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rg1 · February 9, 2012, 07:21 PM

I agree with Slamfire's statement that Blue Dot is not a good powder for .38 Special and you will get wild velocity variations Plus you could get a blooper load that will stick a bullet in your barrel. For Blue Dot to work at all you need a tight bullet grip in the case and use a very heavy roll crimp. I would'nt use it at all. I personally have seen Blue Dot loaded .38 bullets hit the ground 10 feet in front of the shooter. Listen and feel for any round that doesn't feel right or sound right and if so carefully check your barrel for a bullet stuck in it. It's just too slow burning in the .38 Special.

February 9, 2012, 07:21 PM	#8
rg1 Senior Member Join Date: November 6, 2001 Posts: 1,125	I agree with Slamfire's statement that Blue Dot is not a good powder for .38 Special and you will get wild velocity variations Plus you could get a blooper load that will stick a bullet in your barrel. For Blue Dot to work at all you need a tight bullet grip in the case and use a very heavy roll crimp. I would'nt use it at all. I personally have seen Blue Dot loaded .38 bullets hit the ground 10 feet in front of the shooter. Listen and feel for any round that doesn't feel right or sound right and if so carefully check your barrel for a bullet stuck in it. It's just too slow burning in the .38 Special.