What can you load with blue dot powder?
The powder of choice for magnum lead shotshell loads 10, 12, 16 and 20 gauge. Consistent and accurate. Doubles as magnum handgun load. Principal Purpose: Magnum shotshell loads, 10, 12, 16, 20 and 28 ga.
What is Alliant Blue Dot powder used for?
Alliant Blue Dot powder is the premium choice for magnum shotshell loads, giving some of the highest velocities within its pressure ranges. This smokeless magnum powder can also be used for magnum 10,12,16,20, and 28 gauge shotshell loads with superior consistency for accurate hunting loads.
What is blue dot powder?
Designed to promote more consistent and accurate magnum hunting loads, Alliant Powder’s® Blue Dot® smokeless magnum powder was initially engineered to be optimal for magnum shotshell loads. This smokeless powder works great for magnum 10, 12, 16, 20 and 28 gauge lead shotshell loads.
What is a good load for 9mm?
The 9mm easily jolts 115 to 124-grain bullets to well over 1100 fps. +P or higher-pressure loadings may reach 1300 fps.
What is the best grain weight for 9mm?
Final Thought: Start “Standard” Bullet Grain & Go From There Others have weights (or a narrow range of weights) that are most common because they deliver the best performance. For example, the 9mm Luger is most commonly found with 115-grain, so this is likely your best starting point.
Is IMR blue discontinued?
This product has been discontinued. With the slowest burn speed of the new IMR family, IMR Blue is a true magnum propellant yielding outstanding performance in 12-gauge shotshells.
How accurate is blueblue Dot powder?
Blue Dot is far, far more accurate & higher velocity than “most” commercial bought anything. Scroll down to bottom of page to see some super hot loads with this powder. That 1700 FPS 90 grain load didn’t blow primers, bulge the case unusually, or hurt the gun.
What is Alliant Blue Dot powder?
Alliant Blue Dot This is a flake powder. This is one of our favorite powders for 9MM. Do not load over max book for pressure as it can be unsafe.
How good are the Blue Dot primers?
For such a powerful load, those primers look pretty good. Blue Dot is great for high velocity That red rimmed case in back is for comparison, it is 4.6 grains using 147 grain 1.145 Xtreme RN, very low power load. The Blue case is N320 under max book charge. Some loads are above any manufacturer data.
What is the best 9mm powder to use?
Hornady brass as more capacity than other brands on average. This is 10 grains used for a Speer Gold Dot 90 grain bullet. It compresses just fine to 1.075 OAL This is a flake powder. This is one of our favorite powders for 9MM. Do not load over max book for pressure as it can be unsafe.
