Accurate
Accurate No. 9
A magnum revolver and high-pressure auto-pistol powder, chosen where high velocity and good case fill are wanted.
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 | 66 of 198 (fastest = 1) — what this means |
| Typical cartridges | 357 Magnum, 357 SIG, 10mm Auto, 41 Remington Magnum, 44 Remington Magnum, 460 S&W Magnum, 500 S&W Magnum |
Manufacturer highlights case-fill in 357 SIG and 10mm Auto, and notes it also works as an economical target-load option in the very large revolver magnums.
Burn rate
A slow handgun powder, charted just past Vihtavuori N105 and immediately ahead of Accurate 4100.
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:
- Alliant 2400 (position 63)
- Ramshot Enforcer (position 64)
- Vihtavuori N105 Super Magnum (position 65)
- Accurate 4100 (position 67)
- Alliant Steel (position 68)
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.