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Equipment & Gear => Guns and Ammo => Topic started by: Hilltop123 on January 27, 2013, 01:49:06 PM

Title: Looking for a powder?
Post by: Hilltop123 on January 27, 2013, 01:49:06 PM: I am starting to reload for the .380 Auto and 9mm. I'm currently using 700x, because I already had some on hand. But I don't like the way it dispenses, it seems to clump and dump at once, I suspect because it's a flake type powder.
Does anyone know of a spherical or ball powder, that will work for both calibers?
Title: Re: Looking for a powder?
Post by: CP on January 27, 2013, 02:06:26 PM: Ramshot True Blue works fine for both.
Title: Re: Looking for a powder?
Post by: Heredoggydoggy on January 27, 2013, 02:50:33 PM: Quote from: CP on January 27, 2013, 02:06:26 PM
Ramshot True Blue works fine for both.

:yeah: That's what I'm using, now that I ran out of that dirty Unique!
Title: Re: Looking for a powder?
Post by: NW-GSP on January 27, 2013, 02:52:31 PM: I have been using blue dot and have not had problems. But I haven't really tried anything else yet
Title: Re: Looking for a powder?
Post by: Curly on January 27, 2013, 02:58:01 PM: I read about a reletively new spherical powder by Hodgdon named Titegroup. It is listed as a choice for both .380 and 9mm (in the 2013 Hodgdon manual).
Title: Re: Looking for a powder?
Post by: Hilltop123 on January 27, 2013, 03:23:44 PM: Quote from: NW-GSP on January 27, 2013, 02:52:31 PM
I have been using blue dot and have not had problems. But I haven't really tried anything else yet
The only problem I'm having with 700x is, when you dispence fron the powder hopper, it tends to clump, and dump into the pan in large volume. Having to reset, because of over throws is a pain...... But it shoots pretty well....
Title: Re: Looking for a powder?
Post by: JimmyHoffa on January 27, 2013, 03:32:30 PM: Might look at Accurate No. 2 (spherical). I used HP-38 (flake style) and didn't have the clumping problem, but it would stick to everything...the pour spout, the side of the cases, side of the powder hopper. it was annoying, but works good.
Title: Re: Looking for a powder?
Post by: MarkDozier on January 27, 2013, 08:38:04 PM: HP-38 or W-231, basically the same powder. meters verl well on my powder measures. The only issues I have with it is wiping the residue out of my powder hopper and that is simply becuase I like a clean hopper between loaing sessions and different powders.