Green Dot for 45 acp hardball or 200 grain SWC?

With the tight supply of reloading components, I've come eye-to-eye with a partil jug of Green Dot powder on my reloading shelves thinking how it would perform for 45 acp loads. I know the answer is "try it, each gun is different." I understand that.

Does anyone ACTUALLY use Green Dot for 45 acp loading? If so, would you be willing to share your load and performance at 25/50 yards?

I'm thinking of three basic loads:

230 grain FMJ hardball loads for EIC match shooting, with MV 820ish fps.

230 grain RN cast bullet (practice for EIC, to stretch out my Zero bullet FMJ supply)

200 grain SWC cast (SAECO #69 flat base) for 2700 bullseye.

I have a few pounds of Bullseye , so I'm not running on empty. Just curious if anyone has had positive performance with Green Dot in the 45 acp for hardball/EIC match shooting, or 2700 competitive loads.

Thanks

I used it for a while as I had about 10 lbs left over from my skeet shooting days. 4.8 gr with a 200gr SWC. Worked fine.

I have used several pounds of it in 45. I have a friend who uses lots of it. Only complaint I might come up with is dirty...but I don't think that's really a concern. I am only a wannabe BE shooter, but if I remember correctly, my most accurate load with it, and likely my tightest groups ever was a pretty warm load, with (believe it or not) a 160gr 45 Colt. Round nose flat point. Sub 2" at 25, which is the best I can do.

Better late than never.  Like you, I had to dig into my old supply of shotgun powder.  I've had good results with Green Dot.  It's not very much slower burning than Red Dot.  I used 4.5 - 4.8gr. with 230 gr.
hardball, and it was plenty accurate.  I almost got some leg points with that load a couple weeks ago, but almost only counts in horse shoes, tiddly winks and hand grenades.  Operator headspace and timing.

Green Dot and PB are excellent powders for .45 Auto and .38 Special.

Bullet

Weight

Powder

Weight

Velocity

Notes

Power Factor

COL

L-SWC	200	Green Dot	3.9		Target-Start	0
L-SWC	200	Green Dot	4.3	805	Target "max"	161	1.190
L-SWC	200	Green Dot	4.3	805	Start/25 yd	161
Lyman 452460 L-SWC	200	Green Dot	4.5	715	Start	143	1.161
L-SWC	195	Green Dot	4.5	740	Start	144
swaged L-SWC	200	Green Dot	4.6	729	Start/50 yd	146
swaged L-SWC	200	Green Dot	4.6	722	Start	144
swaged L-SWC	200	Green Dot	5.0	786	Max	157
swaged L-SWC	200	Green Dot	5.0	833	Max	167
L-SWC	200	Green Dot	5.0	850	Hardball load	170	1.160
Lyman 452630 L-SWC	200	Green Dot	5.1	727	Start	145	1.235
Hdy L-SWC	200	Green Dot	5.3	858	V. Acc.	172	1.225
Lyman 452460 L-SWC	200	Green Dot	5.8	895	Max	179	1.161