Best General 10mm Powder

[jonp]

I'm building a 10mm because i don't have one, haha, and was wondering what others who have reloaded for it view as the best general all around powder for cast and jwords. I have looked online, looked through the manuals etc. I have several powders on the shelf that will work including Power Pistol but was thinking someone else might have some better insight to save me time and powder which is in short supply.

[marlin39a]

I vote Hodgdon Longshot. Runs great with jacketed and cast. My favorite.

[mattw]

My favorite is the discontinued HS7. If I were out of HS7, I would look at Power Pistol or CFE Pistol. In revolvers I use 2400 and 296 in 10mm if I want max performance.

[Rick R]

Since getting back into 10mm a few years ago I’ve come to like BE-86 a lot. Meters well, allegedly flash suppressed, gets 200gr up to 1200fps in my 5” SR-1911 without drama and reasonably available. It works well in 9mm. Probably in other calibers too but I find myself hoarding it for my 10mm guns...

[BK7saum]

After getting a 10mm a few years ago, I searched the data and decided on Longshot. Meters great and gives great velocity or can be loaded a little lighter if needed.

[1006]

I like 800X, Blue Dot.

[jonp]

Longshot
BE-86
800X
CFE Pistol
Blue Dot

Gunshow this weekend so these are on the list

[seaboltm]

Blue dot because it works great in 9mm too.

[cwlongshot]

There are many so you have latitude.

My favorite is Bluedot. But I like warmer Loads. Power Pistol, #7 and Longshot are all great. 800x can be tremendous but its also easy to get outta hand so If ya choose it GO SLOW WORKING UP!!!

What do you need your 10 to do for you?

CW

[marek313]

All depends on how hot you load it. For low power I just shoot 40S&W out of my RIA 1911 in 10mm. For mid loads there are tons of powders you can use. longshot. Power Pistol, HS6 but for full loads you need something slower like #9 or 2400. I use shooters world heavy pistol which is pretty much the same as #9.

[jonp]

What do you need your 10 to do for you?

Go bang. Target and plinking, I have revolvers to hunt with and it's not going to be a carry gun for me. I don't envision top end loads for more than to see what works or to try them out, most of the shooting will be mid range or lower and majority cast.

[cwlongshot]

Id try #7, Power Pistol or Longshot.

CW

[Rick R]

Longshot
BE-86
800X
CFE Pistol
Blue Dot

Gunshow this weekend so these are on the list

Plain old Unique works too.

[gwpercle]

800X
Power Pistol
Blue Dot
Unique
AA #5
AA #7
AA #9

All of the above are quite suitable , the big question today is ...what powder can you get ?
Good luck on you hunting expedition ,
Gary

[1006]

If you are just target shooting, just use W231. It works well in the ten and is accurate.

[jonp]

I have:
231
Promo
Bullseye
HS7
Unique
Power Pistol
Titegroup and a few others.

I'm just trying to come up with a general powder to use for all around stuff.

[Evoken]

Another vote for blue dot. I like to shoot full power out of my 10. If I want softer shooting, I shoot the 40. I also use blue dot in the 40 for what it's worth.
I also like it for lighter boolits and bullets for .44 mag

[Hickok]

Bluedot in my Glock 20.

[John Boy]

http://stevespages.com/400p_3.html ... by bullet weight

[reddog81]

Plain old Unique works too.

For light and moderate loads Unique works surprisingly well. I’ve had good luck getting very accurate loads with it.