Nammo · Flake
Vihtavuori N340
Medium handgun powder suited to 9mm major power factor loads and .40 S&W IPSC competition.
- Manufacturer
- Vihtavuori
- Grain shape
- Flake
- Burn rank
- #17
- Category
- Pistol Medium
- Temp sensitivity
- Low
- Application
- Pistol
- Origin
- Finland
- Status
- Active
Burn-rate position
FastestSlowest
Typical cartridges
.357 Magnum, .357 SIG, .38 Special, .38 Super, .40 S&W, .44 Magnum, .44 Special, .45 ACP, .45 Colt, 10mm Auto, 7.62x25mm Tokarev, 9mm Luger, 9x23mm Winchester
By cartridge
.357 Magnum also used: N310, Vihtavuori N320, Titegroup
.357 SIG also used: N350, WAP, Vihtavuori 3N37
.38 Special also used: No. 1, CSB1, BA10
.38 Super also used: Vihtavuori N320, N330, RS24
.40 S&W also used: Bull's-Eye, Clays, Vihtavuori N320
.44 Magnum also used: Vihtavuori N320, RS36, SP3
.44 Special also used: Vihtavuori N320, N330, Universal
.45 Colt also used: Bull's-Eye, Vihtavuori N320, N330
10mm Auto also used: Vihtavuori N320, IMR Hi-Skor 800X, CFE Pistol
7.62x25mm Tokarev also used: Vihtavuori N320, Vihtavuori 3N37, Vihtavuori 3N38
9mm Luger also used: No. 2, N310, Bull's-Eye
Similar burn rate
Supply & handling
- Availability (US)
- Moderate
- Shortage-prone
- No
- Suppressor-friendly
- Yes
- Flash-suppressed
- No
About this powder
N340 is widely used in Vihtavuori's pistol powder lineup for European IPSC competition. It covers the full range of popular service pistol calibers — 9mm, .40 S&W, .45 ACP — with a burn rate that works well at both minor and major power factor for 9mm.