Anybody here use Red Dot for 9mm?

[Chills1994]

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)???

 

 

[dannyd]

On the load data site Red Dot is listed for 46 different 9mm loads. 

[ddc]

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.

[zzt]

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.

[Chills1994]

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

[Chills1994]

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.

[Leadpilot]

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.

[Chills1994]

Nope.  Just using Clays right now for the 12.

[Sinister4]

http://www.natoreloading.com/reddot/

 

A lot of info here

[zombywoof]

I had a bunch of it laying around once. I loaded it up with coated bullets. It works.

[Chills1994]

On 8/30/2022 at 5:30 AM, Sinister4 said:

http://www.natoreloading.com/reddot/

 

A lot of info here

Thank you sir!

[vegaspete61]

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.

[ysrracer]

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?

[Sandbagger123]

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.