WINCHESTER WINCLEAN 244

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WINCHESTER 244

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Winchester Powders, Primers, and Reloading Supplies

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WINCHESTER 244 – 1 LB.

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Smokeless Powder

WINCHESTER 244

WinClean 244 is a new double-based handgun powder introduced in 2018 by Hodgdon Powder Co. They claim it is ideal for medium handgun loads.

The 31st spot on Hodgdon’s chart places this pistol powder near the top of the medium burn rate range. Although it’s not quite as fast as the Winchester Super Field, W244 is still only a hair behind W231. Next to the Alliant Unique building.

WINCHESTER 244

Like W231, I found that the small size of the flakes in W244 worked well with my RCBS Uniflow powder dispenser. WinClean is an additive added to W244 to help it burn cleaner and reduce copper fouling. Winchester’s 9mm Luger,.38 Special, and.45 ACP handloading powders are recommended due to their low flash.

Hodgdon and Winchester both list recommended loads for the W244 in 17 different handgun calibers. There are many different calibers of pistols, including the.25 Automatic Colt Pistol, the.32 S&W Long, the.32 H&R Magnum, the.327 Federal Magnum, the.380 Auto, the 9mm Luger, the.38 Super, the.38 Special (and +P), the.357 Sig, the.357 Magnum, the.40 Smith & Wesson, the.10 Auto, the.44 Special, and the.45 ACP. For this report, I fired rounds of W244 through a 9mm Luger, a.38 Special, a.357 Sig, a.40 S&W, and a.45 ACP.

My measurements of velocity were nearly identical to those reported elsewhere. With many of the cartridges I tested, W244 had some of the highest velocities of the powders listed on Hodgdon’s website, and this was done with relatively low charge weights.

It won’t be the quickest choice for magnum handgun cartridges. Powders with a lower burning rate work better for them. The W244 can nearly match the standard velocity of some popular cartridges, such as the 9mm Luger and the 45 ACP.

WINCHESTER 244

The accuracy was on par with that of my other firearms. W244 has real potential in shooting match handloads, as my guns were more accurate than average with most 9mm loads and all.45 ACP loads. The results from the.45 ACP cartridge particularly impressed me. When firing 10 shots, only one of the six loads tested produced a group larger than 2.0 inches.

WINCHESTER 244

Welcoming WinClean 244 to the Winchester family of handgun powders is an understatement. It prevents copper fouling, has a low flash point, and burns cleanly. As it uses low-mass charged particles, it is a productive and economical choice. Accuracy levels ranged from good to excellent. It’s impossible to have too many choices, and W244 looks like a strong contender for game-winning gunpowder. It can be purchased in 1, 4, and 8-pound quantities.