300 Savage and Trailboss

[dk17hmr]

I have a Remington 722 in 300 Savage. I have a Lyman globe style front sight and a Redfield peep sight mounted on the rifle.

I just loaded up 25 rounds built with a Lyman 311413 bullet, 169gr pointed gascheck, and 12gr of Trailboss.

I walked out back and shot some steel with the load hitting 10 out of 10 off hand at 50 yards on a 4"x4" hanging plate. I feel there is room to go up in the load and I will post on my efforts when I get time to load and shoot some more.

Anyone else shooting cast in a 300 savage?

Seem like my rifle really likes the 169gr bullet with about any powder I can put in the case.

[MtGun44]

Good news for me. I have a 311413 on the way and a Savage 99
in 300 Savage. Thanks for the info, will have to try some other powders
first as I have no TBoss in stock.

Bill

[Denver]

I have a 99 Savage in 300 that shoots great with just about any CB I've used . My powder is Reloader 7. 21-22 grs and a large pistol primer. The Lee C312-155 2R shoots great and can be seated to the crimp groove and still have the GC inside the neck. Great boolit for the 7.62x39 also. :castmine:

[racepres]

Quick question for you 300 sav. guys. Does it make a difference if the boolit base [gas check] is well below the shoulder?? I am testing my small ring mauser in 300 savage currently... and I don't seem to own a mold that produces a boolit that will keep the "check in the neck" . Thanks.. MV
BTW thanks Denver for the C312-155 2r Info!

[Harry O]

You should not have any problem going up on the Trail Boss loads. They don't do anything unnerving when the pressure is increased.

The maximum load for the 32-20 is listed as 2.8gr of Trail Boss with a 100gr bullet in the book. It is listed at about 12,000psi pressure. I have taken it up to a full case load in a strong gun -- 4.8gr. No problems. There were no pressure signs and nothing unexpected. I don't know what the pressure was, but the felt recoil was about the same as some of my top-end loads for the same gun (6.0gr of SR4756 with a 100gr bullet).

[26Charlie]

Racepres -
I have not had any problem in the .300 Savage with the gas checks "down in the fire" as Felix once put it - I do use crimp-on gas checks, not the Lyman ones that slip on & off so easily on some bullet bases.

[racepres]

Thanks Charlie! I am trying not to get the boolit that deep... but the throat won't allow it on all but one boolit I've tried.. so... I'm just gonna "go for it".. BTW I am currently foolin' w/ a plain base design in this ole mauser... Wish me luck!! MV

[spurrit]

Do any of you guys using Trailboss use it in .30-30? What are your impressions? I was thinking about using it for low recoil loads for the boy in my new(1979) .30-30 saddle ring trapper. Is it a decent powder for deer hunting, or just SASS crap and targets?