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Hodgdon Powder Company · Ball

572

Winchester medium-slow pistol/shotgun ball powder.

Manufacturer
Winchester
Grain shape
Ball
Burn rank
#21
Category
Medium-Fast
Temp sensitivity
Moderate
Application
Pistol
Origin
USA
Status
Discontinued

Burn-rate position

FastestSlowest

Rank #21 on the burn-rate scale · Medium-Fast

Typical cartridges

.357 Magnum.44 Magnum12 Gauge.45 Colt

By cartridge

.357 Magnumalso used: Titegroup, N330, CSB3
.44 Magnumalso used: SP3, Winchester 571, 540
12 Gaugealso used: No. 1, BA10, CSB1
.45 Coltalso used: Bull's-Eye, Universal, HP-38

Similar burn rate

#20Power Pro 2000-MRAlliant#20Alliant UniqueAlliant#22HercoAlliant#22GM3Vectan#22Trail BossHodgdon

Supply & handling

Availability (US)
Discontinued
Shortage-prone
No
Suppressor-friendly
Yes
Flash-suppressed
No

About this powder

Winchester 572 was a medium-slow ball powder for 12-gauge field and heavy target loads, discontinued and replaced by more modern Winchester shotgun powders. Found only in older manuals.

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