Vista Outdoor · Flake
Red Dot
Classic flake powder, one of the longest-produced powders in history.
- Manufacturer
- Alliant
- Grain shape
- Flake
- Burn rank
- #5
- Category
- Fast
- Temp sensitivity
- Low
- Application
- Pistol
- Origin
- USA
- Status
- Active
Burn-rate position
FastestSlowest
Typical cartridges
12 Gauge, .38 Special, .45 ACP, 9mm Luger, 20 Gauge, .410 Bore, 28 Gauge
By cartridge
.38 Special also used: No. 1, CSB1, BA10
9mm Luger also used: No. 2, N310, Bull's-Eye
.410 Bore also used: International Clays, Green Dot, Winchester 296
28 Gauge also used: Vectan BA10, N310, Clays
Similar burn rate
Supply & handling
- Availability (US)
- Common
- Shortage-prone
- No
- Suppressor-friendly
- Yes
- Flash-suppressed
- No
About this powder
Red Dot has been an American reloading staple since the 1930s. Primarily a shotgun target powder, it excels in 12-gauge trap and skeet loads and also works well in light pistol cartridges like .38 Spl and .45 ACP. The distinctive speckled appearance makes it easy to identify.