Ga.BuckBuster
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AA# 5 hands down. It gives me what I need, accuracy, dependability, and doesn't take as much powder to get top fps for loads in my Glock 21s.
Great powder!
Great powder!
What's your favorite .45ACP powder?
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Hairtrigger
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I started using 800x a year ago when I fell into a deal on a #12 keg
fredj338
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I have run 9-10 diff powders in my 45acp loads & always come back to WST. It works well with all bullet wts at all std vel levels, any bullet type; lead, plated or jacketed. VV320 may be a bit "better", but at nearly twice the price, no thanks. TG, not if it were free.
I've run a number of different powders, especially over the last year or so based on what I could get. I agree with fredj338 that WST is probably my favorite, with W231/HP38, Unique, and SR7625, next.
As others have pointed out, there a number of powders that work well with 45 cal. You can always check reloading books for what powders provided them with the best accuracy, as another input.
As others have pointed out, there a number of powders that work well with 45 cal. You can always check reloading books for what powders provided them with the best accuracy, as another input.
trophyhunter
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If I couldn't find AA#5 I'd wait before using anything else, it's that good.
scattershot
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Red Dot.With 4.0 grains under a 200 swc bullet, it's the most accurate 45acp load I have fired to date. 6.0 231 is pretty good, too, with a little more velocity. Of course, Bullseye has been the standard for a long time.
Harrison
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WST for the past 20+ years, followed by 231 and bullseye a distant 2d and 3rd.
Qmark
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No ifs ands or buts about it, Bullseye. The same powder used by the military for 45ACP for many years. Very simply, if it ain't broke don't fix it.
geddylee10002000
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WW452AA, 231, Bullseye, Power Pistol, & Unique. Will try WST when I can find it!
Jungle George
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Another vote for Red Dot. This is my most accurate 45 powder and I can shoot very nice groups at 100 yards with it.
Steelhead
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WST or WSF are what I use depending on what I want to do.
For lead, I've had the best luck with Bullseye. For 230 gr FMJ, I've used Bullseye, W231, Unique, Universal, and Green Dot. All have been excellent, it is hard to tell if there is any difference. Bullseye, W231, and Universal meter the best of those. Green Dot meters terribly. Universal is by far the cleanest.
I've never used AA#5, but I hear so many good things it would be interesting to give it a try, if it ever becomes available again.
I've never used AA#5, but I hear so many good things it would be interesting to give it a try, if it ever becomes available again.
AveragEd
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I load only 185-grain semi-wadcutters for target use and my powder of choice right now is AutoComp with Clays and TiteGroup running a close second. I recently loaded 10 test rounds with five powders - the three already mentioned plus 231 and Bullseye - and shot five-round test groups from a rest at 50 feet and 25 yards with my Kimber Stainless Gold Match II. AutoComp was the winner - the five rounds at 50 feet cut one elongated hole and the group at 25 yards was almost a one-holer.
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