.30 Carbine with Red Dot/Promo?

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Tried a search, got nothing. Anyone load .30 Carbine with Red Dot, similar to "The Load" using reduced Red Dot charges in full-size rifle loads?

Why? I have a lot of Promo and H110 is unobtanium at the moment, and has been for 11 months.

This would be for use in GI M1 Carbines.

 

[jcwit]

Not really what you are asking but 4227 is a very good powder for the 30 carbine.

The powders you list are WAY to fast! In a chart listing 173 powders by burn rate, Red Dot & Promo are listed # 10 & 11, H110 is listed at # 71, and4227 is listed as # 76.

http://www.reloadbench.com/burn.html

 

[rcmodel]

+1

You could probably find Red Dot data somewhere for the 32-20 WCF, and go from there.

But as already said, Red Dot is WAY too fast for the .30 Carbine gas system.

Especially if you want it to work as a semi-auto.

It won't work the action with any safe charge of Red Dot.

rc

 

[carbine85]

Try Lil Gun. I see it around all the time and have had good success with it. I normally use 4227 but ran out so I tried the Lil Gun.

 

[USSR]

Red Dot is much too fast. I use 2400 and 4227.

Don

 

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Is 4227 an imr powder? Thanks.

 

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Stupid question: would H4895 work?

 

[zxcvbob]

Stupid question: would H4895 work?

No, probably not, it's way too slow. AA#9 will work, or 2400, 296 (H110), or 4227. I think AA-4100 should be okay but I haven't tried it. If you're shooting this in a handgun, you can use faster powders like AA#7 or Blue Dot or Unique (not easy to find load data)

 

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Thanks... just found some 2400! woooot