How far does "Power Pistol" stretch?

I do not use Power Pistol, but it is supposed to be a good powder. I use Unigue for Mich the same reason that you are looking for. I load 25acp. 380acp, 38 spl, 9mm, 40s&w, 45acp, 20 gauge, 12 gauge, and 300 blk subsonic with Unique.

I use Red Dot in 38spl, 45acp, and in my milsurp rifles. Google "the load" for info about using Red Dot in rifles.

Not used it, but have heard that Universal is just as versatile as Unique.

 

A pound of pistol powder is about, 1000 loaded pistol rounds

 

Unique gives me just about 1273 loads for my 45ar.

 

Just a tip.... always keep some Red Dot on hand.
It is a fast powder and can be used in a wide variety of calibers. It is also a bulky powder and you will typically use much less of it to load a round and get good results.

I use Red Dot in 45ACP, 38SPCL, 9mm, 7.62x51, 7,62x54, and 7.62x25 just to name a few. Red Dot also has a lighter recoil in those loads.

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I use Titegroup for .380 to 45 acp a little goes a long way. Have to be careful not much lee way between min and max though

 

I use Quick Load. I don't even look in my manuals anymore for load data.

I worked up this nice practise load for 7.62x25 using Red Dot in Quick Load:

Bullet: 110gr X-treme RNP
Powder: Red Dot x.x gr
Case: S&B
Primer: CCI SPP
COL: 1.355

The beauty of Quick Load is that you can work up your loads with pretty much every combination of powders and bullets to see what will give you what you are looking to do.

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A simple way to look at how far a powder will "stretch" is to compare more or less typical loads for a given bullet. For example, a common load for PP with a 124gr 9mm FMJ round nose is 5.3-5.5gr, while common loads with Titegroup (which I use) for that round are 4.0-4.1gr. There are 7000 grains per pound of powder, so clearly you would load more rounds with a pound of Titegroup than you would with a pound of PP. (At 5.3 and 4.0, it would be 1320 rounds versus 1750). Other characteristics of the powders may make one or another preferable for a given application. Going only on how many rounds you'd get per pound, PP is not going to get you the biggest bang for the buck (pun intended). That doesn't mean it isn't a good powder, of course.

Google powder loads for 7.62x25 and I'm guessing you'll find a place to start.

 

Came across this:

http://www.handloads.com/loaddata/default.asp?Caliber=7.62 x 25&Weight=All&type=Handgun&

Didn't see Power Pistol listed, but one way to go is (1) look at another round where you can compare these listed brands with PP; (2) pick the one that gives a powder charge identical/very close to PP;(3) use the 7.62x25 charge for that brand as your starting point for PP

 

Yeah, you're going to be doing some research I've been finding that googling for specific powders/bullets/loads brings up an assortment of forums and boards where people talk about what they are and have been using. After looking at a few of them, the data starts to converge toward something I feel okay about as a starting point. I generally down-load as well, especially for pistol.

 

I might look into Bullseye. It's pretty versatile and uses low charge weights. I'm using it for 9mm right now. It's also pretty cheap.

Power Pistol uses significantly more than Bullseye, I believe, but also develops a lot more power. I'm planning using Power Pistol for my "working" reloads and Bullseye for the practice loads.

 

I'm with SteveC, PowerPistol usually requires more power per load (in the calibers and other powders I looked at) thus not stretching as far as many other powders.

Some say PP is a bit loud and produces more flash than some other powders.
I never noticed, but I didn't load very hot.

 

Kirk you should write a Linux program for us ;-)

 

I use a lot of Bullseye and Unique,they are both pretty versatile powders.I don't know what kind of powder measuring device your using,but Unique doesn't drop very well from powder measures until you get a feel for it,like tapping the hopper a couple times etc.Bullseye on the other hand measures out beautifully consistent every time.Red Dot is also a good fast burning powder that many reloaders like.Some say the fast burning powders are to much of a danger to use because of the chance of a double charge,I say good reloading practices and attention to what you are doing will eliminate that possibility from happening! morayman.............