Vihtavuori Pistol
Vihtavuori N330
Vihtavuori designed N330 around the 9mm Luger and presents it as a versatile choice spanning light target work through heavier high-velocity handgun loads.
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Specifications
| Manufacturer | Vihtavuori |
|---|---|
| Product family | Vihtavuori Pistol |
| Status | Currently produced |
| Application | pistol |
| Grain form | extruded |
| Composition | single-base |
| Burn-rate position | 40 of 198 (fastest = 1) — what this means |
| Typical cartridges | 9mm Luger, 38 Special, 40 S&W, 44 S&W Special, 45 Colt |
Small cylindrical grains. Vihtavuori does not claim a decoppering additive for this one.
Burn rate
Sits in the fast-pistol band, just slower than N320 on Vihtavuori's chart.
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:
- Hodgdon Universal (position 37)
- Alliant Power Pistol (position 38)
- Shooters World Ultimate Pistol (position 39)
- Alliant Herco (position 41)
- Winchester Super Field (WSF) (position 42)
- Shooters World Auto Pistol (position 43)
Sources
Other Vihtavuori 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.