Reloading with BE 86

[hunter966]

Has anyone done a little reloading with BE 86 in say .44 Special/Magnum, .41 Magnum or .45 Colt?

I was told it’s pretty similar to Unique but burns cleaner.

 

[Hangfire]

I haven't tried BE-86 in any of the calibers you mentioned but Alliant shows data for them on their reloading page.....just click on the caliber that you're interested in.

https://www.alliantpowder.com/reloaders/Powder.aspx?powderid=38

 

[Shadowrider]

I haven't in the calibers you mention, but I've burned a few pounds of it in 9mm. It's a really good powder. If I could only have a single handgun powder for handgun calibers, it would be BE86 that I'd want. It will load about any caliber and do a decent job in all of them.

 

[DDriller]

Same velocity as Blue Dot in a 10mm without all the flash.

 

[Derek Chambers]

i load be-86 in my 45 colt for my taurus judge i load 7.8-8.0 gr for 250gr lead cast bullet with a slight crimp

 

[Rez Exelon]

I've not tried in those caliber but this was from a test last weekend where I did a 18 round group at 15 yards from a CZ scorpion in 9mm. Im happy with it.

 

[dennishoddy]

Same velocity as Blue Dot in a 10mm without all the flash.

And the inverse temperatures associated with that powder.