LSWC & Blue Dot Powder

[beng]

I have a S&W 66-4 357, I had be using 158 HP with 296 powder, a friend is showing me how to cast bullets, it is interesting. I have so much of shotgun powder I use in my 12ga. Blue Dot & Green Dot (Alliant Powder) I got with Alliant about the use of the two powders. Green Dot has many loads for the 38 to 357. Blue Dot only has for the 38sp & +P. My question is, "If I can load 6.3gr of BD for the 38sp+P and 6.1 for the 38sp with a 158 LSWC at 955 fps, can I load this in a 357 case and shoot it in the 357"? It, (book) dose not say. Thanks for your time

 

[Bruce51]

Beng, BlueDot is not the best powder to use at the load levels you have listed. I have tried 6 grains in a .38 special case and velocity with a 158LSWC ran 700fps or less. In a .357 case I load 10 grains with the 158LSWC. This is an 1100fps load in a 4" barrel gun. BlueDot is best at higher loading densities. Since you have GreenDot that would be the better choice. Bruce

 

[g17]

I was wondering the same about blue dot and 38sp a couple of months ago because a local dealer had plenty of it on the shelf for what I considered inexpensive but after some research, passed on it. If you end up working out a decent load, I'd appreciate you posting your results.

 

[Rule3]

Here is some late night reading for you.

http://smith-wessonforum.com/e...?r=12510262#12510262

http://smith-wessonforum.com/e...03904/m/58310237/p/1

And I am still trying to find a good use for it.