

The thing here being sensitivity or insensitivity to powder positioning. Basically the flash suppressed version of Power Pistol. BE 86 is a double-based flake propellant that is similar and is also flash suppressed. 357 Mag and they won't provide a good amount of case fill where they do better in high pressure auto cartridges. Neither, however, would be at the top of my list for Target loads in. Both are similar in burn rate and both have Flash Suppressants added. I have not used CFE Pistol because that roll is already filled by Silhouette which it was intended to compete with. I might have to give that a serious look and I think Academy around here usually carries it too.Īll of the advice is very much appreciated folks, thank you. I've received several recommendations to look at CFE Pistol here and elsewhere. 357 loads as well for when I want easy wheel gun plinking. 357 offers over something sedate like 9mm or the push of. I am looking at mid level to hot velocities as I like the thump that. 357 collection in the future but for now those are it. I'll be shooting these through a 6" Model 27 and a 4" Model 28. Right now, I'm looking to load target loads for paper and steel at <25 yards. The best powder for the job depends on barrel length and the type of load you're after. But if you need to keep flash to a minimum, I'd recommend Accurate 11 FS. I would have no problem in trying Vectan Ba 6 1/2 which is the copy of V-V N110. It's made in France and that company and Vihta Vuori are owned by the same group. V-V N110 is another good one, and you can buy the Vectan copy of it at a better price. I suspect the same is true for Alliant 300-MP and it's also flash suppressed. Otherwise, it's basically the same powder as W296 which H110 is copy of. The letters FS are for Flash Suppressed and it definitely delivers on that score. Recently, I've bent my own rules a bit in terms of defense loads for the 4.2" GP100, and have been using Accurate 11 FS. That can add up to better uniformity of the charge-weights you throw. Another reason for the switch to sphericals was because they are denser and much finer grained. I wasn't aware that they're warning against it's use in. 41 Magnum loads for a good many years before Alliant found some irregularities among different lots of Blue Dot, and then they stated that Blue Dot should not be used in. I stopped using flake powders about 15 years ago, and I burned a lot of Blue Dot in. Then for 5" or longer you have the usual suspects, but they may not improve over No 9 that's similar in burn rate to Alliant 2400 which is also quite popular.

4" and longer, No 9 has a really good burn rate for higher velocity. Going a bit slower burning for say the 3 - 5" barrel lengths, AA No 7 can provide excellent accuracy. V-V 3N37 & N350 are also good powders for the "medium" range loads. Not so much different in burn rate than HS6. Also great for "medium" magnum loads in longer barreled revolvers. As I mentioned in another thread, W231 and HP38 are identical.įor barrels 3" and under, Ramshot True Blue is excellent, accurate and has low flash, and it won't lose as much velocity from the shorter barrels.

There's certainly no reason to try another powder of near the same burn rate or even faster burning.
