Ramshot
Ramshot Zip
A high-volume target and practice powder for the common auto-pistol and revolver cartridges.
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 | 30 of 198 (fastest = 1) — what this means |
| Typical cartridges | 9mm Luger, 40 S&W, 45 ACP, 38 Special |
Manufacturer cites low charge weights, low recoil, low flash and minimal residue as the selling points for high-round-count shooters. Made in Belgium.
Burn rate
A fast handgun powder, charted immediately after Accurate No. 2 and just ahead of Hodgdon HP-38.
Chart agreement: consistent across the three charts that list it Ranked by: Hodgdon, Vihtavuori, Wolfe/LoadData.
Powders charted near it — neighbours on the chart are not substitutes, and adjacency tells you nothing about what charge either one takes:
- Hodgdon International (position 27)
- Vihtavuori N320 (position 28)
- Accurate No. 2 (position 29)
- Hodgdon HP-38 (position 31)
- Winchester 231 (position 32)
- Alliant 20/28 (position 33)
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.