Originally Posted by
megasupermagnum
I've been loading with bluedot for as long as I've been reloading. I don't know the exact year I started, it's between 15 and 20 years. Not once have I ever had a surprise from bluedot. I have loaded it in every single cartridge I've owned. Multiple shotgun gauges, all the magnum handguns, the common pistols like 9mm, 40 s&w, 45 acp, 10mm auto, many bottleneck rifle rounds like 308 and 30-06, you name it. I don't think I've ever seen a high pressure sign with it in 357 magnum, although I'm sure it's possible.
That's the characteristic of bluedot, it is one of the most linear and predictable powders there are. I check most of my loads with a chronograph too, so I'm not just playing it by eye. It is one of the most consistent powders I've ever worked with. Velocity spreads are really good, accuracy is phenomenal.
You are saying the opposite of what it is. Something you are doing is wrong. It isn't the powder.