45 Colt and a Trail Boss Load report

[Bullseye]

I just loaded and shot my Uberti cattleman with SIX 5 gr Trail Boss and a 250 gr LRNFP bullets with CCI Lg Pistol Primers and it was a perfect load. I think that I'm hooked for this load since it is much cleaner and less brutal on the guns.
I have been using 8.0 and 8.2 gr Unique and thought I'd give this a try.
TB measured nicely and consistently from my Lee Perfect Powder Measure.
I never opened a bottle of this Trail Boss until today and thought that it was going to be way more "fluffy" than it actually is.
I have three 45 Colt Uberti's and I like them so much that I am going to baby them with this powder from now on. I have 44 spl and 44 mag revolvers and a lever gun in 44 mag if I wanna pound lead a little harder.
So this is kinda nice for relaxing shooting. I may adjust a bit either way on the powder to find the best accuracy later but these seem to be right on.

 

[BullRunBear]

What kind of accuracy did you get and at what distance? I have a new version Vaquero in 45 I typically use for BP cartridges. Might try some Trail Boss loads in it when I am too lazy to clean the gun and cases.

My other 45 Colts, a Blackhawk and a Contender, will last for generations with any sane loads. One f the reasons I like the cartridge so much is its versatility. It can go from pop gun to bunker buster.

Jeff

 

[ReloaderFred]

For just fun plinking and target shooting, try the 200 gr. RNFP bullet and 5.5 to 6.0 grains of TrailBoss. I use that in both my Ruger Blackhawks and Marlin Cowboys. It's surprising how accurate it can be, too.

It's also a great bullet for the .45 acp, so it gets triple duty in my shop.

Hope this helps.

Fred

 

[Bullseye]

What kind of accuracy did you get and at what distance?

I just shot down the hill at a 9x9 " metal target at about 35 yds and I could see they were hitting close. LOL. I was just holding freehand. Next time I go to the range, I'll post a target pic.

try the 200 gr. RNFP bullet and 5.5 to 6.0 grains of TrailBoss

I have some 200 gr coated. I'll keep that in mind.

 

[35 Whelen]

Glad you like your Trail Boss loads.

I'm curious, if you wanted a lighter load, why didn't you just back off the Unique another grain or so?

35W

 

[berettaprofessor]

The 200 grain LCN with 6.0 of trailboss goes 743 fps average in a Vaquero. 6.0 grans and a 230LFN averages 778 with a slightly better SD