What powder is S&B using for their x39?

[tabascoz28]

I'm not even going to tumble this. And maybe if all the powders for rifle and pistol are this clean it will greatly decrease cleaning time.

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[Waldog]

A factory does not reveal what powder they use for their ammo. It usually is not a "canister powder" available to reloaders.

[justMike]

from what I have heard, if you want clean cases after firing, a good bet is Vihtavuori powders. Not cheap though.

https://www.vihtavuori.com/reloading-data/rifle-reloading/?cartridge=85

[slayer61]

I'm not sayin' you'll find it, but if you want to look at close up, clear pictures of MANY types of powder, look into https://www.ilrc.ucf.edu/powders/sam...hp?powder_id=1

[tabascoz28]

Company owned by CBC (Brazilian) since 2009 and based in Czech Republic. VV is in Finland, maybe it's cheaper for them to do a deal. They are still reasonably cheap pre 2020. I see SB 9mm all the time.

And maybe for the civilians they jack up the price. I know that Lapua uses VV for their .338 loads. Never used them, wonder if they come out cleaned after shooting also. ha ha

[tabascoz28]

I'm not sayin' you'll find it, but if you want to look at close up, clear pictures of MANY types of powder, look into https://www.ilrc.ucf.edu/powders/sam...hp?powder_id=1

Finally now I don't have to hunt down pictures of the powder taken by other people. Thanks.

[tabascoz28]

But according to the FBI, W296 and H110 are different. W having one extra (4-nitrodiphenylamine). Data from 2005

[divingin]

from what I have heard, if you want clean cases after firing, a good bet is Vihtavuori powders. Not cheap though.

https://www.vihtavuori.com/reloading.../?cartridge=85

Vit powder burns very clean in my 6BR.

Where Varget requires 2-3 wet patches to come out a light gray, and RL-15 takes 3-5, N140 and N133 usually clean up by the 2nd patch. It's a little more expensive; not a whole lot more when you amortize the cost over the number of rounds.

No experience with VV pistol powders.

[Fat Albert]

If it's ball powder my bet would be on Lovex or PB Clermont.

[Divernhunter]

some of you do not seem to understand that the big manufactures use powder that is not a "canister" powder that we can buy.
It MAY look like one but it is not. Also over time you can find ball or stick powder in the brass of the same load from the manufacture. They buy a bulk powder and then load to a specific pressure and FPS. Different lots of ammo may have different powders in them.

The only ammo that was ever loaded with a real canister powder was some of the early 264win mag ammo and it used IMR7828. This is the only one I have ever heard of using canister type powder

[hambam105]

Cartridge powder type and powder weight is a trade secret.

If & When someone gives you specifics then he is either a liar or a trader.

[alland]

But according to the FBI, W296 and H110 are different. W having one extra (4-nitrodiphenylamine). Data from 2005

According to Hodgdon, the company that markets both of them, W296 and H110 are the same powder. Only the label on the container is different.

[shamrock12]

According to Hodgdon, the company that markets both of them, W296 and H110 are the same powder. Only the label on the container is different.

Probably was an old data. A buddy of mine told me they have been the same since around mid 2000s. Those tests must have been done just before they both became common.