W231 4830401 157032682 2007-09-10T23:13:29Z Boris Barowski 486822 clean up using [[Project:AutoWikiBrowser|AWB]] '''W231''' is a [[smokeless powder]] manufactured by the [[Hodgdon Powder Company]] and marketed under the [[Winchester]] trade name. Hodgdon licensed the Winchester brand in January 2006, assuming all manufacturing and support responsibilities.<ref>[http://www.wwpowder.com/company/licenses.php Winchester Powders licences]</ref> Prior to this Winchester brand powders were manufactured by the [[Olin Corporation]]. W231 is commonly used in [[Cartridge (firearms)|metallic cartridge]] reloading and handloading. It is used primarily for pistol cartridges. Because of the spherical shape of the powder grains, W231 is classified a ball powder, as opposed to a stick or flake powder. ==References== <references /> ==External links== * [http://www.wwpowder.com/data/propellants/products.php#231 W231 Product Information] {{ammo-stub}}