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Tightgroup vrs universal, which is cleaner

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December 14, 2019, 08:31 AM
Haveme1or2
Tightgroup vrs universal, which is cleaner
On another site I'm reading a thread that one guy who shoots ipda is talking about powders. He said bullseye & tight group are cleaner than universal.

It's been a while but I remember it being the opposite ...
Y'all clear me up some plz.
December 27, 2019, 10:01 AM
sourdough44
I’ve used all 3 of those over the years, nothing against Bullseye, but use Titegroup now for that burn speed.

Universal is a bit slower, more a ‘mid-range’ handgun powder.

I’d say also individual powders can be made to be cleaner or ‘dirtier’ with different pressure levels. So maybe some of it depends, I do like both Universal and Titegroup for suited applications.
December 27, 2019, 01:29 PM
fredj338
IT depends on the load leve. Universal at low pressures wont burn cleanly. TG & BE can both scorch the outside of the cases & leave a lot od crud in the gun as well.


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December 29, 2019, 04:16 PM
Jager
Of those two, Universal Clays (I suspect you meant Universal Clays and not Universal) is cleaner but not with low pressure loads.

Haven't used Bullseye.

That said, I use Titegroup for general practice loads. W231 is grungy, but I find it so darn useful.

9mm and 45 ACP.