Please would someone that has used heavy doses of Trailboss let me know what the max charge would be for a 250gr RNFP lead bullet in Starline brass lit by a std large pistol primer and fed by Trailboss in a 24" 45 Colt '92 rifle ?
I was shooting 7gr and want to try 8 gr (which still is not a compressed load as far as i can tell) - I do use H110 for hunting loads but was after a bit more punch from TB as I have a large container of it that needs using up !! I hear that it is very forgiving but i dont want to go pushing the envelope too hard....
Anyone out there with some first hand knowledge on this ??
Please would someone that has used heavy doses of Trailboss let me know what the max charge would be for a 250gr RNFP lead bullet in Starline brass lit by a std large pistol primer and fed by Trailboss in a 24" 45 Colt '92 rifle ?
I was shooting 7gr and want to try 8 gr (which still is not a compressed load as far as i can tell) - I do use H110 for hunting loads but was after a bit more punch from TB as I have a large container of it that needs using up !! I hear that it is very forgiving but i dont want to go pushing the envelope too hard....
Anyone out there with some first hand knowledge on this ??
250 gr cast LRNFP .452 dia OAL 1.600
4.5 gr 606 fps 8,800 PSI - 5.8 gr 727 12,700 PSI
A rule of thumb with Trail boss is to fill the open area in the shell to 70% and don't compress it. I love the stuff myself for both 45 Colt and 45-70.
I shoot more Trail Boss through my 45 colt Marlin than anything else but I don't try for max charge as my accuracy suffered above 6.2gr. Thats pushing a 250 gr Lasercast rnfp. Just a fun sub sonic load that smacks the piece of 3/8"steel I shoot at @ 75 yds off hand every time . I think if I was looking for a bit more velocity I would give something else a try. Maybe unique.
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joec wrote:I love 12.8 to 13 gr behind a 405 gr bullet in my 45-70 also. It is pretty accurate also and would probably kill a deer at a reasonable range also.
I've been using 13.8 gr of Trail Boss with a 350 gr cast bullet in my 45/70 with good accuracy. No doubt a deer would have a very short time to live after a well placed hit with one of those plinkers..
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joec wrote:I love 12.8 to 13 gr behind a 405 gr bullet in my 45-70 also. It is pretty accurate also and would probably kill a deer at a reasonable range also.
I've been using 13.8 gr of Trail Boss with a 350 gr cast bullet in my 45/70 with good accuracy. No doubt a deer would have a very short time to live after a well placed hit with one of those plinkers..
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That sounds about right for a 350 gr cast bullet if it doesn't seat into the case as far as a 405 gr does. A rule of thumb with trailboss is 70% of the empty volume of a case once the bullet is in.
