Chills1994 Posted August 29, 2022 Share Posted August 29, 2022 I guess it used to be in the Alliant manuals up til 2014. Then they took it out, and it has been out ever since. Here is a link to the old Alliant manuals: https://www.castpics.net/LoadData/Freebies/RM/Alliant.html Sooo…I am just wondering if anybody here ever tried Red Dot to reload plain ol’ 9mm (minor)??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dannyd Posted August 29, 2022 Share Posted August 29, 2022 On the load data site Red Dot is listed for 46 different 9mm loads. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ddc Posted August 29, 2022 Share Posted August 29, 2022 Red Dot and Promo used to be quite common for 9mm loading. I tried Red Dot many moons ago but didn't stay with it. My recollection was it didn't meter all that great. I imagine most people have moved on to 320, Sport Pistol, Clean Shot, Tightgroup, and similar for 9mm minor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zzt Posted August 29, 2022 Share Posted August 29, 2022 Red Dot is dirty for 9mm minor. Plus, it doesn't meter all that well for pistol. A much better choice is e3. It is superb for 9mm minor. Second choice would be Sport Pistol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chills1994 Posted August 30, 2022 Author Share Posted August 30, 2022 (edited) 7 hours ago, dannyd said: On the load data site Red Dot is listed for 46 different 9mm loads. Got a link? I googled “9mm reloads + Red Dot”, and surprise, surprise! Even here on BE people were having issues in 2014 looking for Red Dot 9mm data. Edited August 30, 2022 by Chills1994 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chills1994 Posted August 30, 2022 Author Share Posted August 30, 2022 6 hours ago, ddc said: Red Dot and Promo used to be quite common for 9mm loading. I tried Red Dot many moons ago but didn't stay with it. My recollection was it didn't meter all that great. I imagine most people have moved on to 320, Sport Pistol, Clean Shot, Tightgroup, and similar for 9mm minor. Yeah, TightGroup is my usual go to powder for 9mm. I actually bought the Red Dot for shotgun reloading. I was wondering if I didn’t like it for a shotgun powder, then I could try it for 9mm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leadpilot Posted August 30, 2022 Share Posted August 30, 2022 4 hours ago, Chills1994 said: Yeah, TightGroup is my usual go to powder for 9mm. I actually bought the Red Dot for shotgun reloading. I was wondering if I didn’t like it for a shotgun powder, then I could try it for 9mm. Have you tried Titegroup for shotgun loads? I prefer TG to any of the dot powders for 12 gauge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chills1994 Posted August 30, 2022 Author Share Posted August 30, 2022 Nope. Just using Clays right now for the 12. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sinister4 Posted August 30, 2022 Share Posted August 30, 2022 http://www.natoreloading.com/reddot/ A lot of info here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zombywoof Posted August 30, 2022 Share Posted August 30, 2022 I had a bunch of it laying around once. I loaded it up with coated bullets. It works. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chills1994 Posted August 31, 2022 Author Share Posted August 31, 2022 On 8/30/2022 at 5:30 AM, Sinister4 said: http://www.natoreloading.com/reddot/ A lot of info here Thank you sir! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vegaspete61 Posted September 15, 2022 Share Posted September 15, 2022 On 8/29/2022 at 1:51 PM, Chills1994 said: I guess it used to be in the Alliant manuals up til 2014. Then they took it out, and it has been out ever since. Here is a link to the old Alliant manuals: https://www.castpics.net/LoadData/Freebies/RM/Alliant.html Sooo…I am just wondering if anybody here ever tried Red Dot to reload plain ol’ 9mm (minor)??? Red dot has always been a favorite of mine so I have a good bit of it. 3.0 grains with a BBI 147 at 1.10 oal gets me 130 pf out if an P320 X5. I also use it for 40 minor also at 3.0 grains with a BBI 180. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ysrracer Posted September 18, 2022 Share Posted September 18, 2022 On 8/29/2022 at 11:24 PM, Leadpilot said: Have you tried Titegroup for shotgun loads? I prefer TG to any of the dot powders for 12 gauge. Can I ask why? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandbagger123 Posted September 18, 2022 Share Posted September 18, 2022 i am almost at the end of an 8# jug of red dot . i loaded a lot of 9mm from 124/135/147 coated and FMJ . i like that its a fluffy powder that is almost impossible to double charge in 9mm. only dislike is that it meters with a lot more variation than a ball powder. but even with the weight variation the velocity is pretty consistant if i can find another bottle i will grab it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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