Hi All.
I'm kind of curious why it seems that most folks seem to relegate Trail Boss powder to plinking rounds only? I understand that you can't load a hot load using it, but does that mean that it's only good for plinking?
I've loaded some 30-30 with Lee C309-170-F boolits tumble lubed without GC's that weigh an average if 174gr as I've cast them with 10gr of Trail Boss. I haven't had a chance to get to the range and shoot these, but it's my understanding that this should be a nice shooting lighter load that should be under the speed that would require a gas check. Is there any problem with shooting a GC design without the GC?
Is there any way of attaching a GC without using a lube/sizer? Would a boolit sizing die for the Lyman 310 be able to crimp on a GC?
Wow, sorry for going off topic with all these questions! Back on topic, I kind of like the idea that Trail Boss is so light that it takes up a lot of space in the case without being a heavy load, I don't really like the idea of having a case 1/8th to 1/4 full, and either having the powder floating around loose, or requiring the use of a filler, and TB powder seems to solve that problem rather nicely. I've even seen loading data for the 45ACP using TB, something that surprised me. Am I correct that by using a powder that's as bulky as TB would make using a powder measure easier / more accurate than when using small sized loads (like the current 4.5gr load of 700X I'm loading in 45ACP now).
Once I shoot some 45's (I have no empty cases at the moment) I'm going to try loading some TB and see how it goes. I only load 45ACP & 30-30, and it would be nice if I could use the same powder in both (but I would only do that if the TB gives satisfactory loads in both).