hornadylnl
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I'm looking for the best powder to use for 40 s&w and 45acp. I'm going to load 180 gr. hornady xtp/hp's for the 40 and 230 gr. hornady xtp/hp's for the 45. My Lee manual shows that Green dot will work for both. I'm wanting to load these close to max for defense rounds.
I'm not a big fan of flake powders. Is green dot a flake type powder? It seems to me that you would get a lot more variance with flake because it would be more likely to compact in your measure. Is there a resource out there that lists all powders by their type, ie extruded, ball, and flake? I understand what extruded powder is. It is longer than it is round. What exactly is ball powder? Is it just round like shot? The only powders I have used so far are surplus 4895, varget, clays, and bullseye. Thanks in advance for any help.
I'm not a big fan of flake powders. Is green dot a flake type powder? It seems to me that you would get a lot more variance with flake because it would be more likely to compact in your measure. Is there a resource out there that lists all powders by their type, ie extruded, ball, and flake? I understand what extruded powder is. It is longer than it is round. What exactly is ball powder? Is it just round like shot? The only powders I have used so far are surplus 4895, varget, clays, and bullseye. Thanks in advance for any help.