Trail boss
Posted: Mon Mar 12, 2012 8:38 pm
I've been playing with Trail boss in 45acp, 44 mag, and 38 spl lately. I've learned a few things.
In 44 mag you get great reduced veocity loads and good accuracy with 240gr hardcast boolits feels like a 44 spl and the velocities are about the same ..... I'm liking it a a plinking load in my 4" 629 mountain gun (tapered bbl and quite lightweight)
45 acp feels quite consistant and so far accuracy is very good with 200gr hardcast swc. my mil spec Sprigfield made 1 big hole at 15yards with this load.
38 special just loaded 158gr hardcast lrn boolits with 4.0 gr and it fillled the case should give about 800fps or so so accuracy should be good, but I have yet to test. the other loads I've treied have been quite respectable for accuracy.... 148 wad cutters are on my shopping list for my next trip to the LGS......
In 44 mag you get great reduced veocity loads and good accuracy with 240gr hardcast boolits feels like a 44 spl and the velocities are about the same ..... I'm liking it a a plinking load in my 4" 629 mountain gun (tapered bbl and quite lightweight)
45 acp feels quite consistant and so far accuracy is very good with 200gr hardcast swc. my mil spec Sprigfield made 1 big hole at 15yards with this load.
38 special just loaded 158gr hardcast lrn boolits with 4.0 gr and it fillled the case should give about 800fps or so so accuracy should be good, but I have yet to test. the other loads I've treied have been quite respectable for accuracy.... 148 wad cutters are on my shopping list for my next trip to the LGS......