256 win and blue dot?

[jhalcott]

Is Blue Dot a smokey powder? I loaded some in my .256 with LLA and Teflon taped 70 grain boolits. Those were very smokey loads! If I didn't have a spotter I would never know where the bullets hit. It was like shooting my muzzle loader, only the gun used is a 14" Contender! Any way, I'm going to have to try some thing else with this gun. It works pretty good with Sierra 70 grain bullets

[dougader]

In high pressure loads, Blue Dot is very clean.

Have you used LLA before? IME it's the smokiest lube a guy can use. 9mm with Lee TL boolit and W231 smokes like holy black as well.

[runfiverun]

I'd be blaming the lube first.
if there is any humidity alox will smoke pretty good/bad whichever pick one..
if there is any blow-bye in the throat it's worse.

[jhalcott]

Thanks for the replies. These did not seem to be hi pressure, but they WERE top loads in my lyman manual. I am thinking of just using teflon tape as a lube. I do not have any gas checks nor a .257 sized die. I have used teflon tape on several calibers with great success.