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Why didn't ya say somethin'?!?!?! :lol: :lol:carl418 said:By the way, I'm not real surprised to hear about the 300 grainers and Unique not working out very well..
I was told that it doesn't meter too well, and it doesn't. Not too bad, but there'd generally be a 0.1 or 0.2 difference in throw weights. Didn't seem to matter one iota.Sebago Son said:I inherited an 8 lbs Caddy of Red Dot and have been wondering what to do with it... I'll try your 6.5 Grain load under a 250 Grn Cast RNFP. I looked it up and depending upon which manual you check it appears to be 800-825 FPS.
Drew
YES!!! I do it in loading .38, .44 spec, .45acp & 45 LC. I use the load data for Red Dot when using Promo, and have shot thousands of rounds.LeMat said:I think you told me about that, but I forgot.![]()
I'll definitely look for that. So you're saying I can use the same weights of Promo as the Red Dot?
And spoil your fun?? fhfjjjjLeMat said:Why didn't ya say somethin'?!?!?! :lol: :lol:carl418 said:By the way, I'm not real surprised to hear about the 300 grainers and Unique not working out very well..
Yeah, I wasn't ever much good at taking advice. :lol:carl418 said:Lastly, you probably would have tried it anyway.. if I were in youre shoes, I would have!
Just don't go light with the 2400, as you'll get unburned powder all over the place! 2400 likes mid to high-end loadings.LeMat said:Yeah, I wasn't ever much good at taking advice. :lol:carl418 said:Lastly, you probably would have tried it anyway.. if I were in youre shoes, I would have!![]()
I think I'm going to give 2400 a try next. Sure hear lots of good things about it.
IMO, only because it is overshadowed by its far more popular siblings, Unique and Bullseye.Sideswing said:XT, it's interesting to see your comments on Green Dot. Ten pounds orso of that came my way several years ago and I discovered my favorite load for the 38 Special. Since then there have been 45 ACP and
12 guage loads that work well.......Wonder why we don't hear much about it?
Ken
Hey Carl, IMHO there is no reason to go "out of your way" to try Red or Green Dot...they don't offer any marked performance gains over Unique, etc. Only reason I stumbled upon Promo powder was due to having it left over from reloading shot shells. Like Quarter Cherokee, when you can buy shotshells new for not much more than reloads, the shotshell reloading machines get moth-balled! Promo powder = Red Dot, and does it at 30% less cost!carl418 said:I have to admit I've never given Red Dot and Green Dot much thought..
No real reason for it except that I've always had good success with Unique, Bullseye and 2400.. with a little bit of Trailboss thrown in.
I tend to stick with what works for me... sometimes to the detriment of expanding my horizons!
I do believe I'll be giving both of them a try sometime in the near future.