If you could only have one smokeless powder to cover the widest range of pistol and rifle cartridges, which would you pick?

[arakboss]

I would go with imr4227.

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[P7M13]

Unique or Universal

 

[Certaindeaf]

Red Dot.
.25acp to 30-06.

 

[arakboss]

Unique or Universal

Unique would be a good one. I'd choose the 4227 because even during powder shortages it's availability is still good and price is fair in the 8 pounders.

 

[red442joe]

Trail Boss!

Joe

 

[oremike]

Nope, not going to do it. I don't make one size fits all ammo, I make the best ammo I can so that means different powders for different applications. That being said, I could see one handgun and one rifle powder as a possibility say Unique for hand guns and Varget for rifles.

 

[03A3Sporter]

2400

 

[Sfc Jack]

This is exactly what ive been trying to do.
Im on the unique 2400 bus...

 

[Bon Sauvage]

FFFg

 

[red442joe]

FFFg

ForTheWin!

Joe

 

[eb in oregon]

There is no smokeless powder that is ideal for both pistols and rifles. It's my opinion that trying to do so would only mean one or the other would be less than ideal and would be a waste of powder.

 

[JuglansRegia]

That would be a detrimental compromise, l would feel comfortable nominating CFE pistol for my handgun needs and Varget for rifle

 

[JRuby]

HS6 for pistol and IMR/H 4350 for rifle

 

[RVTECH]

Hypothetically if I COULD only have one powder it would be Unique as I am currently loading probably 80% of what I shoot with it (pistol and rifle) - and could adapt it to a few other calibers that I do NOT use it for.

I would be compromising velocity and energy but Unique can be satisfactorily used in many rifle rounds as well.

 

[GWS]

Unique
Good for pistol, shotgun or rifles

 

[Ura-Ki]

H110 or Red Dot!

 

[The Heretic]

Nope, not going to do it. I don't make one size fits all ammo, I make the best ammo I can so that means different powders for different applications. That being said, I could see one handgun and one rifle powder as a possibility say Unique for hand guns and Varget for rifles.

The only reason I could see for using one (or two) powders is for the case where SHTF and you use up most of your powders that you would use otherwise and you are left with one (or two or three) powders. I do look for powders that are versatile and can be used for a wider variety of cartridges and loads. I am not particularly interested in eking out the last little FPS from a cartridge, so I don't have a wide selection of powders.

 

[padraig]

1. Unique
2. Silhouette