I have exhausted my supply of Alliant(Hercules) Bullseye gun powder. Local supplies of this famous product that I have been using for decades have been hard to come by. At a recent match I was talking about this situation with a fellow competitor. He said that he had switched to Alliant's Power Pistol recently. Since we both shoot 230gr RNL bullets, he gave me his data for PP and recommended it highly. Local supply of PP is abundant so I stocked up and began load development. The resultant testing at Elk Neck yielded a load that was very accurate and actually cleaner than Bullseye. When I got to Elk Neck, the pistol range was being worked on and the ranger told me I could shoot my pistol on the rifle range. Now this was an unexpected bonus as I would not be limited to 50 yards! After I was satisfied with testing at 25 yards for PPC competition, I used the remaining rounds for longer range training. From 25 yards out to 50, there was only a minor visual elevation adjustment needed. With 30 rounds remaining, I pushed out to 100 yards. Firing from the prone position, I aimed at the neck of the B-27 silhouette target. While not a tight group by any means, most rounds dropped into the chest of the target. A few went into the belly and a couple missed but would definitely be classified as suppressing fire.
DECCDW, PALTCF
NRA, CMP, DLEMA
11B, 45B, 45K, 45L, 45Z, 95B
NRA, CMP, DLEMA
11B, 45B, 45K, 45L, 45Z, 95B