anyone use HP-38 for 9mm or 45acp - The Firearms Forum

striker56 · 09-30-2008, 10:20 AM

Not much to choose from in neighborhood store for powders. I chose HP-38 to load both my 9mm and 45acp. Not much of a powder charge in 45acp, lot's of room in the case. Just wondering if anyone uses it in their 45acp.

NuJudge · 09-30-2008, 05:37 PM

HP-38 is the same thing as 231, which I have shot a virtual ton of in the .45acp, and in the 9mm. My recollection is that the one has 'taggants', and the other does not.

CDD

LDBennett · 10-01-2008, 06:42 AM

HP-38 is Hodgdon's Winchester 231. I think Winchester makes it for them (???). Hodgdon, I believe, makes no powder themselves but buy from powder manufacturers around the world. Recently they bought some powder companies but the name on the bottles is still the original companys'.

I use either in 45 ACP all the time. I load them at 5.6 grains for 230 gr RN FMJ bullets. Works in my 1911, my CZ and my Witness just fine. HP38 (alias for Win 231) is a universal powder for most handgun cartridges, both big and little. At least that's the way I use it. It minimises my powder stores, plus it works well in all cartridges that I have tried it in.

LDBennett

striker56 · 10-02-2008, 06:29 AM

Thanks LD, I've just started reloading and wanted a powder to use in both my 9mm and 45acp. Loaded some 9mm and they worked fine. Loaded a few 45acp and have not tried them, 4.3 grns. Same powder charge as my 9mm, shooting 125 jhp in the 9 and 230 fmj in the 45.

09-30-2008, 10:20 AM	#1
striker56 Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Katy TX Posts: 4	anyone use HP-38 for 9mm or 45acp Not much to choose from in neighborhood store for powders. I chose HP-38 to load both my 9mm and 45acp. Not much of a powder charge in 45acp, lot's of room in the case. Just wondering if anyone uses it in their 45acp. -->

09-30-2008, 05:37 PM	#2
NuJudge Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 38	Re: anyone use HP-38 for 9mm or 45acp HP-38 is the same thing as 231, which I have shot a virtual ton of in the .45acp, and in the 9mm. My recollection is that the one has 'taggants', and the other does not. CDD

10-01-2008, 06:42 AM	#3
LDBennett Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Hesperia, CA Posts: 5,714	Re: anyone use HP-38 for 9mm or 45acp HP-38 is Hodgdon's Winchester 231. I think Winchester makes it for them (???). Hodgdon, I believe, makes no powder themselves but buy from powder manufacturers around the world. Recently they bought some powder companies but the name on the bottles is still the original companys'. I use either in 45 ACP all the time. I load them at 5.6 grains for 230 gr RN FMJ bullets. Works in my 1911, my CZ and my Witness just fine. HP38 (alias for Win 231) is a universal powder for most handgun cartridges, both big and little. At least that's the way I use it. It minimises my powder stores, plus it works well in all cartridges that I have tried it in. LDBennett

10-02-2008, 06:29 AM	#4
striker56 Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Katy TX Posts: 4	Re: anyone use HP-38 for 9mm or 45acp Thanks LD, I've just started reloading and wanted a powder to use in both my 9mm and 45acp. Loaded some 9mm and they worked fine. Loaded a few 45acp and have not tried them, 4.3 grns. Same powder charge as my 9mm, shooting 125 jhp in the 9 and 230 fmj in the 45.