Accurate
Accurate No. 7
Aimed at high-performance semi-automatic handgun cartridges, and used as an economical option in larger magnum revolver rounds.
Specifications
| Manufacturer | Accurate |
|---|---|
| Product family | Accurate |
| Status | Currently produced |
| Application | pistol |
| Grain form | spherical |
| Composition | double-base |
| Temperature stable | Not marketed as temperature-stable |
| Burn-rate position | 58 of 198 (fastest = 1) — what this means |
| Typical cartridges | 357 SIG, 38 Super, 40 S&W, 10mm Auto, 41 Remington Magnum |
Manufacturer describes it as an intermediate-burning spherical propellant suited to a wide caliber span.
Burn rate
An intermediate handgun powder, charted between Alliant Blue Dot and Alliant Pro Reach.
Chart agreement: consistent across charts - listed in the same relative neighbourhood by every publisher that carries it Ranked by: Hodgdon, Vihtavuori, Shooters World, Wolfe/LoadData.
Powders charted near it — neighbours on the chart are not substitutes, and adjacency tells you nothing about what charge either one takes:
- Winchester 572 (position 55)
- Shooters World Major Pistol (position 56)
- Alliant Blue Dot (position 57)
- Alliant Pro Reach (position 59)
- Hodgdon Longshot (position 60)
- Alliant 410 (position 61)
Sources
Other Accurate powders
Verify the charge, not just the recipe
Good data gets you a safe starting point. It does not tell you what actually went into the case on stroke 340 — a bridged measure, a double charge, a squib. That is what an RCM Laser Powder Check is for.