What powder used in Winclean ammo?

[mrefaat]

Does anyone know what powder Winchester use in their winclean ammo? 9mm 40SW and 45acp?

thanks

 

[Jamie]

I think its the primer that does it more then the powder


Jamie Barkwell

 

[damndirtyape]

The primer is lead free, which doesn't have much to do with how clean the powder is. The powder is extremely clean burning; if you deprimed a fired winclean case, you'd have trouble telling it apart from an unfired case.

That said, I have no idea what the powder is. I've always assumed it's one that's generally unavailble to the public.

 

[magicchip]

I think its the primer that does it more then the powder


Jamie Barkwell

Primer aside, the powder is extremely clean burning as well. I actually experimented with this. used the powder from a winclean 40 with a WSP primer.
Hardly any powder residue left after I fired it.
I would love to know what powder is used for winclean.

 

[Canuck223]

Folks, ammo makers don't use canister grade powder for loading ammo. If they make there own powder, they will make a batch with the right general characteristics, then test it for pressure. That's it. They don't have to be as absolute with volume and burn rate.

 

[762nato]

Powder in that ammo looks like green floor sweeper, and I'd bet my left nut you can't buy it.

Andy

 

[David K]

... No doubt a proprietary brand, but I wonder if they'd respond to an e-mail inquiry for either the same or information on something similar ? ... David K.

 

[sunray]

Manufacturers don't advertise the powders they use. As mentioned, they don't use powders available to reloaders. It's highly unlikely they tell what they use when responding to an email either.

 

[beltfed]

As far as retail supplied powders, Hodgedon is now making Winchester's powders, I wonder if they are suppliers for all the powder they use in their ammunition?