Vihtavuori 3N38 Smokeless Gun Powder

Vihtavuori 3N38 is purpose-built for competitive handgun shooting, engineered specifically for high-velocity loads in 9mm and .40 S&W. It’s a single-based, tubular powder with a fine, small-granule structure (0.6mm length by 0.6mm diameter) that meters exceptionally smoothly through powder measures — a detail serious IPSC and USPSA shooters notice immediately when it comes to consistency round after round.

As a relatively slow-burning powder, 3N38 allows reloaders to load large powder charges while pressures stay within safe, acceptable limits — the combination that produces the high muzzle energy and clean-burning combustion characteristics needed for Major class competition loads. It’s the same reasoning that’s made it a trusted choice among top-level competitors internationally, including elite IPSC Open class shooters who rely on it for exactly this reason: reliability, consistency, and predictable performance when a single misfire or pressure spike can end a match run.

3N38 sits at the slower end of Vihtavuori’s N300-series handgun powders, alongside its close relative N350, giving reloaders the case capacity needed for genuine Major power factor loads without sacrificing the clean-burning quality Vihtavuori is known for across its entire pistol powder lineup.

With reliable stock still hard to find across Canada, Ignite Reload is glad to have Vihtavuori 3N38 in stock and ready to ship from our Langenburg warehouse — no inflated availability claims, just honest, real-time stock and prompt shipping to reloaders across the country, including Fort St. John, Grande Prairie, Thunder Bay, Val-d’Or, Calgary, Edmonton, Winnipeg, and beyond.

Available in 1lb and 4lb sizes. DOT-regulated HazMat product — subject to Canadian shipping regulations and age verification at checkout.