Clean powder for 9mm, .45acp & .38 ?

[mousegunner]

I'm looking to use up my Bullseye and try something that will work in the three calibers and be cleaner than BE.

I'd be shooting 230gr lead/coated or FMJ in .45, 115/124gr lead/coated or FMJ in 9mm, and 158gr SWC lead/coated in .38. Not looking for lots of speed just some light soft shooting loads.

I do have some Titegroup I haven't tried yet. I'd like some accurate plinking rounds and may try some IDPA again.

 

[Charliemac]

I like Titegroup for 38 spl 357, 41, 44, 45c low to mid range loads. I think it pretty clean shooting. It's good in 45acp and 9mm but I prefer other powders for them. Those would be W231 and BE-86 respectively. There are a lot of good choices out there. $.02

 

[Rocketvapor]

I like autocomp.

 

[swehrman]

Another vote for Titegroup.

-- Scott

 

[shortthroat]

w231 is a standby that isn't bad.

 

[Bruce W]

powerpistol burns considerably cleaner than 231 or titegroup in my 380 auto. It also seems more consistent

 

[msinc]

The cleanest burning powder I have ever used in a pistol is American Select.

 

[Zeke 225]

Try some 800X as I recall it was clean burn in 45acp

 

[Hino895]

Alliant E3 4.2 behind a 115-124 in 9mm spotless clean after 100 or more rds.

 

[BW64]

Titegroup!!!

BW

 

[marchboom]

231 is my choice. It is good for almost every handgun caliber with the exception of a few magnums. Also goes thru a powder measure very well.

 

[AckleymanII]

231, bullseye are like shooting dirt in your pistol they are so dirty.

AA #5 and 7 that are incredibly clean in 9's and 45's, meters like water!

Tightgroup is also clean that I shoot in 9's.

I avoid all flake powders due to how they bridge in a powder measure, one light charge, the next is heavy including Red Dot, Green Dot, Blue Dot, Unique, and 800x...Redding and RCBS uniflow measures.

 

[JMayo]

Tight group is VERY DIRTY compared to other powders imo.
But that's what I use. I've heard power pistol is a clean one.
Universal is my choice for 9 mm I don't know if that's good powder for the bigger calibers. It's a cleaner powder.

 

[pirate ammo]

I use CFE Pistol for all of them.

 

[holstil]

Clays in my 45

 

[riflewoman]

Clays or Titegroup, VV N320, WST or WSF, IMR Red are all cleaner than Bullseye. You can also clean up Bullseye by crimping your rounds harder but only so far.

 

[Rsadams]

As you can see like everything else in reloading , it's subjective.... I use Win. 231 because I have it and have a load worked up useing Berry's bullets.... I have found no powder that doesn't require a good cleaning after a box is fired....

 

[Bojo]

Power pistol in 9mm for me.

 

[Pinetreebbs]

TiteGroup is great, but I've found that using lead free primers from Fiocchi make even Unique powder burn very clean.

 

[RampedRaptor]

I also use E3 for 9mm and 45acp