True Blue???

[Mr_Flintstone]

Anybody got experience with True Blue in 38/357 and/or 32 Magnum? I was thinking of trying it, but I don’t want to pay haz-mat if it doesn’t work good in those calibers.

 

[joneb]

True Blue worked well for me with 9x19 Luger. For reduced .357 Mag and upper end .38spl I have good results with Accurate #5. VV N-340 has been my go to for 38 spl. lately.

 

[GeoDudeFlorida]

Anybody got experience with True Blue in 38/357 and/or 32 Magnum? I was thinking of trying it, but I don’t want to pay haz-mat if it doesn’t work good in those calibers.

Meh. It's just okay for revolver loads in big cases. In high-pressure auto loads it's very nice. I tried it out on a heavy .38S&W load (200gr. Mk.I bullet and a calculated median charge of True Blue) and it performed fairly well - better than in an equivalent .38Spl load - but Bullseye and Red Dot are better options. True Blue seems to be partial to low head-room, but not compressed charges, and higher operating pressures. I would say it's specialty area is 9mmP and .40S&W.

 

[AJC1]

It's not a favorite but 7.2 grains behind a 180 sil bullet is good at 100 in 357 mag. 8.8 grains is accurate with the noe 154 that drops at 156 grains.... so basically a 158... I won't be buying more, I much prefer Silhouette for the same applications. 8.4 grains for the same 156 is my son's competition load for 357 mag.

 

[Walkalong]

I have a midrange.41 Mag load that’s nice. It does well, not great, (maybe didn’t try the right combination), in .32 Mag. It’s very good in 9 MM. It tends to give loe ES/SD numbers

 

[greyling22]

I'm loading subsonic light loads in 357 cases with it. Works pretty well.

 

[ddc]

It is a decent multi-cartridge pistol powder. I've used it in 38spl, 357mag, 41mag and 9mm.
I've loaded a lot of 9mm with it at around a 130 power factor.
It's a little dirty at that level but it's what I had available. It would be cleaner if loaded hotter.

 

[ArchAngelCD]

I wouldn't use True Blue for standard .38 Special loads. You might like it in +P loads.

With Ramshot powders I would use Zip instead of True Blue. It's a faster powder similar to W231/HP-38.

 

[cfullgraf]

I discovered True Blue during the shortages of 2008. I use it almost exclusively in my 9x19 ammunition these days.

I have not tried it in other cartridges as I still have an adequate supply of my favorite powder for those cartridges.

But, I’d give True Blue a go if I needed to.