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Old March 30, 2014, 12:33 PM   #30
Marco Califo
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I never found Red Dot to be dirty in 12g . When someone says this or that powder burns dirty, the fact is the application (pistol, rifle, shotgun, projectile weight) and load have all the responsibility for clean burning. Powders burn perfectly clean in their optimal intended use. Blue Dot makes a mess in pistol loads, but is clean when you are throwing 1 1/2 ounces of lead shot at max velocity in 12g. Don't blame the powder. Reexamine your choices of loading variables. Whatever is making a powder burn dirty is determined by your load choice.

Edit: Pressure is a key determinant to complete (clean) burning. Each powder has a certain pressure profile. The pressure your load will get, in relation to the powders pressure profile, influences how clean a load will be.
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