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Kermit - my pet load for 200 gr SWC is 5.2 grains of Red Dot. Anyway, I load on Lee equipment and use the Auto Disk powder measure that charges through the die. I always found that I had to be careful with the flake type poweders like Red Dot (and even 700X). I found that I had to make sure the powder in the hopper was kept level to keep the charges consistent (especially when the hopper level was getting low). The ball powders are easier to meter - but I hate W231 because it's just too dirty! Bullseye is good though, my second pet load is 4.9 gr Bullseye with a 200 gr SWC.

Best, NAA.

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Originally posted by chazecon:
Thought you might like to hear from someone just starting a "love" relationship with Red Dot.

Just recently, I ordered my usual 8 lb jug of Bullseye but received Red Dot instead. To make a long story short, the distributor sent a jug of Bullseye later, and told me to keep the Red Dot as well. Too much trouble and expense to return it. So I'm working up Red Dot loads. My press is the Dillon XL650 and I use the RCBS 10/10 scale to weigh charges during setup. My procedure is to weigh the first few loads then the 15th and 25th load. If all is well, I crank it up untill I need to add primers. Ill check a load again. So far, I have seen no variance, to speak of. Every load appears to be the same.

For some time, I have searched for the "perfect" load and have used W231, Bullseye, TiteGroup, Clays, Clays Universal, WST and PB. I finally settled on Bullseye...UNTILL NOW. I found that in my Kimber SM, 4.6 GR Red Dot with the 180 gr LSWC gives me 890 fps and a 10 shot 1" ragged hole at 15 yards. The best I've been able to do before was 2 inches using 5.0 gr Bullseye. I still need to bump it up to the 165 power factor. Hope it stays tight.

Try 5.2 gr Red Dot and a 200 gr lead SWC. I have found that this load combo has been very accurate in every 1911 I've seen it used in. Regards, NAA.



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Colt 1911: Best damn "Government" in the World!