Your Favorite Powder for

[picker]

45 ACP ? I still like good ole Red Dot [smile]
Best/joe

 

[robertc1024]

titegroup and/or CFE pistol

 

[Rusty Gun]

I gotta vote for WST. Soft shooting, clean, no smoke, no flash, accurate as I can be. Friend suggested it I tried it and liked it so much I asked the Dillon to make another 200 rounds last Saturday morning.

I load it with both 230 grain and 200 grain.

 

[Army 1911]

Win 231 or HP38.

 

[hoghunting]

Win 231 or HP38.

That's what I use too, meters extremely well and burns clean.

 

[Charlie]

Win 231 or HP38.

This!

 

[DwnRange]

Unique or WW-231, hands down.

 

[schmellba99]

Clays and Unique. I used to use Universal Clays but it became hard to get back in one of the Obama powder shortages, so I drifted way from it.

 

[Texasjack]

I've reloaded .45 ACP for a long time and tried a lot of powders. This is a very "forgiving" cartridge that does well with many powders. I've had good loads with Unique, W231 (which is the same as HP-38), Bullseye, PowerPistol, Titegroup, CFE-Pistol, and Longshot. (And maybe a few others I've forgotten.)

Having said that, my favorites are Bullseye and CFE-Pistol. That may be because they feed consistently with the press setup I use (Lee).

Also, if you haven't tried them, Polymer coated bullets work very well for target rounds. Consistent shooting, cheap price, and no copper or lead fouling.

 

[Dawico]

Unique. Started with it as it works well with so many different rounds. No need to change.

 

[TxStetson]

I like how versatile Unique is as a pistol powder. Just like Varget is as a rifle powder.

 

[Dawico]

I like how versatile Unique is as a pistol powder. Just like Varget is as a rifle powder.

Yep, except there was no Varget when I started reloading. H4895 and Unique were my first two powders just for their versatility. I still use them both.

 

[TxStetson]

I use Varget for 6.5 Swede, 308, and 45-70. I use mostly Unique for 44 Magnum and 45 acp. I do also use Blue Dot, Bullseye, and H110 for the pistols occasionally.

 

[tallyman]

H110, 2400. I load lead bullets in my handgun loads and in my .30 caliber rifles.

 

[seacam]

I like W231 too.

 

[Charlie]

Varget is my go-to powder for my .223 AR. Best accuracy for my AR that I've loaded.

 

[single stack]

Green Dot for 28 gauge with 20/28 for a second choice and
300-MP for .410 with 296/H110 for a second choice.

 

[deemus]

I've used AA5 and 7 on 45. I still have a jug of Unique, but mostly switched to Accurate powders the last 10 years or so. They burn cleaner than most.

 

[snakeye]

HP-38, Unique and Clays are my favorites as well

 

[Charley]

Unique, AA5, WST, CFE Pistol, even have about six pounds of old WW 540 that works very well in the 45 ACP.