IMR RED for "the load"???

[wesson357]

Hi, I'm out of alliant red dot powder. I use "the load" in my milsurps with great success.
I could have IMR red. It seems very close in burnig rate. A bit slower. Someone have tried to substitute?
Thanks
Mat

[hoodat]

I must be oughta the loop. I've never heard of IMR Red.

[cwtebay]

I would think that it should, it's very similar to several other shotgun powders.
It was discontinued a while ago I think.

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[RickinTN]

As far as I know it should be OK. To be sure ask Outpost here on the forum, he should probably know.
Rick

[Outpost75]

Never used IMR Red or Promo either. I would reduce charge 15 percent and work back up to velocity over chronograph to be on the safe side.

[ABJ]

I have only used it in 38 special. A tenth either way to known Red dot loads. I have never used it in "The Load".
Tony

[iron brigade]

I have promo and imr red. Shooting imr red and alliant red dot has proven to show that the alliant powder more accurate in my rifles.
I also believe that the imr series (red, green, blue ect) have been discontinued.

[charlie b]

Egad, just when I thought I might try one of them and they're discontinued already. :)

[fecmech]

The IMR Red data for shotgun loads is pretty much identical to RD as far as pressure and velocity. I bought 2 kegs of it last year. It bulks the same as RD (same bushing/same weight) and chrono's the same in my 12ga and 3/4oz. 20ga loads. It wouldn't surprise me that Hogdon bought some car loads of RD,GD and BD and repackaged them as IMR RED, Green, and Blue to test the market.

[Dom]

Load for load I get the same results from Promo as I do Red Dot. Promo seems to be Red Dot, without the red dots.

[FLINTNFIRE]

I use promo and I bought the imr red , am using it now in several pistol loads , but thats it , seems to me to be pretty close .

[wesson357]

Ok, thanks guys, I'll buy a few pounds as it seems to be more and more difficult to get powder.

[376Steyr]

I have promo and imr red. Shooting imr red and alliant red dot has proven to show that the alliant powder more accurate in my rifles.
I also believe that the imr series (red, green, blue ect) have been discontinued.

Yes, per the Hodgdon website, IMR Red, Blue, Green and Target have been discontinued.

[wesson357]

Just for your information.
Just compared a few loads in 30-30 and 8x57 with red dot and IMR red powders over a chronograph.
To get the same velocity as the red dot, I had to add or reduce the IMR powder charge by (-0.5gr in 8x57 and +0.5gr in 30-30)
Shot equally well and equally consistent.
So, all good!

[sharps4590]

Geez...I just learned of their existence a few months ago. Had they been out long?