Powder opinions wanted

[John Wayne]

I am new to relaoding and was wandering what is the best one powder for what
I will be reloading for here are my calibers i will load for
1. .41 REM MAG
2. .45 ACP
3. .44 MAG
4. .40 S.W.

 

[SSGSAD]

I have NO experience, with the .40, but for all the others, Unique will WORK .....

 

[Fishersjohn48]

I think you will find data for all of these using Titegroup or Universal as well. I like Titegroup but it is not really the best powder for beginners as you tend to use less of this powder than others so it can be easy to double charge and the range of min. to max is usually pretty small.

 

[giovani]

My coworker uses power pistol in 45 acp and has good luck with it and it fills more than half the case eliminating the chance of a double charge.

 

[ckcollins2003]

Titegroup for my .40 loads. No problems at all in any of the pistols we've used them in. The thing to be cautious about with Titegroup is that you can double charge and not know it so be careful.

 

[mssmith44]

Local availability seems to make most of the powder choices for you.
Otherwise.
best powders for calibers indicated.
41 mag no experience but Blue dot should be good
45 ACP WST is good
40 S&W WSF is the best
44 Mag Blue dot or H110 for max loads. 231 or titegroup for Special type loads, but the danger is double charging. A mistake you won't repeat.

 

[1$Chuck]

Hodgen's sight lists loads for Tightgroup and Universal for all 4 of those calibers. Probably some others too, but I know those two are one every one.

Cartridge Loads - Hodgdon Reloading Data Center - data.hodgdon.com

 

[XtremeVel]

Another vote for unique. Although dirty, it would work well in all (4) and would cover a fair range from mild to moderate.

 

[Broom_jm]

If you really MUST choose a single powder, Unique or Power Pistol would be my choice. I'd much rather have some 2400 for the magnums and a faster powder for the 40 and 45, unless you aren't wanting to get top performance out of the 41 and 44 mags?

 

[Robert Richardson]

Gotta go with Unique

 

[hammer24]

Unique fan here as well. Very versatile powder. You can load from light plinking rounds to somewhat snappy magnum loads with it. It is even a popular powder among some shotgunners.

 

[45fan]

I have not personally loaded 40 S&W with universal, but I know people that have. I load the 45 ACP and 44 Mag with universal, and cannot see where the 41 would be much different in liking it. As Broom_jm says, the magnums will not give you top performance unless you step into the slower pistol powders, and those are not going to work for you in the other two.

 

[redwingshooter]

I vote for Titegroup

 

[Dwight D]

I like H110 for the 41 and 44 mag and HP38 for the 40 and 45.

 

[Grelber]

I vote for, why limit yourself to one powder.
Powder lasts forever (exageration) if kept dry and cool.
I have started paying attention to sensitivity between velocity and charge weight when decing on a new powder to try. This is one reason why I like unique for 230 grain 45 acp, it doesn't meter that well but the sensitivity to weight error is 25-50% some other powders when loading in the 800fps neighborhood.

 

[bigcraig]

Tightgroup.

 

[Menace67]

I personally use titegroup. No issues an a little goes a long way!

 

[hammer24]

One of the best things about reloading is that you can tailor each load to a specific gun and shooter. That being said if you are reloading that many calibers, you are really doing yourself a disservice by limiting yourself to one powder. I know for the magnum calibers there is a huge loading range to experiment within given different powders and projectiles. What will work best for your gun and your type of shooting? You have to experiment and find out. Plus, the experimenting and tinkering with loads, projectiles, and powders is kind of fun and interesting. Just keep good records.

 

[neeltburn]

For 9mm, 40 S&W and 45 ACP I use Titegroup and have had no issues. ( Loading on Dillion 550, for 44 mag and 460 S&W I use H110.

 

[Sticky]

I'd also go with Unique.