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I'm looking for some powder recommendations for 9mm 115gr loads. I have been loading this round for ages but my favored powder Alliant Unique has completely disappeared and is unlikely we'll see it anytime soon if ever. Anyway, I have temporarily substituted it with a load developed with HS-6 but with only marginal accuracy results. What other powders are you guys loading that gives good accuracy and good velocities at the same time, specifically for 115 gr RN plated bullets, Berry or Campro.
Thanks for any input
 
Titegroup is a pretty popular choice, or if you want expensive and clean burning VihtaVuori n320,
I use N310 under a 147gr, it's not a listed load anywhere, but I've had great success with it for years, Very high pressure light recoiling load, doesn't 100% cycle my glock or M&P but it does all my other guns, but it's mostly for my competition gun.
 
If Unique is your go-to powder, consider Hodgdon Universal. Essentially the same burn rate and performance, as Unique. Then, there's Titegroup, and 231/HP-38. Lately, Titegroup seems easier to source. Also good choices.
 
Of the powders that might be readily available I like Titegroup, HP-38/W231, AA#2, 244, and CFE Pistol (although I'm not a super fan of slow(er) powders in 9mm). HS-6 will work but it's a slow powder and to get a clean burn (and maybe better accuracy???) you're going to have to stuff the case with powder (~ 7gr of HS-6 under that 115gr bullet).
 
I've had good results with HP38/WW231 and CFEPistol.
I can't comment on a charge weight; I usually load 125 gr bullets in 9mm.
 
4n2t0 said:
Of the powders that might be readily available I like Titegroup, HP-38/W231, AA#2, 244, and CFE Pistol (although I'm not a super fan of slow(er) powders in 9mm). HS-6 will work but it's a slow powder and to get a clean burn (and maybe better accuracy???) you're going to have to stuff the case with powder (~ 7gr of HS-6 under that 115gr bullet).
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That's exactly what I've been loading, 7gr of HS-6, not because that is the max for that powder but because that is the load that is the most acceptable(or least bad) for accuracy, any lower load and the target looked like a shotgun spit.
 
IMR4320 said:
That's exactly what I've been loading, 7gr of HS-6, not because that is the max for that powder but because that is the load that is the most acceptable(or least bad) for accuracy, any lower load and the target looked like a shotgun spit.
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Some people crap all over Titegroup but it's versatile and accurate. I would start there since it's probably the cheapest and most readily available at the moment.
 
With 124gr I use Unique, CFE pistol, w231, and N320. Unique feels the best, they all shoot good, CFE is dirty but is the one I use the most and it meters well.
 
I run Titegroup and N310.

Both go bang and run similar ish (I cant tell the difference) but N310 is WAY cleaner than Titegroup if that is a consideration.
 
I use Titegroup for my 9mm loads, not because it's necessarily the highest performing, but because it's available just about anywhere, including my local Cabela's, and provides decent results.
 
Another +1 for Titegroup. It's always available, less expensive than some other powders (Also lower charge weight), and meters well. Little dirty if you're not loading it hot, but such is life.

I switched all my 9mm loads to Autocomp/CFE Pistol because I'm loading for a few guns with comps/porting, and slower powders use those more effectively. In theory. But I was happily loading all my pistol 9mm with Titegroup before that (Usually 124grain, but I've loaded 115 and 147 with no issues).
 
Scotty454 said:
Another +1 for Titegroup. It's always available, less expensive than some other powders (Also lower charge weight), and meters well. Little dirty if you're not loading it hot, but such is life.

I switched all my 9mm loads to Autocomp/CFE Pistol because I'm loading for a few guns with comps/porting, and slower powders use those more effectively. In theory. But I was happily loading all my pistol 9mm with Titegroup before that (Usually 124grain, but I've loaded 115 and 147 with no issues).
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I've been using Red Dot and N320, recently picked up a can of Accurate #5, have not tried it yet but I do like the way it meters, especially in tiny quatities like in 32 ACP.
 
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I like fast pistol powders for 9mm. Until my stash of Accurate #2 runs out, I'm sticking with AA#2 for my 115gr 9mm. Loaded up about 4000 rounds over the fall for all of the 2025 PPC matches I was going to partake in. Ha ha so I'm guessing the PPC ban was my fault for all of my reloading ;-(
 
I run CFE Pistol pretty much exclusively. because I have found a good loading for 9mm, 45acp, and 44mag so it limits the varieties of powder I need to stock. It is relatively well priced and seems to be readily available. Also, as noted above, it meters well
 
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