9MM

9 MM Pistol Powders

Click on each Powder picture to see detailed explainations, video, load data, shot groupings and more! We tested over 30 powders that can be used for 9MM.

Vihtavuori 3N37

Similar to Ramshot Silhouette

Hodgdon HS-6

Excellent all around powder

Hodgdon CFE Pistol

Excellent all around powder

Vihtavuori N340

Bulky stick powder, great for 9 MM

Ramshot True Blue

This is a top choice in 9 MM

Vihtavuori N330

All around good 9MM Powder

Hodgdon Titegroup

The economical competition powder

Ramshot Silhouette

This is a top choice for 9 MM

Accurate #5

Very fine powder, dense.

Accurate #7

Slower Powder than most others here, very dense powder

Winchester Autocomp (WAC)

Very similar to CFE Pistol in performance

Alliant BE-86

Similar to Power Pistol, but multitudes less muzzle flash

Lovex D037.1

Similar to Accurate #7, a slower 9 MM pistol powder. Very dense, alot fits in case

Vihtavuori N350

Similar to 3N37 in performance, but larger stick, so less fits in case

Alliant Unique

One of the most popular Pistol powders in the world, but is it good for 9 MM?

Alliant Bullseye

A faster pistol powder that requires smaller charges

Alliant Blue Dot

Perfect for beginner reloaders in 9MM

Vihtavuori N320

The premium competition powder

Alliant Power Pistol

The high performance powder..

Accurate #2

A fast burning powder

Lovex D032

A fast burning powder

Alliant Herco

Used to be favored 9MM performance

IMR Blue

Slower burning powder

IMR Target

A fast burning competition powder

Lovex D036-07

All around 9MM powder

Winchester 244

Fast burning, copper reducer

Alliant Sport Pistol

Fast burning popular powder

Hodgedon HP38

Fast burning pistol powder

Winchester 572

Slower burning pistol powder

Hodgdon 800X

Slower burning pistol powder

Alliant Red Dot

Fast burning pistol powder

IMR Red

Fast burning pistol powder

Nobel Sport Vectan A0

Slower Burning Bulky Powder

VV 3N38

"very" slow burning pistol powder

Nobel Sport Vectan BA9

Medium to slower burning pistol powder

American Reloading No. 2

Faster burning, like Sport Pistol

9 MM Pistol Powder Comparison Tests

You want to know about 9 MM Major? Minor? You want to know what a good "fast powder" is? You want to know about slower powders? How does X powder stack up against X powder? This section shows you A LOT of information about 9 MM powders and how they compete against each other using the same brass, same bullet, same OAL, same primer, same gun, same day, same conditions..the only thing that is different is the powder. When we say same bullet, same case, same primer, what we mean is each case/bullet/primer is weighed to be within generally ~.04 grains and only those are used. This is our control, to maximize uniformity.

Performance Summary

All Powders compared, general summary comparison

Defense type loads

Lets take a look at some popular powders in a defense load...

9 MM Major (Open Class)

Here is a whole bunch of "slower burning" powders loaded to 165+ Power Factor using 124 Grain Bullets

Suppressed

Which powder doesn't have a lot of powder blowback and burns more fully so you don't get soot or residue all over red dot or your face?

9 MM Minor (Fast Powders)

How do all these compare at ~130 Power Factor using 124 and 147 grain bullets?

Video

Flash Signature - check bottom of all the pistol powder pages like HERE

Federal HST, Speer G2, XTP, Gold Dot & V-Crown

Pulled commercial bullets..lets go...

The "BEST" 9MM All around powder is?