Is Goble's the only spot in SWO to get Titegroup?
It's the only one listed on the Hodgdon website.
Thanks.
Higginson Powders does mail order, located in ON.
Titegroup
- Thread starter cwlam3
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Higginson Powders does mail order, located in ON.
How "hot" were these loads?
I'm asking because from what I've read, Titegroup is the powder I'm looking for. I'm so new to reloading my equipment hasn't arrived yet.
I'm going to be doing a few different, mostly large volume cases, and I want to load them light. I also don't want to stock a bunch of different powders.(Sorry if I'm hi-jacking this thread)
gushulak
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Titegroup works great in most pistols. I use it in three calibers, it does burn hot, but low charge weights make it last a long time.
9mm-124gr. TMJ, 4.1gr. Titegroup=1075fps
.40S&W-180gr. TMJ 4.5gr. Titegroup=965fps
.45GAP-200gr. TMJ 4.6gr. Titegroup=900fps.
All loads using Win brass and primers, shot out of the best pistols on earth.
G17, G22 and G37 respectively.
9mm-124gr. TMJ, 4.1gr. Titegroup=1075fps
.40S&W-180gr. TMJ 4.5gr. Titegroup=965fps
.45GAP-200gr. TMJ 4.6gr. Titegroup=900fps.
All loads using Win brass and primers, shot out of the best pistols on earth.
G17, G22 and G37 respectively.
the load itself was pretty mind (I used it in 9mm and .44mag), the powder just burns hotter than any powder I've tried! (but I only used maybe 10 different powders).
Another thing I don't like about it is that it's a very fast burning powder; you get low velocity but high pressures. (I was just reading a thread on another forum about a a KB with a light 9mm TG relaod)
Also because you need very little of it per load (compared to other powders) if you double charge it it would only fill maybe 70% of the 9mm case, (even less with other calibers with bigger cases) so it would be easier to miss. For beginers I'd recommed something that fills most of the case (lower density powder) so if you so double charge the case powder will overfill.
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I just shot Titegroup for the first time tonight with .38 Spec rounds
(3.8gr Titegroup driving 164gr lead TC). Smokey powder. I dunno if I'm going to be happy with it due to the cleaning the stainless revolver from soot...
I have to agree with the small volumes. Seemed like nothing in the .38 casing.
(3.8gr Titegroup driving 164gr lead TC). Smokey powder. I dunno if I'm going to be happy with it due to the cleaning the stainless revolver from soot...
I have to agree with the small volumes. Seemed like nothing in the .38 casing.
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The smoke is from the lead bullet and lube.
If you are going to load lead boolits then you are going to get soot and carbon build up...goes with the territory. Both are caused by the lube burning off which is what you want to happen.Some lead will shave off the boolits as they jump from cylinder to forcing cone and again goes with the territory, I doubt much of the soot comes from the powder.
I found Titegroup burned hotter than I wanted and builds it's pressure slowly. A reason I think why the cases often come out scored using Titegroup. For .38 spl Bullseye, 231 and Unique have given me much better results using a variety of cast lead boolits.
Take Care
Bob
I found Titegroup burned hotter than I wanted and builds it's pressure slowly. A reason I think why the cases often come out scored using Titegroup. For .38 spl Bullseye, 231 and Unique have given me much better results using a variety of cast lead boolits.
Take Care
Bob
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See. Learn something every day. I only have experience with Universal and Titegroup for my .38's
I may have to try the rest someday.
