Anyone using bluedot to load 45ACP?

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Just curious to know if anyone is using this powder for reloading. As I start reloading (couple of months) I'm considering using it in 9mm, 40, and 10mm. I don't see much data on it's use in 45ACP.

Anyone using it sucessfully? Got some load data your willing to share?

Thanks
 
I use Blue dot for my Kimber 1911 45acp. Very accurate. no smoke. I can consistantly hit plates at 50 and 100 yards.

9.5 to 10.2 gr of powder (Speer lists maximum at 10.6). Anything more than 10.2 gr seems like too much.
200gr FMJ SWC
OAL is 1.195 inch or 1.200
 
I hate Bluedot for my 45 acp. 10 gr with a 200gr plated swc, in my Glock21sf, leaves my hands, arms and face COVERED in unburnt powder. It takes 50% more than almost all of the other kinds of powder per cartridge. I'm not going to use it again, unless I have some other cartridge to load it into. This is just my experience, YMMV.
 
I use Blue Dot for my Colts 1911.
9.6 grains to 10.2 grains using 200 grain bullets FMJ.
8.2 grains to 8.8 grains using 230 grain bullets FMJ.
For LEAD i use Red Dot.
4.2 grains to 4.5 grains using 200 grain bullet SWC lead for bullseye shooting.
4.8 grains to 5.0 grains using 230 grain bullet lead round nose.
I use Blue Dot & Red Dot powder for loading shotgun shells also.
 
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acrashb said:
I was unhappy with blue dot in .45 and .40 for the reasons already mentioned. If you're looking for a 'universal' powder, have a look at universal clays (for single stage) or titegroup (for progressives).
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could you explain why univ.clays for single and tite for prog?
AFAIK,clays fill a 45 case 1/2 and tite about 1/3,so wouldn't it be safer to do the opposite?just curious.
 
toyboy said:
could you explain why univ.clays for single and tite for prog?
AFAIK,clays fill a 45 case 1/2 and tite about 1/3,so wouldn't it be safer to do the opposite?just curious.
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u clays is a relatively large flake powder, so it flows poorly and is relatively likely to bridge in a progressive throw (more so in low charge weights). Titegroup flows very well. I like universal clays in single stage because it's universal, and unusually clean-burning.
 
o.k. thanks for clearing that up.i'm relatively new to reloading,started w/ lee single stage and now have lee classic turret w/pro powder measure and primer feed.much better than single...
 
Thanks guys. Some really good info here. I have had a friend of mine load some 45 adn 9mm with titegroup and it worked well. I'm interested in Blue Dot for the 10mm solely for the large muzzle blast that it's known for. Plus I want to keep powder types to a minimum. I might have to rethink this and use blue dot for 10mm and titegroup for everything else.............

Maybe.............
 
I definitely agree that Universal Clays is a great powder for 45acp. Wonderful stuff. Just be sure you have the right powder, there is "Universal Clays," "Clays", "International Clays" etc. The others I've never tried, but they're all different powders with very similar names. I load on a single stage. Only ever had a prob one time with it, when a screw was loose on the RCBS Powder Thrower.
 
hatman1793 said:
With the exception of the 10mm which may benefit from slower powder, the other calibers you mention would be better served by much smaller quantities of fast buring powder. You get more bang for your buck with fast powders.
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Ditto to what he said.

Tried Bluedot in 9mm, 45 and 357. Worked real nice in the 9mm, so-so in 45 and hated it in the 357. For all my 45's (1911, XD, revolver) 231 or Titegroup works a lot better.

If it was half the price of Titegroup, I'd still use it for 9mm but since it is the same price it doesn't make sense to get the same results with double the amount that Titegroup (or even 231) uses.

If you bought some, by all means use it. You might actually like it in your gun.
 
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