Need to use up some powder

[Lead melter]

I have about a half pound each of Green Dot and Herco that I have had for about 30 years. They are still good, as the scientific "smell" test says, and I would like to use them instead of throw them out.
Now the good part...who has good cast boolit loads for these with those powders?

30-30 with 150 or 170 grain slugs.

40 S&W with 170 grainers.

41 Magnum with 210-215 grain pills.

44 Magnum with 240, 250, 300 grainers.

45 Colt with 250 or 300 grain boolits.

38 Special with 158 grain pipsqueaks.

38-55 with 250 grain boolits.

45/70 with 400 to 425 slugs.

Post 'em and I'll try 'em

Muchas gracias.

[GabbyM]

From Lyman hand book 45th edition. About as old as your powder.
30/30 173 gr cast #311291
Green dot start 7.0gr. for 1126 fps. max 9.0 for 1348
Herco 9.0 for 1328 11.5 for 1538

30/30 150 grain #311440
Green dot 7.0 for 1231 max 9.5 for 1478 fps.
Herco 9.0 for 1386 12 for 1660

[randyrat]

Mark, Green Dot and Herco for the 44 rem mag in the 240 lead bullet. I don't/won't guess at the data. Friend of mine likes these two powers for the heavy magnum cals. 240gr or heavier.

[Lead melter]

I guess I should have been a little more complete in my goal. The revolver loads have a target velocity of 800-1000 fps, except the 38 which would drop to about 700-800 fps. 40 S&W looking for 800-950 fps.

I am preparing to embark on a project of the Lee 12 gauge slug in a shot wad from a rifled barrel [the results of which I will post later] and want to confine myself to Unique and Red Dot for the powders. My upbringing of "Yankee thrift" won't allow me to throw anything out, so use it I must.

Thanks for some info Gabby, and Randy, it's good to see you still around! Thought maybe you were out slaying vermin.

[Shuz]

I use 7 to 9g of Green Dot with 200 to 250g boolits in my .44 mags. 7g with a 240-250g boolit will get you right in the velocity range you are looking to achieve. I don't use Green Dot with the 270 to 300 plus grainers because the accuracy just wasn't "there".

[DLCTEX]

Seems to me the GD and Herco would be better choices for slugs than the faster powders. Just my dos centavos, DALE

[bigdog454]

I use 9 -10 gr of herco for my 45 colt loads at ~950fps

[Ricochet]

There's plenty of online data for those powders on Alliant's site.

[bigdog454]

forgot to mention that I use 250 gr LFP with the Herco and depending on wihich gun use either 9 or 10 gr powder.