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I took a chance on a couple lbs of scot red diamond, old stock obviously,
so far it seems red dot/bullseye loads are the equivalents from some research,
according to burn rate,and some brick and mortar loadings.
I would be open to hear any experience wth this powder as I load most popular cartridges.
thanks much and god bless!
will C
Have never used it, but from an old Scot load brochure, I'd agree with you on the general burn rate.
Whenever I have a powder like that, I load a few rounds using Bullseye data and then compare the velocity I get with what I would have gotten with Bullseye. It's a sort of "poor man's" burn rate test. I use .38 data and fire the test rounds in a strong 357 gun for safety.
Rifle powders are trickier because the spread is greater. I start with 4198 loads, then move to 4895 loads if warranted.
Late to the party, but...
Scot Powder Company, 4th Ed. loading manual
"Red Diamond A high efficiency, double base, 12 gauge square-flake powder which replaces Red Dot exactly for all shotshell and pistol loads. Contains red-colored grains for identification."
This powder didn't hang around very long; its pending introduction was announced in the 1994 Handloader's Digest, it showed up in the product line in the 1995 edition and wasn't listed in the 1996 edition.
HI new member here. I have a can of red diamond do you have a load for my 38 . I would like to try this thank you fran