blue dot

[freire]

does anybody knows if i can use blue dot on a 8mm mauser with casts?
thanks for any replies.

[leadman]

Yes, usually around 13grs is good.

[Andy_P]

Yes, usually around 13grs is good.

13.0 grs is the classic Red Dot load.

Blue Dot, being much slower, might be ok at 13.0 grs, but would work better in the 15.0-20.0 gr range.

[madsenshooter]

Can you use it? Sure can, in my opinion it's one of the best. Burns clean once the pressure gets to be a bit over 30,000psi and consistently gives me single digit standard deviations within that range. In the Krag I generally operate in the range that Andy has mentioned, magnum primers have shrunk groups a bit for me too.

[freire]

Thanks a lot guys, i,m planning on loading 15gr.

[leadman]

I use it with the Lyman 160gr Loverin bullet with 13 grs, WLR primer. typically 2" groups at 100 yards with military sights. This is in a like new Yugo Mauser 48a with tight dimensions.

Pressure can climb pretty fast with Blue Dot so it pays to work up. I ran out of Blue Dot about 4 years ago and the newer container is faster and a little dirtier than my BD from 15 years ago.

[freire]

i'm using lee 175gr gc and the powder that i have got to be at least 15 years old,so i think i should be fine then.

[leadman]

Have fun!

[soldierbilly1]

hit wrong key in error! I apologize!!