Top 5 Powders

[jstory]

2400
Titegroup
Varget
Trail Boss

These 4 powders will load everything I load.

 

[bocefus78]

The 5 I have used most in the past year:

231/hp38
Unique
H335
Varget
Imr4227

 

[two70]

These five powders cover the vast majority of my reloading needs:

CFE Pistol
AA #9
CFE 223
H4350
H414

Lil' Gun and HP-38/231 would be my next two choices.

 

[bmbutch]

CFE Pistol
IMR 4227
Hodgden HP38
Bullseye
Accurate 1680

 

[billybob44]

Think High Performance...

SSG, what are you loading with Blue Dot?

(I got a bunch during the Obama panic, just curious on how best to use it)

Kirk, when I think BlueDot, I think Hot loads...

For Revolver = Magnum... HOT .357 or .44 Magnum..

For Semi-autos = High Performance... 10 MM Auto...

BlueDot, like 2400 is a case filling Big Boomer type of powder.

And YES--I also keep a BIG Jug of it around..HA HA HA....Bill.

 

[llh1956]

Titegroup
HP38
Bluedot
2400
Clays
On primers I usually buy Winchester or CCI but do like Federal primers for my SP-01 Shadow using an 8 lbs. mainspring as they are the easiest to set off!

 

[Kirk Freeman]

Kirk, when I think BlueDot, I think Hot loads...

For Revolver = Magnum... HOT .357 or .44 Magnum..

For Semi-autos = High Performance... 10 MM Auto...

BlueDot, like 2400 is a case filling Big Boomer type of powder.

And YES--I also keep a BIG Jug of it around..HA HA HA....Bill.

Ok, good to know. I am still an orange* belt in reloading, now loading a mighty 3, count 'em 3 calibers.

I want to do .44 next as I have revolvers and carbines in .44mag so it appears I have the food for the loads.

*I am a second degree black belt in breaking my own reloading press.

 

[billybob44]

*I am a second degree black belt in breaking my own reloading press

I would venture to say that if you broke a "Green" or a "Blue" press, that would put you at a FIRST degree....Bill.

 

[spencer rifle]

I'm down to 3 powders:
Clays (or Clay Dot)
H4895
Pyrodex

Those will do anything from 7.62 to No. 56 Spencer

 

[BrianT]

1500 is over but Knob Creek is coming up! My wish list is:

Titegroup (may look at CFE pistol)
CFE223 (replacing BLC-2 or H335 bulk powder for me)
Longshot
8208xbr
H110 (I prefer 300mp but good luck finding it)

 

[bgcatty]

Titegroup, Bullseye, CFE 223 , IMR4895, Unique covers almost all the basics.