powder choice of multiple cal ?'s

[gregintenn]

Ben_hutcherson , man I wish we could stock pile powder here in MD. We are limited to 5 lbs. On hand. It sucks. When I find powder I can not buy it unless I am below the limit. It is a stupid law, but as a law abiding citizen , I reluctantly obay.

Is that per person, per household, or what?

If it's per person, you could have 5 pounds, your wife could have 5 pounds, you could have the five pounds on hand you picked up for your brother, etc.

Do you all have enough law enforcement there to actually check up on this stuff?

I thought I was a law abiding citizen, but I gotta tell you, if people came here simply to inventory my reloading supplies... well... it wouldn't end well.

 

[MasterTech1960]

It is per household. It is a fire Marshall law. It is a left over law from 1958 I believe. Fits well with our other stupid gun laws that stop law abiding people from exerciseing their rights.

 

[SMSgt]

I've found HP-38/WW231 to be a good powder for my 9mm Mak, 9mm Luger, and .45 ACP range loads.

 

[fredj338]

It is per household. It is a fire Marshall law. It is a left over law from 1958 I believe. Fits well with our other stupid gun laws that stop law abiding people from exerciseing their rights.

Since primers are a far higher fire hazard, how many do by allow? Not unlike kommiforna, the east & west coast states need to fall into the ocean. Then maybe the rest of the country can move reward.
Any of the medium burners from unique thru hs6 will do well in all those calibers.

 

[rwsmith]

Not!!!!!!

Since primers are a far higher fire hazard, how many do by allow? Not unlike kommiforna, the east & west coast states need to fall into the ocean. Then maybe the rest of the country can move reward.
Any of the medium burners from unique thru hs6 will do well in all those calibers.

Not the SE states thank you very much.

 

[BLUEDOT37]

Just one powder?

If I had to have just one powder for all four cartridges I'd go with Power Pistol. It's awesome in 45ACP & 44Spcl. & does pretty good in 41 & 44 Mags. Of course, realistically, you need several powders to have the best versatility & range among these cartridges if you're going to use them to their fullest.

 

[MasterTech1960]

^^^^^^^^^^^^ And just how does some state official track your powder inventory??

Engineer 1911, they track your powder purchases by your driver license, as you are required to show it to buy powder. Not sure how well it is enforced but I also don't want to find out. If you put the powder in loaded ammo it does not count towards your limit. Keep em loaded.

 

[Bkreutz]

Not the SE states thank you very much.

Or the NW ones either.

 

[fredj338]

Or the NW ones either.

Hmm, Oregon, Washington, Kalif?? Except for New York, can't think of more liberal, sensless cesspools. We need a good earthquake that drops the east & west coast. The few of us that will survive will ceratinly be the conservative, intelligent ones, we do know how to fend for ourselves.

 

[alwslate]

Hodgdon Longshot would be a good choice for all of your cartridges
if your loads are mid range or above.

 

[zeke]

Have no experience with 41 mag, but am guessing same powders as 44 mag can be used.

Hp-38/231 for light target loads with lead bullets. Unique for mid range lead or jacketed bullets.

Am of belief buying 1000 cases of same make is smart move, after having spent a long time collecting brass off the ground. Especially if you start doing hotter rounds. Checking Starline's web page often may help.

https://www.starlinebrass.com/order-online/all-cases.cfm

 

[dickttx]

All good suggestions above. However, it is pretty unlikely that any of those are available now.
You might try the new Hodgdon CFE Pistol. It seems to be available and usable in a wide range of calibers.

 

[yfdcap]

I would love to be able to find any of the powders mentioned.

 

[ruffbird]

My favorite for my light loaded pistol calibres is the Alliant Red-Dot powder.

 

[rwsmith]

Buy what works....

I would love to be able to find any of the powders mentioned.

For a long time I didn't buy what I wanted but what I could find as long as it worked for what I was doing. Fortunately, lately I've been able to find some of the powders I want.

 

[TSQUARED]

Just starting to collect the items needed to begin reloading for the first time. I will be loading for 41. mag, 44. special, 44 mag and 45 auto. I would like to start off by using the same powder in all if that is reasonable. If so, what would be my best/ better choices?

thanks

I donot loads magnum revolver loads but do load reduced velocity loads in magnum cases with either Trail Boss or a powder such as HS700X or Red Dot.

 

[Bugkiller99]

One powder.... Unique is versatile,but metering being the problem it is, I would suggest HS-6. Med. burn rate, ball powder, meters like water, and data in all the calibers noted.
Not as versatile, but may be a better choice as only powder, and first powder.

 

[GypsmJim]

I load 26 different flavors - 3 shotgun, 10 rifle and 13 pistol. I load all with only 5 different powder types. Only 1 pistol load is run to magnum level for deer, the rest are all medium or target loads. I'm satisfied with the performance of each variety.

I'll go with the Unique recommendation as well.

 

[LostintheOzone]

I reload 45 ACP and 38 spl with Aliant American Select, a shotgun powder. It will also work well in 44 spl. Performance is very close to Bullseye and it's a lot cleaner and easier to find. I reload for a 30 carbine ( sort a like a magnum pistol with 40,000 psi) using 2400 which is a magnum pistol powder.

I would say you need 2 powders to do it right. I would like to use only one powder but I'm not going to cut corners. When you consider your investment in brass, bullets, primers and time at the bench, you might as well use the recommended powder.