My original question was what powders are people using for small arms... I reload 5 different calibers and was curious what people like. I only went one step further to say I am prepping to load 40 S&W and 44 mag. If I imagine if the original question had been your quote above then I would not...
Have Berry's 220gr JFP's looking for a good range load at about 1250 fps. Was thinking using Unique at about 11-11.5 grns.
Also have some NBC 240gr copper coated lead but don't think i am going to use them.
See, that's my main question. I'm getting ready to load 44 mag loads and I have plenty Unique laying around and was curious what thoughts were for the different pistol calibers.
I've been reloading since the early 90's and have loaded approximately 10k+ rounds and I also consider myself an amateur. Using load charts for my powders I've never really loaded anything near maximum on load charts. I've always played it safe and took this hobby seriously. I'm a creature of...
Been using Unique for a long while now for 9mm, .357 and 45 acp. Just started 40 s&w and 44 mag and was curious what people are using for those. Looks like i'm stuck with Unique for a while until some inventory shows up anyway.
I had some 9mm ammo I reloaded back in the mid 90's and had it stored in a ammo can that had good seals and fired some of it last year. It seemed very weak compared to some more recent reloads using the same powder, primers and bullets. Then again I purchased a tuna can of 30 cal sealed in the...