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ReloadingRevelationsReloaders tend to be thrifty and conservative. We find something thatworks and stick with it. For example, W-W 452AA is a shotgun powderwhich also works well in the .45 ACP. I bought a bunch on sale and stillhave some on hand, even though it was discontinued years ago. I have adozen pounds of the original Hodgdon H-4831, made in WWII and soldby Hodgdon until supplies ran out in the early 1970s.It makes sense to buy in bulk, and tostick with things that work. But we don’twant to get so attached to old favoriteswe overlook some powders introducedin recent years. Alliant, makers of suchclassic powders as Bullseye and 2400,also has Power Pistol for moderatecapacity autopistol cartridges, notablythe 9mm, 10mm, .40 S&W and .357SIG. Alliant also has a new line of powderscalled Power Pro including PowerPro 300-MP for magnum handgun loads.Hodgdon has a bunch of powdersI like. I used to use a lot of HS-6 incompensated .38 Supers.H-110 is great in my .44Magnum and .454 Casullpistols. One I need to try is Titegroup.Hodgdon states it’s aneconomical, clean-burning anduniform powder with mildmuzzle report.Ramshot Zip isa f a s t - b u r n i n ghandgun powderfor target/competitionloads in cartridgessuch as .38Spl., .40 S&W and.45 ACP. RamshotTrue Blue is aversatile powderw h i c h c a nbe used inWhat’sNewandWhat’sStillCoolDave AndersonLeft: For those wanting aheavier duty single-stagepress capable of taskssuch as bullet swaging aswell as routine reloading,the Lee Classic Cast has arigid frame and compoundleverage.Hornady’sprogressiveloading tool usestheir Lock ‘n’Load feature forfast die changes.A heavy dutyand excellentmachine, builtwith typical Hornadyhigh quality.66 WWW.AMERICANHANDGUNNER.COM • MARCH/APRIL 2010