Vihtavuori powders question - The Firearms Forum

dammitman · 02-14-2010, 11:14 AM

i have been handloading 45 winchester magnum rounds now for several months and settled on using 15 grains of blue dot for all jacketed bullets in 230, 240, 250 and 260 grain. i have cronographed all of them and it seems that 15 grains of blue dot really works well for every weight. i am shooting them thru a LAR grizzly. anyways i have some load data for using Vihtavuori powders and am wondering what the cleanest burning one would be? here are the types i have load data for,,,,,
VV-N350
VV-3N37
VV-N105
VV-N110

i only ask because as we all know, some powders are much dirtier than others and unless they perform really well, why mess up a perfectly good pistol!
so any info on your experience with those powders in any magnum round like 44 would be appreciated, i say 44 magnum because the data for 44 magnum and 45 magnum is very similar, so your xperience with it in a 44 round would more than likely be helpful!

dammitman · 02-14-2010, 07:07 PM

doesnt anyone use this brand of powder? i guess i wont either, its rather expensive and i would have thought that after all day someone would have some comment on it.

The_Rifleman · 02-15-2010, 12:17 AM

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Originally Posted by dammitman

doesnt anyone use this brand of powder? i guess i wont either, its rather expensive and i would have thought that after all day someone would have some comment on it.

I use VIHT N-135 in my 30-30 and VIHT N-110 in my 357 for 357 loads. They clean up well for me.

And in all fairness, you specified use in only 2 cartridges.

Bindernut · 02-16-2010, 08:49 AM

I've never used VV powders in any pistol cartridges.
I have used some of their stuff in rifle cartridges though (N-160 and N-165 in .25-06 and 6.5x55).

Can't say anything bad about the brand as a whole from my little experience...except as you mentioned it is a bit harder to find locally.

02-14-2010, 11:14 AM	#1
dammitman V.I.P. Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 241	Vihtavuori powders question i have been handloading 45 winchester magnum rounds now for several months and settled on using 15 grains of blue dot for all jacketed bullets in 230, 240, 250 and 260 grain. i have cronographed all of them and it seems that 15 grains of blue dot really works well for every weight. i am shooting them thru a LAR grizzly. anyways i have some load data for using Vihtavuori powders and am wondering what the cleanest burning one would be? here are the types i have load data for,,,,, VV-N350 VV-3N37 VV-N105 VV-N110 i only ask because as we all know, some powders are much dirtier than others and unless they perform really well, why mess up a perfectly good pistol! so any info on your experience with those powders in any magnum round like 44 would be appreciated, i say 44 magnum because the data for 44 magnum and 45 magnum is very similar, so your xperience with it in a 44 round would more than likely be helpful! -->

02-14-2010, 07:07 PM	#2
dammitman V.I.P. Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 241	Re: Vihtavuori powders question doesnt anyone use this brand of powder? i guess i wont either, its rather expensive and i would have thought that after all day someone would have some comment on it.

02-16-2010, 08:49 AM	#4
Bindernut Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: ND, USA Posts: 2,447	Re: Vihtavuori powders question I've never used VV powders in any pistol cartridges. I have used some of their stuff in rifle cartridges though (N-160 and N-165 in .25-06 and 6.5x55). Can't say anything bad about the brand as a whole from my little experience...except as you mentioned it is a bit harder to find locally.