Shooters World Pistol
Shooters World Auto Pistol
A higher-density, relatively slow-burning spherical pistol powder pitched at reliably cycling semi-automatic pistols, covering defensive, competition and practice ammunition. Shooters World also cites it for subsonic pistol-caliber carbine loads.
Official Shooters World load data →
Specifications
| Manufacturer | Shooters World |
|---|---|
| Product family | Shooters World Pistol |
| Status | Currently produced |
| Application | pistol |
| Grain form | spherical |
| Composition | double-base |
| Burn-rate position | 43 of 198 (fastest = 1) — what this means |
| Typical cartridges | 9mm Luger, 357 SIG, 380 ACP, 40 S&W, 45 ACP, 44 Special, 45 Colt, 357 Magnum |
Lovex equivalent D036-03. Shooters World places it in the same general burn-speed neighborhood as Longshot, HS-6, Accurate No. 5 and Ramshot Silhouette. Meters well volumetrically. Shooters World deliberately keeps the Lovex designation on the label so European Lovex data and US SAAMI data can be cross-referenced; the name-to-number table is published on the Shooters World Lovex reloading-guide page.
Burn rate
Medium-slow for a pistol powder; slower than typical target powders.
Chart agreement: consistent across the charts that list it; carried by only 2 of the charts consulted Ranked by: 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:
- Vihtavuori N330 (position 40)
- Alliant Herco (position 41)
- Winchester Super Field (WSF) (position 42)
- Vihtavuori N340 (position 44)
- Alliant BE-86 (position 45)
- Accurate No. 5 (position 46)
Sources
Other Shooters World 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.