Ultimate Pistol
This pistol propellant has no reloading powder exact equivalent. It is faster in burn rate than Accurate® No.5, and slower in burn rate than Accurate® No.2. It is comparable in burn rate to CFE Pistol and Auto Comp, but it has superior consistency in charge weight drops through a volumetric charger. This fact makes Ultimate Pistol a logical choice for competitive shooters, where consistent velocities through a compensated pistol are required to win.
From a competition standpoint, the burn rate modifier of Ultimate Pistol is incorporated within the propellant grain, and will provide more reliable ignition and consistency in velocity, than other propellants of this burn rate. Its flash suppressant prevents blinding fireballs in low-light conditions, aiding to shooters comfort and rapid re-acquisition of sight picture and target.
Each lot of Ultimate Pistol is designed, tested, and certified to work with BOTH lead-free and standard lead styphnate primers. Lead-free primers are notoriously poor at igniting even standard propellants. Thus, this propellant has been designed to ignite even under the most trying of combinations. This stringent requirement ensures that loaders will benefit from assurances of reliable ignition.
It is perhaps the most versatile of all pistol propellants across the .380 Auto, 9mm Luger, .40 Smith and Wesson, .38 Special, 38 Super, and .45 Automatic calibers.
The gas generation rate of this propellant should enable 9mm Luger, .380 Automatic, .45 Auto, .38 Super, and .40 S&W loaders to reach “self defense” velocities, while maintaining reasonable pressure levels. Thus we call this one propellant “Ultimate”, for its ability to meet the needs of both light loads, and “full-up” SAAMI-spec self-defense ammunition.
The density of Ultimate Pistol is approximately 0.92 grams/cc. It contains a level of flash suppressant, which aids in visual comfort to the shooter. It’s spherical geometry assures highly consistent powder drops, when making rounds on a progressive loader.