarp out to collect brass and were amazed at the amount of unburnt powder on the tarp that had come out of the cases after firing! I was trying to make nice plinking rounds for myself and my parents that will still cycle and work well in our variety of guns. Bullseye and Titegroup seem to do that pretty well.
 
I know where there are several 8# jugs of Unique that I have wanted to buy, but haven't. Got a fresh 1 pounder of Bullseye and Unique though, so I am blessed.

Leon
 
I've been finishing up some old cans I had laying around from past projects and games, but my supply of Bullseye and Unique are both still pretty good. When I fire up my Star™ progressive press, the former will probably start to disappear pretty quickly. The good news here in Central VA is that Bullseye and HP-38 have been reasonably easy to find, even if a little higher in price. OTOH, the cost and availability of Unique has been daunting until just recently when it has been showing up in better amounts at the distributor.

Now to find some shotgun primers for my wax bullet loads. :rolleyes:

Froggie
 
Many, many years ago I used Bullseye for my 38 spl. target loads and my IPSC 45 loads. Then I got into trying the 'latest & greatest' powder for IPSC loads fad. Some good ,, some not so good.

A couple years ago, during the great component shortage, I picked up a 8 pound jug of Bullseye. The load I'm using in my 9mm,, fills the case about 40% ,, meters great,, and will load about 16,000 rounds. What's not to like :) ?

( I prefer a powder charge that fills the case 40% to 50% . Just easier for me to see and double check during the reloading operation. )
 
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I just found a 1# container and went back to experimenting with Bullseye for my .45 loads. I am currently running 5 gr. under a 200 gr. plated FP Berry's. Great success through my 3" kimber, 4.25" Ed Brown, and 4" XDM.
 
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I just found a 1# container and went back to experimenting with Bullseye for my .45 loads. I am currently running 5 gr. under a 200 gr. plated FP Berry's. Great success through my 3" kimber, 4.25" Ed Brown, and 4" XDM.
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If you drop down to 4.5gr,the brass will drop at your feet [emoji2]
 
It's nice to finally hear of a bounty of powders and primers after the lack thereof for so long. Because of the "last" Great Component Shortage, I have been preparing for the "next" Great Component Shortage by carefully analyzing my shooting desires for the foreseeable future. Finally got the opportunity to pick up an 8lber of BE-86 this past weekend. I just wish there were a little more money available in the 'Destitute Shooter's Fund'!!

Good luck as you prepare for the future.

PS. I like Bullseye, too. Some of the oldies are still some of the besties!
 
Good job! Now go make 13,000 round of 9mm :D
 
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I call it Universally Unsuited. It burns okay at standard .44 Magnum velocities, but anything less (low-pressure .44, .45 ACP, .38 Special) and it simply leaves too much unburned powder. If I reloaded 9mm, I might have a different opinion, since 9mm runs at nearly the same pressures as .44 Magnum.

Bullseye's my go-to powder for .38 and .45. It apparently will work for 180- and 240-grain .44, but I don't want to ask it to push the 240s as that seems outside its comfort zone. I'll probably use it for the lighter loads when my Universal is gone, but I've been very happy with Unique for the 240-grain.

WST's a superb powder for light .38 Spl. Very fine, easy-metering, no bad habits. I've been meaning to try it in .45 ACP.

700-X was a little bit of a wash. I couldn't get it to function properly with 185 hollow-base plated .45s. But it also doesn't appear to do anything that Bullseye or WST don't do better, and it has an incredibly nasty tendency to bridge. I'll give it a crack at more conventional .45s, but probably won't buy more when it's gone.
 
Picked an 8# jug Bullseye myself a couple weeks ago. I should be set for a while.

Universal is excellent for .45 230 gr FMJ. 6.2 gr is very clean, almost no smoke or unburned kernels.

I also got a 1# can of BE86 for .45 hardball. Research indicates that it should also be excellent.
 
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