I recently moved from Alaska to Wisconsin and had to part ways with all my powder and primers. The problem that I’ve encountered while restocking is that I can not find any BLUE DOT for my 8 Bore Dbl. Blue is the only powder I’ve used and have data for. The person that I got the info from is not around anymore so, my question is. Is there a compatible powder that I can use. Have access to Ffg but wish to stick with smokeless. Thank you.

According to burn rate, Winchester 572 and Accurate number 7 are close.

Vihtavuori 3N38 is even closer in burn rate and is also a bulkier powder than the two Saeed mentions, giving better case fill.

For certain loadings it impossible to beat the Dot powders, Red, Blue, and green. I'll add Unique to that list.

I would caution against attempting to substitute any powder of "similar" burning rate for Blue Dot. Every powder has unique properties and even if the "burning rate" is essentially the same as measured by various methods, the burning characteristics, which vary with case size, projectile weight, load pressure, etc. can be very different.

That's not to say that some other powder wouldn't perform satisfactorily in a similar situation, just that its performance may be different enough to show pressure excursions or other undesirable traits if substituted on a grain-for-grain basis.

Run an ad on the AR classified and maybe someone can come up with some Blue Dot for you.

Even if you find a new supply of Blue Dot you will still need to work back up to your pet load, as every lot is different.