Titewad powder used by anyone for 10mm or is it just too hot

[sstewart]

I picked up some Titewad because it was there and just 18.95 for lb. I know there are recipes  for .45 & 9mm. None listed for .40 or 10mm on  Hodgdon website.   It's near top of charts on burn rate so I am cautious.

[gandog56]

Titewad is really fast burning.....maybe too fast for a bigger heavy round like a 10mm. I've seen some recipes using Titegroup, but not Titewad.

[sstewart]

I use titegroup for 10mm now. 6gr on 165 Rainer. Those are good for target practice.
I am concerned about pressure issues. 45 will work with titewad. But case volume is much larger than 10mm.

[sqlbullet]

Too fast.  I can only find one reference to it with 10mm.  Apparently the guy shooting it found a second benefit.  The cartridges auto-deprimed.  (That is very bad for anyone not familiar with reloading and pressure signs).

[sstewart]

That's what I was afraid of.

[sybo]

I've used Titewad and Titegroup both, no problem at the bottom end, don't go too hot though, they can spike easy.

[The_Shadow]

While most powders can work at a specific charge weight, the yield may not be optimum or the cartridge and projectile weight.
That being said Titewad (being plenty fast and bulky) and Titegroup (being slow and dense) fall into this for 10mm use.

[gandog56]

Well, Titewad was designed for shotgun loads. Now while there are quite a few pistol applications using shotgun powders, (Red Dot and Blue Dot come to mind right off) I've just never seen many pistol recipes for Titewad.

[sstewart]

Anybody have a recipe for 10 mm with red dot.

[The_Shadow]

I use 5.5 grains of Red Dot with the 175 gr cast.  You can find loads listed for the 40S&W and use that data, but Red Dot is a fast powder and pressure builds fast.  The powder works but is not the best suited for higher velocities, great for target.

[gandog56]

I use Blue Dot right now for my 10mm, because I managed to score a 5 pound jug of it. I've also seen Green Dot recipes, but no Red Dot.

[Pablo]

I got a free 1# of Titewad. Probably will use it for .45ACP. Seems most of my good 10mm powders suck at .45ACP, so that's a good thing.

[my_old_glock]

I dislike TiteWad. It has a label that looks similar to TiteGroup: It has dollar bills on the label and the word "tite." One time I loaded some cartridges with TW using TG data. I figured out I made a mistake before using them in a gun. I ended up tossing the loads in the garbage. The similarities of TG and TW labels are an accident waiting to happen.


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[Pablo]

I dislike TiteWad. It has a label that looks similar to TiteGroup: It has dollar bills on the label and the word "tite." One time I loaded some cartridges with TW using TG data. I figured out I made a mistake before using them in a gun. I ended up tossing the loads in the garbage. The similarities of TG and TW labels are an accident waiting to happen.


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Since I don't have any Tite Group and NEVER have two powders out, I will remain vigilant.

[Taterhead]

EDIT: I removed my original post after considering the fact that guys might take advice and load Titewad in a 10mm case. Just because I might be inclined to have a go under certain circumstances doesn't mean it is a practice that should be generally followed.