Matt
I use Red Dot powder now since I have just managed to snag a four year supply of it. I wanted to work up a fast load to use with a spreader insert, and while it is true that faster loads lose their velocity faster, it is also true that spreader inserts are more efficient at high speed, and I don't use them for targets that can't be hit within 25 yards.
As for my load, for my use only, and in my gun only: 24 grams #8 shot...Remington Nitro 27 once fired hulls...Fed. 209 primers...Rem. TGT 12 wads with a 20 gauge over shot card at the bottom of the wad, and a Ballistic Products X insert....19.5 grains of Red Dot finishes the load. The PSI is a close estimate, and the velocity is what my chronagraph indicates at 2 feet from the muzzle.
Austin
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