Blue Dot discontinued

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Scott Tschirhart
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Blue Dot discontinued

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Big Dave just called me and told me that Alliant has discontinued Blue Dot.

That’s not good news.
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Scott Tschirhart wrote: Wed Jan 04, 2023 4:45 pm Big Dave just called me and told me that Alliant has discontinued Blue Dot.

That’s not good news.
It certainly isn't good news! It's been one of my favorites for both pistol and shotgun reloading for decades. Can I get by without it? Of course I can. But it's still one powder I'll miss once I run out of it.
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According to my google search, Blue Dot is not the discontinued powder. The discontinued powder is IMR Blue.

I use Blue Dot in my 10 gauge reloads and have used it for both handgun and rifle loads. I hope it will remain available.

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Shasta wrote: Wed Jan 04, 2023 5:18 pm According to my google search, Blue Dot is not the discontinued powder. The discontinued powder is IMR Blue.

I use Blue Dot in my 10 gauge reloads and have used it for both handgun and rifle loads. I hope it will remain available.

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That's better news! I'm totally unfamiliar with IMR Blue, so it wont affect me.
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Re: Blue Dot discontinued

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Blue was discontinued last year I believe. Big Dave talked to them today.
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Scott Tschirhart wrote: Wed Jan 04, 2023 7:10 pm Blue was discontinued last year I believe. Big Dave talked to them today.
Boys, I think I gave you bad information. Alliant wrote me that they are still shipping all of their powders including Blue Dot!
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Whew. I was worried
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Scott Tschirhart wrote: Wed Jan 04, 2023 7:23 pm
Scott Tschirhart wrote: Wed Jan 04, 2023 7:10 pm Blue was discontinued last year I believe. Big Dave talked to them today.
Boys, I think I gave you bad information. Alliant wrote me that they are still shipping all of their powders including Blue Dot!
Thank goodness! :D
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Re: Blue Dot discontinued

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Scott Tschirhart wrote: Wed Jan 04, 2023 4:45 pm Big Dave just called me and told me that Alliant has discontinued Blue Dot.

That’s not good news.
Well that sucks. I just worked up a good Blue Dot 10 gauge load. Now I'll have to go back to the drawing board.
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Scott Tschirhart wrote: Wed Jan 04, 2023 7:23 pm
Scott Tschirhart wrote: Wed Jan 04, 2023 7:10 pm Blue was discontinued last year I believe. Big Dave talked to them today.
Boys, I think I gave you bad information. Alliant wrote me that they are still shipping all of their powders including Blue Dot!

Oh, good deal. I guess I should have read down a little bit before commenting.
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