Lindcott Armory Hodgdon Powder Company · Ball
540
Medium-speed Winchester ball powder for the magnum pistol and target shotshell zone.
- Manufacturer
- Winchester
- Grain shape
- Ball
- Burn rank
- #19
- Category
- Fast
- Temp sensitivity
- Moderate
- Application
- Pistol
- Origin
- USA
- Status
- Discontinued
Burn-rate position
FastestSlowest
Typical cartridges
By cartridge
.357 Magnumalso used: Titegroup, N330, CSB3
.44 Magnumalso used: SP3, Winchester 571, RS36
.38 Superalso used: N330, RS24, CFE Pistol
Similar burn rate
Supply & handling
- Availability (US)
- Discontinued
- Shortage-prone
- No
- Suppressor-friendly
- Yes
- Flash-suppressed
- No
About this powder
Winchester 540 was a medium-fast ball powder for pistol and shotgun applications, discontinued in favor of WSF and other products. Found primarily in older reloading manuals. Not currently in production.