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45 ACP defense loads with True Blue have very low extreme spreads and standard deviations. Now some might try to dispel the necessity of uniformity with defense loads, but my.
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40 S&W accuracy, but for me the priority is to use it for. Not that True Blue isn't capable, some even consider it the king of. 40 S&W are a bit different, moreso the 9 X 19mm +P loads I make where the velocities I want are easily obtained with Silhouette with the lowest flash possible. Because it is very fine grained and dense, it's flash can be as low as those powders treated for low flash. 45 ACP defense loads, nothing I've used outperforms True Blue. In terms of pure accuracy and uniformity of. I have the powder it was made to contend with, Ramshot Silhouette and both are treated to REDUCE flash. I have not used CFE Pistol yet simply because I've had no need. BE-86's burn rate is slightly faster then PP's probably due to the coating. Both powders are derivatives of Bullseye. If one really has a thing for flake powders, the best option, IMO, is probably the newer BE-86 that's supposedly Power Pistol with a chemical flash deterrent added. In higher pressure cartridges, Power Pistol and Blue Dot kinda contend for the title of flamethrower powders, especially in night shooting. For defense, flash is NOT your friend and flake powders tend to be the worst offenders. The thing is, the XTP is primarily a defense/hunting bullet. I like Ramshot True Blue a great deal but my supply is limited enough that it only get's used in defense loads. I am not saying my way is the best, just that it does give some way of measuring and comparing loads in my guns.įor plinking and hunting loads, it's just a matter of finding something that gives good accuracy. A good game sure but you need to have a methodology and a way to determine what is actually best for your needs and guns. New reloaders often seem to get caught up in the let's try this powder this week game. You get to set your standards and through testing can find and/or fine tune loads that best meet your needs. Factors such as cleanliness, recoil, purpose of the load etc.Įxample: For self defense, accuracy may not be as important as bullet expansion. Besides accuracy there are other factors to consider as well. I don't do this often maybe every couple years or so. I do this for each caliber I load all both of them. Now if the new powder load is better than my standard of comparison load, it then becomes the new standard of comparison. Adjustable sights will get them in the x ring later (If I DO MY PART). I don't worry about them being in the x ring at this point. I shoot strings of 5 alternating the loads and changing targets for each string. Then I take 50 rounds of that and 50 rounds of my standard of comparison load out for a shoot off. When testing a new or another powder, I do the work up starting at the light load and going up in small increments until I find the most accurate load or the load I like in that powder. It gives me the best accuracy in my target gun and mild recoil. It is 5.2 gr of hp38/w231 with a 200 gr LSWC. My favorite load for 45 is my standard of comparison. I use the standard of comparison method for load testing. Just use the lead bullet loads for plated bullets as High Velocity loads may strip the plating off in the barrel. You should always be able to get load data from the powder maker's web site.