Beginner 9mm loader

This burn rate chart might be helpful, since the fast v slow powder for 9mm discussion has been brought up.
http://gsgroup.co.za/burnrates.html
I like Accurate #5. I have also used W231/HP38 & AA#2. I have not used lead in 9mm, yet; until recently the only 9mm I had was a P7. In the near future I will be working up loads w/ Ramshot Competition "and/or" Silhouette since I was given an offer I couldn't refuse on 16# of each. I say "and/or" because I have been lead to believe I will prefer Silhouette in 9mm. Ha, I knew I could find a pun to use!
 
my two favorite powders in 9mm are power pistol and cfe pistol with a slight preference for power pistol (but very slight)
 
Wow, a lot of analysis for a simple situation.
If I were loading .38, .45, and .45, (and I have) I would not see much point in shopping for a special 9mm powder.
Unique is fine.
I use HP38 for most non-magnums except powderpuffs for which I prefer Bullseye. But there have been a lot of others over the years depending on availability, price, and curiosity.
 
There seems to be more Hodgdon Universal available lately ( at least in my area ) ...and Unique is very hard to find.../ I like Universal over Unique as well. If, or when, Hodgdon changes the powder - just deal with it then - but whatever replaces it will probably have similar characteristics.

Another powder I like in those calibers is TiteGroup ...but you need to be careful with it / its Min and Max are not far apart.
 
My go to plinking 9mm is HP-38 under a 124 gr Xtreme RN plated bullet. I have been using a light load, I may bump the charge up a bit to see what it can do. I heard the rumors about this powder being discontinued, I also heard
they were false. I did just pick up a 4 pound jug of Win-231 and have a pound of HP-38 left, so I should be good for a while. Seriously, I doubt such a popular powder will be discontinued. I also picked up an 8 lb jug of BE-86 because I have been reading good things about it, plus there was just so much of it at the LGS. I have checked out a few BE-86 loads with 124 gr Xtremes, they seem to work well. I still have some more experimenting to do before I decide what charge weight I like best for 9mm.
 
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