Blue Dot 45 colt

[kingemandigger]

Does anyone have any experience using blue dot in 45 colt loads. I'm looking for a more mild load for my rifle that still has enough punch to it that you know your shooting it. Have heard good things about blue dot for this. Does anyone have any load recomendations.

Using 1892 action (new, not original) so over 14,000 psi is fine
300 grain cast boolits

Working up from 11.5-13.5 grains is what I had in mind

[Bwana]

The only thing I would add is you should be aware that blue dot can pressure spike when used below 32 degrees. It is documented and has happened to me and when the powder load was checked and found ok more identical loads were fired at the same temps with the same pressure spikes.

[runfiverun]

blue dot is right close to steel in burn rate.
i use 12 grs of that with a 270 it's a nice load and there is definatly more room to go up.
i'd start at the 11.5 [blue-dot] myself with a 300 and be comfortable if i had some and wasn't gonna shoot in the cold.

[kingemandigger]

Thanks for the advice. I live in Florida and right now in the dead of winter it's like 85! I'll keep that in mind I'd I ever get into a colder area. Definitely a good thing to note

[rockrat]

I use 13.5 gr. of some 25yr old BD in my 45 colt rifle, with the 255 lee and a 295swc

[geargnasher]

I've used a little less than Rockrat mentioned in a New Vaquero and 300-grain Lee boolits. Mild and effective, but HS 6 was more accurate in MY gun with that boolit for some reason. I would suspect the BD would be a little more effective in the rifles.

Gear

[1bluehorse]

The only thing I would add is you should be aware that blue dot can pressure spike when used below 32 degrees. It is documented and has happened to me and when the powder load was checked and found ok more identical loads were fired at the same temps with the same pressure spikes.


Really! I hadn't heard that..I don't use BD much but have found that 11.5-12gr under 260gr to be very accurate in my 45 colt Rugers. Where can I find more information on this phenomo..phenon..strange happening....:-D

[runfiverun]

i find it to drop off in the cold.
otherwise i'd be burning it to tears in my steel shot duck loads.

[Bwana]

Really! I hadn't heard that..I don't use BD much but have found that 11.5-12gr under 260gr to be very accurate in my 45 colt Rugers. Where can I find more information on this phenomo..phenon..strange happening....:-D

For those who haven't experienced it first hand, Google is your friend: http://www.google.com/search?q=blue+dot+powder+cold+weather&sourceid=ie7&rls=com.microsoft:en-us:IE-SearchBox&ie=&oe=

[rogn]

Ive switched most of my upper midrange loads for 45C and 357 to VV N110. Clean, accurate, hard to beat. Its does cost more, but how many shots are you going to fire a year? ~350 shots to a pound. Im not aware of any temperature sensitivities.

[TMenezes]

I love loading Blue Dot for my 45 Colts, but I have only played with the standard pressure loads which the Alliant website lists at 11ish grains to 13gr for a 250 gr slug.

Looking at my Sierra 50th aniversary edition manuel they have +p loads at 14.5 to 16.4 for a 250 gr slug, and 13.3 to 15.8 for 300 gr slug.

I think my Lyman manuel might have some Blue Dot loads to, I'll try and look that up tomorrow.