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Accurate TCM
Developed as the canister-grade powder for the 22 TCM cartridge, and also supported for hunting-weight loads in large revolver cartridges.
A purpose-built powder - it exists because Armscor needed a canister propellant for the 22 TCM, and that is the job it does. It is also supported for hunting-weight loads in the large revolver cartridges, including .45 Colt data that belongs only in guns rated for the higher pressure. Outside 22 TCM almost nobody loads it, so expect to work from Hodgdon's dedicated data sheet rather than shared experience.
- 22 TCM
- hunting loads in 41 Remington Magnum
- high-pressure 45 Colt in rated guns
Who has Accurate TCM today
Checked October 10In stock at 2 stores — lowest in hand $50.89/lb (5 lb at Graf & Sons)
| Store | Size | Shelf | In hand /lb | Stock |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Graf & Sons$23.50 hazmat per package | 5 lb | $216.99 | $50.89 | In stock ↗ |
| Lohman ArmsHazmat charged, amount not published | 1 lb | $24.95 | $56.39 est. | In stock ↗ |
| Graf & Sons$23.50 hazmat per package | 1 lb | $46.99 | $84.44 | In stock ↗ |
“In hand” is the shelf price plus that store’s hazmat fee and shipping, spread over one container. Stock is checked once a day — confirm on the store’s page before ordering. Compare all powders →
Specifications
| Manufacturer | Accurate |
|---|---|
| Product family | Accurate |
| Status | Currently produced |
| Application | pistol |
| Grain form | spherical |
| Lee VMD (bulk density) | 0.0787 cc per grain · 0.82 g/cc |
| Composition | double-base |
| Temperature stable | Not marketed as temperature-stable |
| Burn-rate position | 62 of 198 (fastest = 1) — what this means |
| Typical cartridges | 22 TCM, 357 Magnum, 41 Remington Magnum, 45 Colt |
Grain shape
Spherical and slow for a handgun powder, so it meters cleanly and fills the small bottlenecked TCM case; the thick web is what puts it down in the 2400 and 410 speed neighbourhood.
Why geometry decides burn rate more than chemistry does: Shape Is the Product.
Created through a Western Powders partnership with Armscor International for the 22 TCM. Hodgdon publishes a dedicated TCM data sheet alongside the online data centre. Note the 45 Colt data is high-pressure data intended only for firearms rated for it.
Burn rate
A slow handgun powder, charted between Alliant 410 and Alliant 2400.
Chart agreement: consistent, but single-publisher - ranked only by Hodgdon (and echoed by the Wolfe/LoadData compilation). No second manufacturer's chart carries it, so the position is uncorroborated. Ranked by: Hodgdon, 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 Pro Reach (position 59)
- Hodgdon Longshot (position 60)
- Alliant 410 (position 61)
- Alliant 2400 (position 63)
- Ramshot Enforcer (position 64)
- Vihtavuori N105 Super Magnum (position 65)
This powder is obscure enough in the US that its practical character is thinly documented. The note above is deliberately short rather than padded.
Sources
The specifications above come from Accurate's own published documentation, linked below. The two “RCM's read” sections are ours, not theirs — our assessment of what this powder is like to load, drawn from its published characteristics and from what handloaders consistently report. No manufacturer endorses them and no source below backs them. If you think we have one wrong, tell us — we would rather fix it.