I use it for light 357 loads for the Ruger LCR.
I use it for light 357 loads for the Ruger LCR.
ph4570
Looking for a very MILD load of smokeless, IF that's possible, for an old top-break Iver Johnson .38S&W that might be a black powder era pistol. BTW, how can I tell if it was made for BP or for smokeless? And should I just forget the whole thing?
Milt Farrow "I'm not sure what it is, but it uses a lot of ammo."
I use it in my 38's and 357 loads. My 11 yr old daughter likes shooting my handgun with those loads. I have also used in my mosin and I let her shoot those also. Trailboss was the first powder I used to reload my 357 because it can't be double charged.
Garbear
Garbear
I came up with a use for it in my Nagant revolver. I was having a problem with my boolits jumping crimp. For those not familiar with the Nagant, it is an unusual design where the cylinder moves forward in the frame to make a gas seal between the firing round and the barrel. It works great for the original ammo, but for reloads I was having a heck of a time. See, when the cylinder moves forward there is nothing to support the remaining six rounds at the back of the cylinder, under recoil they slap back and forth. I could only get about four shots off before the remaining unfired boolits jumped crimp. I tried crimping firmer but started distorting the boolits. My solution was to load up the case with Trail Boss to the point the seated boolit would just start to compress the powder. I seated deep enough that I could then crimp over top of the front driving band of my boolit. That way the boolits can't move anywhere under recoil. Accuracy from the Nagant with this powder has been exceptional! And like everyone else has said, this is one of the cleanest burning powders out there.
I got started using TB based on an article on a milsurp website. They used a 9 grain charge of TB with several milsurp rifles and cast lead, just to see if one simple load would work. It actually did quite well in all but a French MAS if I recall. Sights on all rifles were jacked up to around 500 yards to impact at 100.
I've been using 10 to 12 grains in most of my bolt action military rifles, usually with a boolit of 200 grains or so. Accuracy is quite good and frankly I think it would make a fair hunting round as they hit with "authority".
Haven't used it in handgun yet, but I have 100 brand new .45 long Colt cases begging for something to do..................
In short, I like the powder. It's not a substitute for any other powder in my opinion, but just another good powder we can use. If I had a complaint at all, it's that the kernels are so light they blow around easily.....so don't sneeze when weighing!
I'm looking at using TB for a Webley 380, 38/200. I've used unique, but it is such a small amount, very easy to double charge. I want to use TB to prevent this. Suggestions?
I use Trail Boss in the 74 gr. wc from the group buy.
Lucky Joe
"There's always a way."
Nobade
Thanks for the info!
38 powderpuff loads. Any straight cased revolver case really.
BP | Bronze Point | IMR | Improved Military Rifle | PTD | Pointed |
BR | Bench Rest | M | Magnum | RN | Round Nose |
BT | Boat Tail | PL | Power-Lokt | SP | Soft Point |
C | Compressed Charge | PR | Primer | SPCL | Soft Point "Core-Lokt" |
HP | Hollow Point | PSPCL | Pointed Soft Point "Core Lokt" | C.O.L. | Cartridge Overall Length |
PSP | Pointed Soft Point | Spz | Spitzer Point | SBT | Spitzer Boat Tail |
LRN | Lead Round Nose | LWC | Lead Wad Cutter | LSWC | Lead Semi Wad Cutter |
GC | Gas Check |