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red dot. it's been around forever (almost), and it covers everything (pretty much)
I started loading with Red Dot in 1972 as the person I bought my reloader and supplies from then would sell Red Dot in 1 pound size that he broke down from the larger containers and it was at a very good price. He more or less just had his FFL as a hobby.
Since then I have used most similar powders. You can't break a better score with any other powder. Some powders will measure more accurately --- especially Ram Shot Competition which is a ball powder of a similar burning rate as Red Dot. It measures extremely accurately but the finished loads will shoot with about the same consistency as Red Dot.
Clays and also Clay Dot are both cleaner burning but your loads will still shoot about the same as Red Dot. Some will claim that the recoil is a lot less when using a slower powder such as American Select or Green Dot but I can't tell the difference (yes I have tried them numerous times).
If you are loading 1 ounce at 1200 or 1 and 1/8 at 1150 then you will not be able to shoot any better scores than you can with Red Dot. If you want to shoot 1 and 1/8 ounce at about 1250 fps then you will be better off with a slower powder such as Green Dot or PB.
Since then I have used most similar powders. You can't break a better score with any other powder. Some powders will measure more accurately --- especially Ram Shot Competition which is a ball powder of a similar burning rate as Red Dot. It measures extremely accurately but the finished loads will shoot with about the same consistency as Red Dot.
Clays and also Clay Dot are both cleaner burning but your loads will still shoot about the same as Red Dot. Some will claim that the recoil is a lot less when using a slower powder such as American Select or Green Dot but I can't tell the difference (yes I have tried them numerous times).
If you are loading 1 ounce at 1200 or 1 and 1/8 at 1150 then you will not be able to shoot any better scores than you can with Red Dot. If you want to shoot 1 and 1/8 ounce at about 1250 fps then you will be better off with a slower powder such as Green Dot or PB.
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I like any powder that goes bang! Kinda gives me a woody
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cubancigar2000: ROFL
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Cubancigar nailed it- nothing like the smell of burned powder.
To answer the question - I don't think you could claim one powder as the 'best'. Many factors to consider like the gauge, the payload weight, desired velocity, cost, availability ....
Two that cover the 12 gauge target load spectrum pretty well are Red Dot and Green Dot. Or from Hodgdon you could pick CLAYS and International Clays. All very good products when used as directed.
To answer the question - I don't think you could claim one powder as the 'best'. Many factors to consider like the gauge, the payload weight, desired velocity, cost, availability ....
Two that cover the 12 gauge target load spectrum pretty well are Red Dot and Green Dot. Or from Hodgdon you could pick CLAYS and International Clays. All very good products when used as directed.
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Clays!
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