LOLBELL
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I read several threads on Trail Boss and a comment that is usually made is about how expensive it is to use. Soooooo while drinking my morning coffee I did the math to see just how expensive it is.
Started with Powder Valley's pricing to get results I Used HP38 and TB for comparison. HP 38 is $19.75 for a jug (16 oz) and TB is 14.75 for a jug (9 oz). This figures to $1.66 an oz for TB and $1.22 an oz for HP38. Using a max load from Hodgdons Data page a max charge for a 45 Colt loading a 250grn cast bullet, HP38 calls for 7.1 grns per load and TB calls for 5.8 grns per load.
After applying all the other necessary math I came up with 2.0 cents per load (powder only) for the HP38 loads and 2.2 cents per load for the TB loads.
It is a little more costly to use TB over HP38, I did not do any other comparisons. I will continue to use Trail Boss in 45c because I have found nothing that gives me the accuracy without leading in a couple of Vaqueros that I dearly love shooting. It is well worth the 20 cents a hundred for the satisfaction that TB gives. JMHO and YMMV
Started with Powder Valley's pricing to get results I Used HP38 and TB for comparison. HP 38 is $19.75 for a jug (16 oz) and TB is 14.75 for a jug (9 oz). This figures to $1.66 an oz for TB and $1.22 an oz for HP38. Using a max load from Hodgdons Data page a max charge for a 45 Colt loading a 250grn cast bullet, HP38 calls for 7.1 grns per load and TB calls for 5.8 grns per load.
After applying all the other necessary math I came up with 2.0 cents per load (powder only) for the HP38 loads and 2.2 cents per load for the TB loads.
It is a little more costly to use TB over HP38, I did not do any other comparisons. I will continue to use Trail Boss in 45c because I have found nothing that gives me the accuracy without leading in a couple of Vaqueros that I dearly love shooting. It is well worth the 20 cents a hundred for the satisfaction that TB gives. JMHO and YMMV