Anyone using Red Dot powder for .45 Colt loads?

[Mus408]

I have a 1 lb. supply of it and wondered how well it works as compared to Unique, which is what I mainly load my .45 loads with.

 

[WIL TERRY]

Works fine.

 

[SweetWilliam]

That's all my buddy uses for 9mm to 45colt light loads.

 

[Chuck 100 yd]

5.0 gr RedDot under a 230 gr. cast bullet is my standard .45 Colt cowboy Action load. I have shot hundreds of them since my Trail Boss supply has ran low.
6.0 gr. Green Dot is also good with the same bullet.

 

[Mobuck]

Be very careful of double charges with this burn rate powder.

 

[phonejack]

Can't comment on your caliber but, red dot and cast is all I use in 44 special

 

[RUFFBIRD]

I use Red Dot in all my Pistol cartridges as well as my 45-70 with fun results. It is one of my favorites for target loads which is 99% of my shooting. It can be finicky through some powder measures is the negative, but if I had to pick the one powder for all of my reloading, Red Dot would be it!

Green Dot is not far behind....JMHO.

 

[john guedry]

When I don't have Unique it's my "go to" powder.

 

[63November]

I've used 6 point one or two grains with an RCBS 250 for over ten years; I took my cue from an article by Brian Pearce in Handloader Magazine. It's a nice mild shooting, accurate load.

 

[Rclark]

I personally use Green dot 7.0g under 250g bullet as my goto load with with .45 Colt, but Red Dot also works fine. I found 6.5g of Red Dot under 250g bullet to be an accurate load. Runs it out at 881fps in my 5 1/2" revolver.

 

[loaded round]

I too have used Red Dot powder when Unique powder was unavailable since I have an 8 lb jug of it (I also load shot shells) and it works just fine except it I found it rather dirty compared to Unique and 231.

 

[Bucks Owin]

A little fast for my taste but I do like Green Dot for 250 gr at standard velocity. 7.0 grs under 252 Lee to be exact...

 

[blueroan]

RED DOT has a clone...weight for weight, not bulk...called PROMO. $120 for an 8 pound keg. $15 a pound and 1000 loads per pound...what's not to love. I've used it in the past and will crack it open in the near future.

 

[Tom W]

Smokes like the devil.....

 

[powder smoke]

Smokes like the devil.....

nice ps

 

[superblackhawkhunter]

Got To Love The Red Dot !!!! That and Unique !!! Going to Try Some Exp. Loads, Have a Pound of Clay Dot To Play With !!! We Shall See If It is Really Like Clays ???