Henry doesn't charge hazmat fees.
Tends has it for a little under $50 per lb
Yeah tight grouo is really cheap. Rustywood in BC has it for 36$ a pound
Okay shooter; Where is that? In the valley? I think a guy i work with buys 338 winmag ammo there.
Yeah, The Irving in Middleton, also a sister store of Lequille Country Store, it has some powder/ammo in the back cabinets.
all the powder selling stores are an hour away lol
Go once or twice a year and stock up.
Too bad you don't have a Bass Pro near buy, I buy a lot of powder from them (price matched).
I don't have years and years of reloading experience but I started out using titegroup for 9mm, switched to CFE Pistol just over a year ago just to try it out and never went back. Very happy with it for my current guns. It seems cleaner also, the titegroup always left a soot ring on my brass.
My brass has always been really dirty and I'm sure its due to the Titegroup.
I did a few hundred rounds today and the front of the gun was covered in soot by the end.
To date I have used Titegroup exclusively for 9mm and I am almost out.
I have found a load thats works well in my gun and would consider just buying more Titegroup but as it is a flake type powder it is easy to spill out of the case when loading (if I pull the handle too aggressively a flake or two seem to spill out from the inertia). Not a massive deal but its got me wondering of there are any better alternatives out there.
A quick search suggests Winchester 231 or Vihtavuori N320. Are these good bets for 9mm?
I think Winchester 231 is ball powder but some say it is dirty. Vihtavuori N320 by contrast has a lot of reviews saying how clean it is. I think it is a stick style powder so I wonder if it meters well? It does seems quite a bit more pricey than Titegroup too.
If anyone has used Winchester 231 or Vihtavuori N320 I` like to hear your opinions. If it make a difference my current Titegroup load is 3.3grs with a 147gr bullet.
I don't find W231 that dirty.
I used to use Titegroup for my 9mm , switched to V N320 a few thousand rounds ago. I find it is easier to get accurate more consistent loads and seems to burn cleaner. Worth the extra cost to me.
Can you describe your testing method for accuracy between the two powders? Did you use a Ransom rest?
Darrell over at the BE forum does a ton of testing and to date he believes that TG is one of the most, if not the most, accurate powders when used to load 9mm. Here's a very small sample of his data:
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