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RobFMJ · 12-21-2007, 04:19 PM

Just got me a Sig P220 Compact, and its not playing well with the bullets I've been loading my .45's with, and I think I'm gonna try a new powder while I'm at it. Been doing all my .45 loads up to this point with Hodgdon Clays, and it works, but its the dirtiest burning ammo I have ever fired out of my .45's by a long shot (even dirtier than S&B

). Does anyone have a clean(er) powder that plays well with the .45 ACP?

Starsky · 12-21-2007, 05:01 PM

Win231

slugger6 · 12-21-2007, 05:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Starsky

Win231

+1

Bidah · 12-21-2007, 08:09 PM

AA #5 works pretty cleanly for me. I have gotten some Ramshot True Blue, but I have not tried it yet.

polardaddy · 12-21-2007, 09:45 PM

bull's eye or titegroup
+1 for 231

rogerxd45 · 12-21-2007, 09:51 PM

bullseye is what i use but i think its pretty dirty but thats the only one i have used (havent used the first pound yet) next time i will try i different powder though

fredj338 · 12-21-2007, 10:25 PM

Wow, most guys will tell you Clays is pretty clean. I don;t like it because the pressure curve is very steep & seems "spikey". BE is really dirty, W231/HP38 are ok but get alittle wired at +p levels. I like WST for target to std. vel. loads. Very clean & acuracy is top notch. For +p loads, Unique runds prett clean at those pressure levels as does WSF.

medicstimpy · 12-21-2007, 10:34 PM

Titegroup is great. But not as readily available as W231.

Seems a lot of other people like it so it's always sold out and harder to get large quantities in stock. Bought 4lb last time since they only had one 4lb box left.

Reno82 · 12-21-2007, 11:41 PM

Bullseye and Pistol Powder.

KEVWYO · 12-22-2007, 12:18 AM

Like others have mentioned Titegroup is a good one. Not sure what others experiences have been but Titegroup seems to produce a more manageable recoil ... less snappy I guess is how I would characterize it. My comparisons are Win 231 and Bullseye.

Anybody like Power Pistol?

12-21-2007, 04:19 PM	#1
RobFMJ XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Galveston, Texas Posts: 1,773	Clean powders for .45 ACP Just got me a Sig P220 Compact, and its not playing well with the bullets I've been loading my .45's with, and I think I'm gonna try a new powder while I'm at it. Been doing all my .45 loads up to this point with Hodgdon Clays, and it works, but its the dirtiest burning ammo I have ever fired out of my .45's by a long shot (even dirtier than S&B ). Does anyone have a clean(er) powder that plays well with the .45 ACP? __________________ Eagles may soar, but weasels don't get sucked into jet engines. Last edited by RobFMJ : 12-21-2007 at 04:24 PM.

12-21-2007, 08:09 PM	#4
Bidah XDTalk 500 Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Isolated, Montana Posts: 683	AA #5 works pretty cleanly for me. I have gotten some Ramshot True Blue, but I have not tried it yet. __________________ -Bidah “The very powerful and the very stupid have one thing in common. Instead of altering their views to fit the facts, they alter the facts to fit their views...which can be very uncomfortable if you happen to be one of the facts that needs altering.” The Doctor

12-21-2007, 10:25 PM	#7
fredj338 XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 1,139	Wow, most guys will tell you Clays is pretty clean. I don;t like it because the pressure curve is very steep & seems "spikey". BE is really dirty, W231/HP38 are ok but get alittle wired at +p levels. I like WST for target to std. vel. loads. Very clean & acuracy is top notch. For +p loads, Unique runds prett clean at those pressure levels as does WSF. __________________ EVERY GOOD SHOOTER SHOULD BE A HANDLOADER!

12-21-2007, 10:34 PM	#8
medicstimpy XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Montreal, Quebecistan in the land of anti's... the dictatorship of Canada Posts: 417	Titegroup is great. But not as readily available as W231. Seems a lot of other people like it so it's always sold out and harder to get large quantities in stock. Bought 4lb last time since they only had one 4lb box left. __________________ Springfield Armory: 1911 Loaded SS (x2), XD9-TAC & XD45-TAC AR-15: Armalite .223, RockRiverArms 9mm Ruger: Mark III, 10/22 S&W: 686 Tokarev: 1942 Soviet TT33, 1958 Hungarian TT-58 Tokagypt, 1954 .22 Polish Sportowy Norchinko: M14S (x2) Yugo: M48 Mauser, M59/66 SKS Desert Chicken 44Magnum Levers: Win '94 1962 (unfired) & 1958 in 30-30 Taurus: 455 Tracker... 45ACP wheel gun... WAY KEWL If GUNS kill people then spoons made Rosie O'Donnell fat

12-21-2007, 11:41 PM	#9
Reno82 XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Alaska Posts: 1,126	Bullseye and Pistol Powder. __________________ ******** XD-45acp Service (Match Gun I changed it to a compact for CCW... did a grip chop on it) Ruger Mark III 22/45 Taurus PT145 MillPro (Home Defense & CCW) Kimber SS Custom Target II 10mm Walther G22 (FUN GUN) XD-45acp Tactical (Match Gun II; upgraded the bbl from PistolGear) XD-9 Sub-Compact (Home Defense and CCW) DPMS AR-15: 9mm (1/17/08...) RRA CAR A4 Upper 223/5.56---did a lower bulid 6/3/08 and bought completed upper 2/21/08 in order of purchases***

12-21-2007, 05:01 PM	#2
Starsky XDTalk Newbie Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 17	Win231

12-21-2007, 09:45 PM	#5
polardaddy XDTalk Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Lacey,Washington Posts: 95	powder choices bull's eye or titegroup +1 for 231 __________________ Kimber ultra ten II XD357 service XD45ACP compact 300 wsm winchester

12-21-2007, 09:51 PM	#6
rogerxd45 XDTalk 3K Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: boise ID (its boy-see, not boy-z) Posts: 3,592	bullseye is what i use but i think its pretty dirty but thats the only one i have used (havent used the first pound yet) next time i will try i different powder though

12-22-2007, 12:18 AM	#10
KEVWYO XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Oregon Posts: 1,886	Like others have mentioned Titegroup is a good one. Not sure what others experiences have been but Titegroup seems to produce a more manageable recoil ... less snappy I guess is how I would characterize it. My comparisons are Win 231 and Bullseye. Anybody like Power Pistol?

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