Opinions on Alliant Power Pistol

Looking at all the cartridges you load for ... and considering you can get power pistol for $26 per pound ... power pistol is just below Unique on the burn rate chart and we know how useful Unique is in mid-range and upper loads .
High performance , fast burning , consistent , economical and accurate is how Alliant describes it ... even if it is a little flashy ... I would be all over as much as I could get my hands on .
There is plenty of data in newer reloading manuals and Alliant's reloading Data center on line .
I haven't tried power pistol yet ... but I still have a good supply of Unique stashed !
But I like that $26 price tag !!!
Gary
 
I use both Power Pistol and BE-86. The latter is the better powder: controlled flash and More Energetic than PP. Speer load data shows the higher velocities for BE-86 (which I stocked up on).
 
Sevens said:
Are you certain?

I’ve been through many pounds of this stuff and they’ve never offered it in an 8-pounder since I’ve been buying it. I’ll admit I first bought the stuff around 2000 or maybe 2001.
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It is still on my reloading rack. I’m working through my last two one pounders and have the 8 pounder next to them. The PP keg is noticeably taller than the Hodgdon kegs.
 
I shot lots of Power Pistol in 9 mm, 45 ACP and 10 MM in both handgun and carbines. People say it flashy, but honestly I've never noticed, but I don't shoot much in the dark or during twilight hours.

It's one of my favorite powders for those calibers and has produced very accurate loads. I bought a lot of it when it was in the $30 range, and I'm glad I die, as it $50 a lb. locally these days. I'll have to check into the BE-86 as it much cheaper.
 
I just returned from overseas and did my first "restock" of desperation list items. Found Genix LR primers and snapped up a single box of 1,000; I don't especially like them but they are better than nothing. Scored Reloder 10x and 15 from PV--haven't seen those available in a loooooooong time but good grief they are expensive. H1000--indispensable for my big magnums--is also available for the first time in years--but at a very steep price. I did check my stock of power pistol and have a 4 pounder that I bought last year I believe.
 
res45 said:
I shot lots of Power Pistol in 9 mm, 45 ACP and 10 MM in both handgun and carbines. People say it flashy, but honestly I've never noticed, but I don't shoot much in the dark or during twilight hours.

It's one of my favorite powders for those calibers and has produced very accurate loads. I bought a lot of it when it was in the $30 range, and I'm glad I die, as it $50 a lb. locally these days. I'll have to check into the BE-86 as it much cheaper.
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Same experience. When I’m shooting I don’t notice the flash. But watching someone else shoot it the flash is very noticeable. I may have to try loading closer to max charge weight. My loads are always several tenths grains below max mainly to not beat my guns up anymore than necessary. It would be interesting to see if max charges burn more thoroughly or slightly less powder than I currently use?
 
Sportsman's Warehouse has Power Pistol in 4 lb jugs for $175 each if you have one close to you.
I use it in a variety of calibers and have liked it from the beginning. I don't notice the flash but I'm usually loading it in .357 Mag and loading under the minimum load from Alliant.
I have a lot of BE-86 also, I buy it in 8lb jugs but the last one I bought is hot and I'm in process of getting it tested now. I'm getting Alliant's Max published velocity with their starting charge in 9mm.
I have found out that with Power Pistol I can load under minimum and still have a very accurate load, and no flash to speak of with 158gr bullets.
 
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