Thread: What have you replaced Blue Dot with in 357Mag?
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Old 07-13-2018, 10:15 AM
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My most accurate .357 loads with 158g JHP bullets use 10.5g of Blue Dot. It is a mid-power load that I use for Silhouette competition. It is pleasent to shoot, as opposed to full out magnum loads like 14.5g of 2400 or 15.7g of H110. Off bags, my GP100 will shoot one half inch groups at 25 yards with this load.
I have been shooting 10.0 gr. of BD out of my Contender and get easy 1" groups at 50 yards. Why I'm bummed about the warnings. Have heard good thing about AA-7 also. How does 2400 meter through powder measures? The old Blue Dot actually flows pretty nice considering it is a flake type powder.
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