Vodoun da Vinci
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Getting back to reloading, I have been buying books and compiling recipes for the caliber I want to reload and laying in supplies like powder, bullets, primers, brass, and dies to concoct the recipes I have.
I used Alliant Unique in the past and have recipes from loading manuals for .32 ACP using this powder again and found/purchased a single pound to begin working up loads starting with known safe loads and reducing by 10% like I did "back in the day".
A Gun Buddy at work has a father in law who was an avid reloader and the gentleman has set aside reloading due to advanced age and failing eyesight....long story short short, he has oodles of Alliant Blue Dot on hand, recently purchased (well, 18 months ago...) to the tune of perhaps 10 pounds!
My question is how to I recalculate my recipes to use Blue Dot? None of the book data I have includes recipes for Blue Dot in .32 ACP but as stated before I have a number of recipes for Unique. I have some gathered data for heavier bullets using Blue Dot for .32 ACP and, generally speaking, the charges are a bit heavier than comparable loads for .32 ACP.
I realize the burn rates and density etc. of the powders are vastly different but I also know that Blue Dot has been used successfully in this caliber...is there a conversion chart? What data can I use to modify the recipes and where do I get it?
Thanks in Advance for any and all help and opinons offered!
VooDoo
I used Alliant Unique in the past and have recipes from loading manuals for .32 ACP using this powder again and found/purchased a single pound to begin working up loads starting with known safe loads and reducing by 10% like I did "back in the day".
A Gun Buddy at work has a father in law who was an avid reloader and the gentleman has set aside reloading due to advanced age and failing eyesight....long story short short, he has oodles of Alliant Blue Dot on hand, recently purchased (well, 18 months ago...) to the tune of perhaps 10 pounds!
My question is how to I recalculate my recipes to use Blue Dot? None of the book data I have includes recipes for Blue Dot in .32 ACP but as stated before I have a number of recipes for Unique. I have some gathered data for heavier bullets using Blue Dot for .32 ACP and, generally speaking, the charges are a bit heavier than comparable loads for .32 ACP.
I realize the burn rates and density etc. of the powders are vastly different but I also know that Blue Dot has been used successfully in this caliber...is there a conversion chart? What data can I use to modify the recipes and where do I get it?
Thanks in Advance for any and all help and opinons offered!
VooDoo