I quit using use Blue Dot for handgun loads in the late '70,s. It still came in the cardboard foil covered packaging then. I loaded some .357 Magnum rounds that I had been loading for about a year. The only different component in the load was New .357 Mag Winchester Nickel Cases. No problem, right? WRONG. The substitution of that one item caused a pressure spike that split each case open lengthwise, and I had to use a pall peen hammer to gently tap the cases out of the cylinder of my Colt Trooper.
I beleive there are MANY other powers available today more specifically developed for handgun use. There's really no need to use a recipe substitution, (shotgun powder in handgun loads).
As for your .44 Loads, better safe than sorry.
I beleive there are MANY other powers available today more specifically developed for handgun use. There's really no need to use a recipe substitution, (shotgun powder in handgun loads).
As for your .44 Loads, better safe than sorry.
