Anyone have info about using BLUE DOT (the newer batch)

Bullet Weights and Grains? mostly jacketed hornady xtp bullets 300 grain

or should i be looking at solids to push them hard ?

If your going to be pushing them hard I don't think blue dot would not be my choice. 4198 reloader 7 or something like that.

Bludot just seems to fast to me.

Don't need solids for sure I have shot resized 300gr 429 bullets in my 416 at 2600fps plus with out ay trouble.

GMDR has some 240gr cast bullet Blue Dot loads.

http://www.gmdr.com/lever/lowveldata.htm

Forget blue dot if you want full loads with jacketed bullets; that would be for light cast bullet loads. There is plenty of load data out there for the .444.
Solids?

BlueDot will work fine for moderate loads in the .444. I use it in my .45-70 Contender carbine with 300-grain bullets at ~1400 fps, no excess pressure signs and outstanding accuracy - with low recoil. It bulks up well in the .45-70 case and it will in the .444 too. However I have no loading data for the .444.

BlueDot is NOT a replacement for slower powders if top velocities are wanted, it gives lower speeds and lower recoil....but the pressures are not necessarily low.



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Blue dot=reduced loads.

Thank you ....i think i will stay with factory loads for hunting and use the lesser blue dot loads for plinking cant have both with one powder!