Promo Loads

[Bailey Creek,5759]

My Brother has decided to go with Promo Powder.

Does anyone have a good load for Shotgun and 45 Colt?

[SHOOTIN FOX]

4.5 grains of Promo under a 200 gr RNFP.

 

Don’t use it in shotgun.

I do not use it in shotgun.   Not saying don’t.

Edited December 8, 2024 by SHOOTIN FOX

[Cold Lake Kid, SASS # 51474]

Why do you advise not to use it in shotgun?

 

[Choctaw Jack]

~ 13.4 grains (mec #22 bushing) of Promo, Claybuster pink  (CBO175-12 )wad, 3/4 ounce of #7 1/2 or #8 shot, your choice of #209 primers in a red or grey AA Winchester hull. Less recoil than the Winchester LNLR loading.

 

[Sedalia Dave]

From Alliant's website

 

Quote

 

PROMO Smokeless shotshell powder

America's number one economy-priced 12 gauge target powder. Promo has the same burn speed as Red Dot, but is more dense, thus requiring a smaller bushing to obtain the same charge weight.

 

Budget priced

Economical trap, skeet and sporting clay loads

Easy metering and consistent charging

 

Principal Purpose: Light and standard 12 ga target loads.

 

Secondary Uses: Handgun loads

Remarks:
Reliable performance shot after shot. Standard charge weights work great.

 

 

[Gateway Kid SASS# 70038 Life]

Shouldn’t use for shotgun?
Just asking but I thought Promo was a generic (cheaper) version of Red Dot, which is a decent powder for a lot of stuff, and has literally 100 listed loads for 7/8 - 1 1/8 shotgun loads on the Alliant website. 
Did I misunderstand something?

Regards

    

Gateway Kid

[bgavin]

I'm told Red Dot is now OOP and replaced by Promo.
On paper, Red Dot had some really great loads for revolvers.

 

I'm also told that Power Pistol is the replacement for Unique which is also OOP.
Both are modern upgrades for the powders they replace.

 

[Sedalia Dave]

1 minute ago, bgavin said:

I'm told Red Dot is now OOP and replaced by Promo.
On paper, Red Dot had some really great loads for revolvers.

 

I'm also told that Power Pistol is the replacement for Unique which is also OOP.
Both are modern upgrades for the powders they replace.

 

 

Neither Red Dot or Unique are out of production.  All of Alliants production resources are currently dedicated to a large military contract. Until the government's needs are satisfied Alliant will not be producing powder for sale to the public.

[bgavin]

I got it 2nd hand from a guy who spoke to an Alliant rep.
So just hearsay, until published in print.

[SHOOTIN FOX]

11 hours ago, SHOOTIN FOX said:

4.5 grains of Promo under a 200 gr RNFP.

 

Don’t use it in shotgun.

Meant to say I do not use it in shotgun. Promo is a shotgun powder. I use 700 x as I have used it for years and have a adequate supply.