I have data that is the same but different only in powder used.Can someone give me any feed back regarding these powders??..performance,metering,etc...I have a small supply of Steel already,but not the other two.

Steel
Longshot
Blue Dot

Thanks in advance.
ray

Well, it depends a lot on what your trying to acomplish with them. I have not used Steel since I do little water foul hunting but have made field loads with the others.

Longshot is great for fast field loads in both 20 & 12 ga loads. If you're into speed you can achieve some pretty high velocity with it - 1500 fps. It also makes a great 28 ga powder and one of the few that you can get a full 3/4 oz. of shot to fit in the Win AAHS hull (short).

Blue Dot is fine for pushing heave payloads of shot in both the 12 & 20 ga. I have used it for years to make my heavy late season pheasant loads. It's also great for magnum pistol loads and if you check the reloading forum you can locate some reduced rifle loads. It's a must have on my reloading bench.

Both Hogdon and Alliant offer a good bit of loading data on their web sites on these powders.

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I can't comment on Steel, but the other two are known for field loads, primarily...don't try for wimpy, low-recoil skeet loads with them.

I use Longshot for 16ga pheasant hunting loads. Meters great through my 700 VersaMec. Otherwise I use Greendot. Bluedot is more for 12ga loads.

I appreciate both responses.

I'm at fault for not being more specific in it's use.My intended use will be for heavy loads with the 10 gauge (3 1/2) mag using heavy 2 to 2 1/2 oz shot(lead)loads.My data shows very similar velocity and pressure with each powder,using the same hulls,wads and primers.

I was hoping to get a general comparison.I already know their relative burning rates and all that.I'm a bit leary of Blue Dot because of it's reputation for being sensitive in cold weather and giving pressure spikes.

So I'm really interested more in a comparison between Steel and Longshot.How does Longshot do in heavy loads??

My data actually shows Steel to be better with the heavier shot loads (over 2 oz) but with 2 oz loads,which I prefer,they are very close.

I have used a lot of Blud Dot and Steel in the 10 ga., almost all for steel loads. Both don't meter well at all so I weigh each charge when using either. I never had any problems using either in temps down to about 0 deg. F. I used to use a lot of W571 but found that the powder tended to work up past the wad. Shells that got carried a lot tended to produce some bloopers. Blue dot and steel are coarse enough that this doesn't happen with them.
C.G.B.

Thanks for the feedback.Sometimes personal use shows attributes in a load that data can't.

I wanted to see if anyone got better results with something else.I guess I'll just stick with Steel.

I use longshot for 28 gauge "wimpy low recoil skeet loads" in Win AA HS hulls.