Winchester
Winchester Super Target (WST)
Winchester's designated powder for duplicating 12-gauge AA factory target loads, and for standard-velocity handgun loads. It is specifically recommended for 45 ACP match shooting.
WST is a light-load specialist and very good at it: standard 12 gauge AA target duplication and, on the handgun side, one of the better .45 ACP match powders there is, being soft, clean, low-flash and consistent. It is fast, so it belongs in target-level loads only and has no business in heavy field shells or hot handgun loads. Within its window it is one of the more pleasant powders on this list to shoot.
- .45 ACP bullseye
- 12 gauge AA target loads
- light trap loads
Who has Winchester Super Target (WST) today
Checked October 10Out of stock at every store we track
| Store | Size | Shelf | In hand /lb | Stock |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bruno Shooters Supply$26.95 hazmat + $19.95 ship | 4 lb | $189.99 | $59.22 | 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 →
Official Winchester load data →
Specifications
| Manufacturer | Winchester |
|---|---|
| Product family | Winchester |
| Status | Currently produced |
| Application | shotshell, pistol |
| Grain form | spherical |
| Lee VMD (bulk density) | 0.1205 cc per grain · 0.54 g/cc |
| Composition | double-base |
| Temperature stable | Not marketed as temperature-stable |
| Flash suppressant | Yes |
| Burn-rate position | 23 of 198 (fastest = 1) — what this means |
| Typical cartridges | 12 Gauge, 45 ACP |
Grain shape
Spherical ball, degressive, with a small charge volume: energy out early, which is what a light target load wants, and no margin at all if you overcharge. It meters precisely, which is why bullseye and trap loaders like it.
Why geometry decides burn rate more than chemistry does: Shape Is the Product.
Winchester canister propellants are spherical BALL POWDER products made in the USA; the round kernels meter precisely through volumetric powder measures. Winchester cites consistency, clean burning and low flash and smoke. Not listed as temperature stable.
Burn rate
Fast — the fastest Winchester canister powder currently listed, in the shotshell target band.
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:
- Alliant American Select (position 20)
- Accurate Solo 1000 (position 21)
- Alliant Green Dot (position 22)
- Hodgdon Trail Boss (position 24)
- Winchester Super Handicap (position 25)
- Shooters World Clean Shot (position 26)
Sources
The specifications above come from Winchester'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.