Medium Bore 375 ruger- so far 5744 for 1800 fps, IMR Green and Unique for 1200 fps.
Finally found a use for Trail Boss after 10 years of trying. 308 Winchester, 10 Grains Trail Boss, 168 grains Nosler Custom Competition. Sub MOA.
Trail Boss
Unique
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Red Dot
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Medium Bore 375 ruger- so far 5744 for 1800 fps, IMR Green and Unique for 1200 fps.
Finally found a use for Trail Boss after 10 years of trying. 308 Winchester, 10 Grains Trail Boss, 168 grains Nosler Custom Competition. Sub MOA.
I am gravitating to AANitro100 NF, for reduced loads especially using lighter Boolits. Alliant/Hercules Powder is Not readily available around here anymore, and if Found, or Ordered, the Price is getting almost as Bad as Trail Boss!
Note that Nitro-100NF is quite bulky, tho Not quite Trail Boss...it still does Not fit a Pound of Powder into a regular Pound Can..so, be aware. But last I got, the Price was Right! It does reduce the chance of a Double Charge...But, Still not as Likely as either Bullseye or Red Dot, to double charge! Since I visually inspect in the loading Block..I have Not had any problems, that were Not Identified!!!
Shame about the Unavailable status, and Price on Trail Boss...tho I have Never preferred it...Much preferring Red Dot/Promo, which is as rare around these parts.
Universal for me 'cause i got a 8# jug free!
Someone here suggested that Unique behaves similar. Is that so?
[I looked and saw differences in loads between the two.]
much obliged, Max
I'm a little late to the party, but my vote goes to Trail Boss. As a long time metallic silhouette competitor, my S&W 629 .44 Magnum revolver and my 1886 Winchester .45-70 lever action rifle are both much more pleasant to shoot thanks to light for caliber bullets and a proper charge of Trail Boss.
Unique, followed by HP38/W231. Some of my most accurate rifle loads in 38-55, 405W, 45-60, 45-70, and 50-70 are powered by Unique. The trajectories might mimic a rainbow, but the boolits all hit in virtually the same spot.
Noah
I use a lot of Unique ... it is so versatile with lots of load data ...
But ... There is always a but ...
... 13 grains of Red Dot ... gets shot in a lot of cast boolit rifle loads .
And I'm starting to use it in place of Bullseye with good results .
So is it OK if I vote for ... Unique and Red Dot
Gary
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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 |