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flatlander · December 12, 1999, 11:50 AM

Although Red Dot is a very fast powder, it's bulky. I've used it in loads for 45 Colt which I wanted to keep down in the 800fps region. Don't know if Blue Dot bulks up as well as Red Dot does, but it's a lot slower, and might work if you can locate some data for it. Most regular rifle powders need lots more pressure than you're going to be running to burn cleanly - which is the reason 4895 left so much partly consumned powder in the bore.

December 12, 1999, 11:50 AM	#8
flatlander Senior Member Join Date: June 16, 1999 Posts: 120	Although Red Dot is a very fast powder, it's bulky. I've used it in loads for 45 Colt which I wanted to keep down in the 800fps region. Don't know if Blue Dot bulks up as well as Red Dot does, but it's a lot slower, and might work if you can locate some data for it. Most regular rifle powders need lots more pressure than you're going to be running to burn cleanly - which is the reason 4895 left so much partly consumned powder in the bore.