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    Scott Powders

    I have some Scott left over from shooting sporting clays.
    Pearl and Royal Scott,Anyone else tried to load this in a pistol?

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    Never had either of those, but I do have a load brochure of theirs. Most shotgun powders are highly amenable to handgun use, so they ought to usable.

    Any particular cartridge in mind?

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    With a name like Scot they got to be GOOD!
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    Tho' I've not used Royal Scott, I have used Pearl.
    With a 6" M57 .41 Mag, I put some 170gr TC on top of 8.2gr for 970fps. 8.8gr gave me 1185fps.
    Using an RCBS 210gr SWC with 7.0gr gave me 985 fps and 9.0gr went 1165fps.
    When I went to a HPed cavity in my RCBS mold, 7.5gr netted me 1085fps.
    I've used some S2000 and it is a "little" faster than Unique, so the velocities are a little higher than Pearl. IIRC, Royal is between the two.
    Any Scott is fun to use as their main talking point is the cleaness of their burning. Even at reduced pressures, the barrel is left with almost no ash. I'll usually have at least some in cabinet.
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    I bought a large box of powders at an estate auction. In the box were 5 un-opened 1 lb. cans of Scott 1500. I can`t seem to locate anybody that has data for using it in either pistol or shotshell loads, Accurate Arms ignores my requests for help.Robert

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    Quote Originally Posted by Hardcast416taylor View Post
    I bought a large box of powders at an estate auction. In the box were 5 un-opened 1 lb. cans of Scott 1500. I can`t seem to locate anybody that has data for using it in either pistol or shotshell loads, Accurate Arms ignores my requests for help.Robert
    It can be loaded to Accurate Solo 1500 data.

    Be careful as it is not the same thing as Solo 1250.

    Solo 1500 Data
    Scot Powder Co. Shotshell, Handgun and Rifle Reloading Manual, 4th Ed.
    Brass cases, standard primers only.
    * = compressed load

    .32 H&R Magnum - 4"
    90-gr Sierra FMJ - 4.5 to 5.0 - max. vel. 1040 fps

    9mm Parabellum - 4"
    90-gr Sierra JHP - 6.4 to 7.1 - 1323 fps *
    100-gr Speer JHP - 5.9 to 6.5 - 1225 *
    115-gr Hornady FMJRN - 5.8 to 6.4 - 1139 *
    115-gr Hornady JHP - 5.5 to 6.1 - 1182 *
    124-gr Hornady FMJRN - 5.4 to 6.0 - 1112 *
    125-gr Speer LRN - 5.3 to 5.9 - 1008 *
    147-gr Hornady JHP - 4.6 to 5.1 - 970 *
    147-gr Hornady FMJ - 4.7 to 5.3 - 1040
    147-gr Lane LFP - 4.4 to 4.8 - 990 *

    .38 Special - 6"
    110-gr Speer JHP - 7.5 to 8.3 - 1182 fps
    125-gr Hornady JFP - 6.8 to 7.5 - 992
    140-gr Hornady JHP - 6.0 to 6.7 - 872
    148-gr LWC - 4.4 - 794 - TARGET LOAD
    148-gr LWC - 5.0 to 5.5 - 1031
    158-gr Hornady JFP - 5.5 to 6.1 - 805
    158-gr LSWC - 5.5 to 6.1 - 972

    .38 Special +P - 6"
    110-gr Speer JHP - 7.7 to 8.5 - 1293 fps
    125-gr Hornady JFP - 7.0 to 7.8 - 1151
    125-gr Speer TMJ - 7.1 to 7.9 - 1165
    140-gr Hornady JHP - 6.2 to 6.9 - 1018
    158-gr Hornady JFP - 5.8 to 6.4 - 894

    .380 ACP - 3.75"
    88-gr Speer JHP - 4.5 to 5.0 - 973 fps *
    90-gr Sierra JHP - 4.2 to 4.7 - 976 *
    100-gr Hornady FMJRN - 4.1 to 4.6 - 905 *
    115-gr Hornady JHP - 3.8 to 4.2 - 855 *

    .357 Magnum - 8 3/8"
    110-gr Speer JHP - 10.4 to 11.6 - 1702 fps
    125-gr Hornady JFP - 9.8 to 10.9 - 1613 fps
    140-gr Speer JHP - 9.0 to 10.0 - 1446
    148-gr LWC - 5.3 - 924 TARGET LOAD
    148-gr LWC - 6.3 to 7.0 - 1269
    158-gr Hornady JFP - 8.3 to 9.2 - 1365
    158-gr LSWC - 7.8 to 8.7 - 1377
    170-gr Sierra FMJ-Silh - 7.6 to 8.4 - 1237
    180-gr Sierra JFP - 7.0 to 7.8 - 1155

    .38 Super +P - 5"
    100-gr Hornady FMJ - 7.0 to 7.8 - 1393 fps
    115-gr Hornady JHP - 6.2 to 6.9 - 1256 *
    125-gr Speer LRN - 6.4 to 7.1 - 1152 *
    125-gr Speer TMJ - 6.1 to 6.8 - 1189 *
    130-gr PMC - 5.9 to 6.6 - 1113
    158-gr LRN - 5.1 to 5.7 - 1016*

    .40 S&W - 4"
    155-gr Sierra JHP - 7.1 to 7.8 - 1030 fps
    175-gr LSWC - 6.0 to 6.6 - 1000 *
    180-gr Sierra JHP - 6.3 to 7.0 - 1015 *
    200-gr Hornady FMJFP - 5.8 to 6.4 - 950 *

    .41 Magnum - 8 3/8"
    170-gr Sierra JHC - 10.8 to 12.0 - 1593 fps
    210-gr Sierra JHC - 9.6 to 10.7 - 1366
    215-gr LSWC - 9.7 to 10.8 - 1428
    220-gr Sierra JFP-SIL - 9.3 to 10.3 - 1314
    220-gr Speer JSP - 9.0 to 10.0 - 1261 fps

    .44 Special - 6.5"
    215-gr LFP - 8.1 to 8.9 - 900 fps
    240-gr LSWC - 7.1 to 7.8 - 803

    10mm Auto - 5"
    150-gr Sierra JHP - 8.3 to 9.2 - 1285 fps *
    170-gr Hornady JHP - 7.7 to 8.6 - 1188 *
    175-gr LSWC - 7.6 to 8.4 - 1160 *
    180-gr Sierra JHP - 7.6 to 8.4 - 1170 *
    190-gr Sierra JFP - 7.4 to 8.2 - 1098 *
    200-gr Hornady FMJFP - 6.9 to 7.7 - 1057 *

    .45 Colt - 6"
    230-gr LRN - 10.0 to 11.1 - 898 fps
    255-gr LSWC - 10.0 to 11.1 - 900 fps

    .44 Magnum - 6.5"
    180-gr Hornady JHP - 14.1 to 15.7 - 1617 fps
    200-gr Hornady JHP - 13.3 to 14.8 - 1499
    240-gr Hornady JTC-SIL - 12.2 to 13.5 - 1342
    240-gr Speer FMJ - 12.1 to 13.4 - 1325
    240-gr Speer JSPSWC - 12.0 to 13.3 - 1337 *
    240-gr Speer LSWC - 12.2 to 13.6 - 1310 *
    265-gr Hornady JFP -11.6 to 12.9 - 1267 *
    300-gr Sierra JSP - 11.1 to 12.3 - 1124

    .45 ACP - 5"
    185-gr Hornady FMJTGT - 7.7 to 8.6 - 1005 fps *
    185-gr Sierra JHP - 8.2 to 9.1 - 974
    185-gr Zero LSWC - 7.7 to 8.6 - 1010
    200-gr Speer JHP - 7.6 to 8.4 - 907
    200-gr Speer LSWC - 7.4 to 8.2 - 995 *
    230-gr Hornady FMJRN - 7.4 to 8.2 - 885
    230-gr LRN - 6.8 to 7.5 - 876 *
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    Quote Originally Posted by plainsman456 View Post
    I have some Scott left over from shooting sporting clays.
    Pearl and Royal Scott,Anyone else tried to load this in a pistol?

    Pearl Scot was very close to AA5 or HS-5 in speed and was probably dropped from the Accurate line when they bought Scot as a result. I would use AA5 starting loads for it.

    Royal Scot is a bit more fun in that there are 2 versions of it. Royal Scot and Royal Scot D.

    The original Royal Scot is pretty close to green dot in burn rate. Royal Scot D is closer to AA2. I used to load D at 3.8gr behind a 200 swc in the 45 ACP for a nice target load.
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    Thanks folks, I thought I was the only person with some of this stuff.

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    Rocky,I load the 45 acp and 41 mag.

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    Many thanks wiljen for the load data.Robert

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    Plainsman, I have scanned three pages of the Scot load brochure (7th Ed.) Shoot me a PM with your email addy and I'll forward them.

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    PM on the way Rocky

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    Hi guys I would like to . IF you know anything about scot red diamond power. I wes told I could use it my 38??? help thank you fran

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    Quote Originally Posted by Fran G View Post
    Hi guys I would like to . IF you know anything about scot red diamond power. I wes told I could use it my 38??? help thank you fran
    I recall hearing it's like Red Dot.

    I did a little search for you.
    from the third post in the linked thread below.
    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.
    http://castboolits.gunloads.com/show...d-powder-loads
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    The Scot powders were advertised as single based, which they hyped as cooler burning. I have a reloading guide from Scott powders, if anyone needs caliber specific loads let me know.
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    Yes I have red diamond from scot power . I would like a load for my 38 thank you fran

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    Anyone got data on Royal Scot D and .38/.357 mag?

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    Who made Scott powders? I have not hear of it before.
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