Ramshot
Ramshot Silhouette
A practical-competition powder aimed at IPSC, IDPA and USPSA shooters.
Specifications
| Manufacturer | Ramshot |
|---|---|
| Product family | Ramshot |
| Status | Currently produced |
| Application | pistol |
| Grain form | spherical |
| Composition | double-base |
| Temperature stable | Not marketed as temperature-stable |
| Burn-rate position | 51 of 198 (fastest = 1) — what this means |
| Typical cartridges | 9mm Luger, 38 Super, 40 S&W, 45 ACP |
Manufacturer states it has a low flash signature and burns cleanly, which is why it is also put forward for indoor-range and law-enforcement use. Made in the USA.
Burn rate
A medium handgun powder, charted just past Hodgdon CFE Pistol and ahead of Vihtavuori 3N37.
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 AutoComp (position 48)
- Hodgdon CFE Pistol (position 49)
- Ramshot True Blue (position 50)
- Vihtavuori 3N37 (position 52)
- Vihtavuori N350 (position 53)
- Vihtavuori 3N38 (position 54)
Sources
Other Ramshot 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.