Trail Boss, is Da Boss!

[bruceflinch]

We had a discussion here about this last month & I lost the thread. Oh Well!

I finally got around to trying some & I'm excited with the results!

Due to a Shoulder Impingement, I have not shot any of my 30 caliber rifles since the end of April. So after reading about Trail Boss here, I decided to try it.

Still wearing a Shoulder pad, regardless.
I started at my calculated minimum load each for 30-06 & 308.


308 cal, 9.1 gr., 937fps, Savage 10, Recoil felt like a AR15!
30-06 cal., 13.5 gr., 1250 fps, M1903A3 Recoil felt less than an AK!

I set a target @ 100 yds. Both rifles shot good elevation.
@ 200 yds the 308 was about 8 ft low
@ 200 yds the 30-06 was about 5 ft low

I have the Savage 10 to shoot High Power Sihlouettes @ 200 yds, So I will make up a couple more loads to test for recoil tolerance. Choose the one I like best & resight the scope back in.

Now the 1903A3 or my M1917, I would like to continue shooting the Military Sihlouette match's in Sac. Shooting out to 500 yds, I think this load will be a little trickier to perfect & figure out the sight adjustments, but I'm willing to accept the Challenge!

I also ordered 4 lbs of Trail Boss through my local Club. I'll find out the price when it arrives, but I have never seen powder on the shelf anywhere cheaper than at USI in Concord. Members Prices are 5% over cost.

Also noted while I was shooting the 308, I was in a lane close to the Dividing Wll at the range. The quasi-subsonic rounds made a neat buzzing noise!

[XDRoX]

Trail Boss is one of my favorite powders.

[BACKTOSHOOTING]

Glad to hear you can shoot again, must feel good

[CGT80]

Red Dot powder is also great for 30-06. I used 13.0 grains under a 150 jacketed bullet and got 14xx fps. It had slightly more recoil than trail boss at 14.0 with the same bullet. I plan to load up more of these for short range target practice.

[G-Man WC]

I picked some up to load 45LC for my lever. I be getting around to it soon.
The nice thing about TB is it takes up a lot of case space for it's weight, making
a double charge near impossiable. -g

From the IRM web site:Trail Boss is designed specifically for low velocity lead bullet loads suitable for Cowboy Action shooting. It is primarily a pistol powder, but has some application in rifle. It is based on a whole new technology which allows very high loading density, good flow through powder measures, stability in severe temperature variation and most importantly, additional safety to the handloader.

[rsrocket1]

I like doing the same with 10 to 11 grains of Red Dot, Bullseye or Unique with an Xtreme 110g round nose "30M1 Carbine" bullet. 1700-1800 fps, no recoil, no need for ear muffs out in the open range and very accurate to 100 yards.

[checkenbach]

I was shooting T.B. in my revo's on Sunday, it's my go-to powder for lead bullets in the revo's. It also works very well with copper plated stuff too.

[Rem222]

Another fan of Trail Boss. I have used it in 30-06 as well.
IMR's website has loads listed for several calibers.

[jewboy929]

Trail Boss is great powder for my cowboy loads. Going to search load data for other calibers besides my 44s & 45s.