Armory Sponsor
Posted: 3/17/2014 5:32:41 PM EDT
|
Hey guys. Recently got into reloading and as you all know, can't find powder anywhere. Local gun shop had 5lb jug of blue dot today for 80$ so I had to pick it up.. Looking to reload 9mm and 40 s&w. I know it's not ideal because it's slow burning etc but that's all I have. Looked at a few manuals and there is data on them, however being new to reloading etc is this stuff ok to use?? I notice people complain of a flash and being dirty but I could care less about that. Just want to make some plinking ammo and have fun doing it. Any advice on this powder and my intentions would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks in advance |
|
Will it work? Yes Is it great? No I picked up some Blue Dot to experiment with, I thought it was doing OK, I had noticed some unburned powder, but not a lot. Then One day I shot my 40 S&W with Blue Dot loads at a pistol range that has a bench in front of the shooter, painted white. WOW! After about 20-30 rounds I looked down, there was so much unburned powder on top of that bench, you could write your name in it, that white bench was almost black with unburned powder, and it was fairly thick. Taking a wild guess, it was only burning about half the powder in the case. Normally at that point you might look down and see a few specks, not the entire area directly in front of you carpeted with unburned powder! Blue Dot is intended for Magnum shotshell loads and Magnum pistol loads, its just not very good outside Magnum calibers. Principal Purpose: Magnum shotshell loads, 10, 12, 16, 20 and 28 ga. Secondary Uses: Magnum handgun loads http://www.alliantpowder.com/products/powder/blue_dot.aspx |
| I got a bit if it to use with five seven rounds but got some True Blue for that, so the Blue Dot is being used in my 9mm. I use about 6 gr Blue Dot with 124gr plated RMR bullets. It shoots. But not real accurate. With 5.5 gr it won't work well in my Glock or MP5 clone. It works with a suppressor, though... |
| To those of you running subsonic 147gr 9mm with Blue Dot -- does it make your suppressor excessively dirty? I have been looking around for some Blue Dot locally to make some subsonic loads, but if it makes the suppressor extremely dirty, I might look for something else instead. |
|
I know it isn't a caliber you mentioned, but I believe there is a recall/warning out there somewhere about using BD with 125 gr loads in .38 spcl. You will have to look it up as do not nor ever have used BD and I don't have the info on hand.
Just thought I would throw that out there just in case you had a .357/.38 gun and decided to load up some with that BD you may have. 5lbs of BD will last a while and it may be easy to forget. |
Armory Sponsor