steelerdude99
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SlamFire1 and Sport45 both mentioned not so great performance w/ BlueDot. I have seen similar results in 38 special, 9mm and 45. It does not meter when for small loads like 38, 9mm and 45 loads in my Lee autodisk and burns dirty as I see flecks of unburnt powder on my arms after shooting in these calibers.
However, in defense of BlueDot, the manufacturer says it’s a Magnum powder for Magnum shotshell and Magnum handgun loads . See:
http://www.alliantpowder.com/products/powder/blue_dot.aspx
When I use it in a 357 w/ magnum loads, it works really well. The problem w/ not metering well goes away as the hole the powder goes through is one of the larger ones. It also got a bad rap from a ‘Safety notice’ when using 125 grain JHP bullets in 357 loads. I speculate, someone must have had a gun blow up on them for doing something wrong and sued Alliant Powder when using a 125 grain bullet.
chuck
However, in defense of BlueDot, the manufacturer says it’s a Magnum powder for Magnum shotshell and Magnum handgun loads . See:
http://www.alliantpowder.com/products/powder/blue_dot.aspx
When I use it in a 357 w/ magnum loads, it works really well. The problem w/ not metering well goes away as the hole the powder goes through is one of the larger ones. It also got a bad rap from a ‘Safety notice’ when using 125 grain JHP bullets in 357 loads. I speculate, someone must have had a gun blow up on them for doing something wrong and sued Alliant Powder when using a 125 grain bullet.
chuck