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Unread 10-21-2021, 12:34 PM   #1
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Default Winchester WinClean 244 Powder

Has anyone had experience with Winchester WinClean 244 powder for 9 mm/115 gr. bullet? .357 mag./158 gr. bullet? My usual powder, Power Pistol, is not available and I'm looking for available options.

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Unread 10-25-2021, 05:43 AM   #2
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Karl,

Why isn't Power Pistol available to you; as several sources list it available and in stock.

I have never heard of the powder you listed:WinClean 244. Do you know its approximate burning rate?

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Sieger,

Burn rate is similar to W 231. Here is the Hodgdon link:
https://shop.hodgdon.com/winchester/...r-winclean-244

Where is Power Pistol available?

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Karl,

About 45 days ago, I checked my three usual sources for Power Pistol powder, and they all three had it in stock. As of yesterday, they all three were, indeed, out of stock!!!

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Sieger,

Now the Win 244 is out of stock too. Until this shortage is over, I think that we are all going to get creative with our loads. Thank goodness I still have a decent supply of Blue Dot and Red Dot. Unfortunately, I passed on the opportunity to stock up on Goex black powder - now it's gone forever. Lesson learned: There is no such thing as too much gunpowder.

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I am not familiar with Win244. I wonder if it is one of those clean burning powders like CFE Pistol. I mostly use that and Win231. I'm have an adequate supply of powder, projectes and primers...only because I have really slowed down my shooting and reloading activities for the last two years.
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Karl,

If you check on the GunBroker site. there are two very good alternatives for sale at "reasonable" prices.

Ramshot's True Blue and Hodgdon's HS-6 are both listed for approximately $32.00 to $37.00 per pound. They also list Power Pistol, but at approximantly $85.00 per pound.

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Sieger,

Thanks. I never thought of looking for powder on Gunbroker. For the time being, I plan to use Blue Dot when I run out of Power Pistol.

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If it were me, and I had both Blue and Red Dot powders (which I keep a good supply of both), I would be more prone to use the Blue Dot for the 357Mag loads, and the Red Dot for the 9mm loads. Again, just my opinion.
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As I type this, Powder Valley has Winchester 244 in stock in both 1 and 8 pounds. The 1 pound containers are $26.25 and 8 pounds is $184. They only have two 8 pound containers left.
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Here's a burning rate chart that shows where Winchester 244 compares to other brands/powders...

https://imrpowder.com/wp-content/upl...rate-chart.pdf
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