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Hodgdon Powder Company · Ball

WSF

Winchester Super Field — medium-fast ball powder for the pistol/shotgun crossover zone.

Manufacturer
Winchester
Grain shape
Ball
Burn rank
#17
Category
Fast
Temp sensitivity
Low
Application
Pistol
Origin
USA
Status
Active

Burn-rate position

FastestSlowest

Rank #17 on the burn-rate scale · Fast

Typical cartridges

.38 Super9mm Luger.40 S&W12 Gauge.45 ACP

By cartridge

.38 Superalso used: N330, RS24, CFE Pistol
9mm Lugeralso used: No. 2, N310, Bull's-Eye
.40 S&Walso used: Bull's-Eye, Clays, Vihtavuori N320
12 Gaugealso used: No. 1, BA10, CSB1
.45 ACPalso used: No. 1, S065, RS10

Similar burn rate

#17Winchester 231Winchester#17UniversalHodgdon#17Vihtavuori N340Vihtavuori#16Vectan SP2Nobel Sport#16SP2Vectan

Supply & handling

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

About this powder

WSF (Winchester Super-Field) is a versatile medium-fast ball powder that handles both pistol cartridges and heavier 12 and 20-gauge shotshell field loads. Particularly good for 9mm +P, .40 S&W, and heavy field target loads. Meters precisely from a powder measure.

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