What powders meter best for the 10mm with 180 gr. bullets?

[JINGWEED]

I am looking for powders that meter well with my 10mm handguns. I just bought some 800X but it's not the best for a progressive press I am told. I just bought a Dillon XL-650 and trying to find something I can trust to run on it. Any suggestions? I have been looking for Blue Dot for over a year and cannot find anything.

[sqlbullet]

I just buy what I can find that will work these days.  I have been looking for 1680 to load 300 blackout for over a year now.

[The_Shadow]

Jingweed, welcome to the forum!  While 800X doesn't meter well it is a top performer in 10mm.

Blue Dot works very well too.  But powders like LongShot, AA#7, AA#9, Power Pistol, BE-86, CFE Pistol flow much better.

Powders like the AA#7 AA#9 have been said to leak from some measures.

Best of luck!

[Denver1911]

I bought two pounds of 800x.  I am using a Hornady LnL auto-progressive.  I found that using the larger diameter rifle insert for the powder meter, it worked better than the pistol inset.  My target of 8.5 grains wound up being between 6 and 8.5 grains using the pistol one.  If I set a max throw of 8.5 on the rifle insert, I don't see throws below 8.0.  Still a terrible spread, but something I can live with for knocking over steel plates for fun.  I got this powder because it was "available" when I first got my 10mm.  I'll never buy 800x again.

[JINGWEED]

Thanks for the warm welcome Shadow. Looking forward to learning from this site. Thanks very much! Ralph

[gandog56]

I would think any kind of ball powder would meter the best. Although I have never used it, seems like Winchester 271 might be a good choice. I have a Hornady auto dispenser so I can use any kind of powder. Right now I am using Blue Dot.

[cwall64]

Here is some data I got yesterday with two powders that seem to meter well.

[PCFlorida]

I am looking for powders that meter well with my 10mm handguns. I just bought some 800X but it's not the best for a progressive press I am told. I just bought a Dillon XL-650 and trying to find something I can trust to run on it. Any suggestions? I have been looking for Blue Dot for over a year and cannot find anything.

Power Pistol for the win, meters great in my 650 and I shoot 180's and PP almost exclusively.

[shootz]

I like Power Pistol (be-86) and Silhouette. PP and BE86 are easier to find lately

[wadcutter]

I just buy what I can find that will work these days.  I have been looking for 1680 to load 300 blackout for over a year now.

Thefiringline shooting range in Westland MI has 1680 in stock. I know that probably doesn't help you much, but it wasn't there last week so maybe it'll start showing up in your parts soon.

[cwall64]

I just buy what I can find that will work these days.  I have been looking for 1680 to load 300 blackout for over a year now.

Thefiringline shooting range in Westland MI has 1680 in stock. I know that probably doesn't help you much, but it wasn't there last week so maybe it'll start showing up in your parts soon.

I have seen it at my local powder supplier, they normally only get a few one pound containers at a time and people drive for 100+ miles to pick it up!  Glad handgun powder is not like that...

[Sven]

If you want some slower loads for general plinking, Universal Clays works well and meters just fine through my Dillon.  but for full power loads, I like Longshot.