Shooters World Pistol
Shooters World Ultimate Pistol
A general-purpose competition pistol propellant. Shooters World positions it for compensated race guns where round-to-round velocity consistency matters, and as a broad-coverage powder across the common auto and revolver cartridges.
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 |
| Flash suppressant | Yes |
| Burn-rate position | 39 of 198 (fastest = 1) — what this means |
| Typical cartridges | 380 ACP, 9mm Luger, 40 S&W, 38 Special, 38 Super, 45 ACP |
Lovex equivalent D036-07. Shooters World compares its burn rate to CFE Pistol and AutoComp and states the burn-rate modifier is built into the grain rather than surface-applied. Each lot is certified to ignite with both lead-free and conventional lead styphnate primers, which matters for indoor-range and lead-free programs. Contains flash suppressant. 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 pistol burn rate, between the fastest target powders and the slower semi-auto 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:
- Alliant Unique (position 36)
- Hodgdon Universal (position 37)
- Alliant Power Pistol (position 38)
- Vihtavuori N330 (position 40)
- Alliant Herco (position 41)
- Winchester Super Field (WSF) (position 42)
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.