Ramshot
Ramshot Silhouette
A practical-competition powder aimed at IPSC, IDPA and USPSA shooters.
The practical-shooting powder in this line - USPSA, IDPA, IPSC - sitting in the CFE Pistol speed band with low flash and clean burning, which is also why it gets pushed for indoor ranges and duty ammunition. It does its best work at real power-factor loads in 9mm, .38 Super and .40 S&W rather than at the bottom of the charge range. Meters superbly on a progressive, which is most of why competition shooters keep buying it by the jug.
- USPSA and IDPA 9mm
- 38 Super major
- 40 S&W
- high-volume progressive pistol loading
Who has Ramshot Silhouette today
Checked October 10In stock at 2 stores — lowest in hand $48.10/lb (4 lb at Lohman Arms)
| Store | Size | Shelf | In hand /lb | Stock |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lohman ArmsHazmat charged, amount not published | 4 lb | $160.95 | $48.10 est. | In stock ↗ |
| Graf & Sons$23.50 hazmat per package | 4 lb | $171.99 | $52.36 | In stock ↗ |
| Lohman ArmsHazmat charged, amount not published | 1 lb | $43.95 | $75.39 est. | In stock ↗ |
| Graf & Sons$23.50 hazmat per package | 1 lb | $47.99 | $85.44 | In stock ↗ |
| Bruno Shooters Supply$26.95 hazmat + $19.95 ship | 4 lb | $155.99 | $50.72 | Out |
“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 | Ramshot |
|---|---|
| Product family | Ramshot |
| Status | Currently produced |
| Application | pistol |
| Grain form | spherical |
| Lee VMD (bulk density) | 0.0796 cc per grain · 0.81 g/cc |
| 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 |
Grain shape
Spherical and degressive, with enough web that a working charge occupies genuine case volume - you are not looking at a thin film in the bottom of a 9mm case, which makes a double harder to hide.
Why geometry decides burn rate more than chemistry does: Shape Is the Product.
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
The specifications above come from Ramshot'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.