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Old 12-11-2011, 04:58 PM
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Hi, has anybody had good luck with Green Dot and 158 gr. LSWC bullets? I want something accurate.
Currently, I have been using 3 gr. Clays with the above mentioned bullets. Mild recoil and clean. Thanks, Bob
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19.5 gr Green Dot and 1 oz #8 shot make excellent trap loads, but sometimes is not too accurate. May have something to do with the shooter. I see pistol data published for GD, but have never tried it. Would hate to see my trap scores move to the pistol range.
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Old 12-11-2011, 11:23 PM
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Max load of 3.7gr of Green Dot at 910fps with a 158gr LSWC.

Green Dot has always performed great for me in any handgun loading I've ever tried it in.
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Thanks Parisite, I will try that. I have used it in 9's, and .40's, but not in .38's yet. I do have data, but like to know what actually brings success or resolts! Bob
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What's wrong with the Clays. Mild and clean loads are good. Is accuracy off or are you just wanting to try to try different loads. I know more is better but was thinking I might try some Clays. I use Bullseye and Universal Clays now.
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hawgleg, I like clays, as mentioned in my original post. Just want to try G.D. also. Haven't loaded any .38's with it. When I loaded many 12 ga. shells, these were my only go to powders. Bob
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