I just went on the Alliant site and they are promoting a new powder called E3, which is exactly the same burning speed as Red Dot. Hmmm. They publish a low pressure 7/8 load with my components (Grey WW wad, WW 209 primers, AA CF empty) using 17.6 grains of their American Select powder giving 6200 PSI. Knocking the charge down a half grain should give us about 1150 and less than 6000 PSI, what we are looking for. I hate to add another powder to my collection, but a keg of American Select won't be a big complication. That should be a great Damascus load for those of us who have always used Alliant powders. It sounds like Red Dot will be replaced by the E3 since the burning rate is identical. In the meantime, I will continue to load my 15.2 grains of Red Dot that I estimate at just under 7000 PSI with the AA grey wad, WW 209, and AA CF hulls. It is a real softie.
