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Pistol powder?

trex

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Looking for cheap pistol powder for 9mm, 38spl, 357 mag.
Varying bullet weights. Use for plinking & steel target. Varying load methods.
Looking for one powder. What would you use?

Hodgdon Titegroup Smokeless Powder
Hodgdon HP38 Smokeless Powder
Winchester 231 Smokeless Powder
Hodgdon CFE Pistol Smokeless
Winchester Autocomp Smokeless Powder

Others that are cheap and could be found locally.
 
Titegroup is the most economical out of the bunch. Produces good results. It just takes less powder per cartridge than the others, so it goes a long way. I load a lot of 9mm with it. I have loaded 44mag with it. Albeit there are better powders for your magnums. BULLSEYE and Unique also work well and are usually on the less expensive side. Both of which I use more of than the titegroup. I just have a bunch.
 
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HP38 and Win 231 are the same powder.They work great for the calibers mentioned + 45 ACP in believe .
Titegroup is good too.
I use a lot of Bullseye, HP38,231, for 38/357/9mm

H110,Accurate #9 for 357 mag hotter loads
 
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Winchester 244 has proven to be a good, clean, economical, and available powder. It is very versatile as well.

The Alliant powders like Unique and Bullseye are getting scarce and more expensive.

Unique has been a staple for years on my bench. In fact, it was the first powder I ever used for 45 Colt which was the cartridge that got me into reloading 30 years ago. I'm glad I kept a hearty stock of it, Bullseye, and Red Dot. Only wish I had more!
 
I have loaded 38 spl. and 9mm with both Titegroup and W231/HP38 with good results. Titegroup may have a very slight edge in accuracy. I haven't loaded either in .357, but both should work well in light .357 loads. Titegroup may have an edge there since it was developed with cartridges like .45 Colt in mind that have more volume than is needed with light loads. I have used Titegroup in .45 Colt with good accuracy so apparently it works.
 

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