Texan Scott
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I'm right on the edge of jumping into reloading for .45 Colt. I'm not into cowboy shooting, but a .45 Colt Rossi m92 has my eye, and may be about the ideal close-range scrub and woods gun for the way I hunt.
Problem is, I'm thinking about high-volume powders (for safety/ consistency) and a lot of people seem to like Trail Boss for relatively mild lead .45s, but the velocity figures are all for longish revolvers.
Does anybody have experience loading Trail Boss for 16-20" carbines? What I'm looking for is an idea of how much barrel length increases velocities with this particular powder, and whether 16 or 20 is a better length for 250gr hardcasts at 1000 fps or so...
Problem is, I'm thinking about high-volume powders (for safety/ consistency) and a lot of people seem to like Trail Boss for relatively mild lead .45s, but the velocity figures are all for longish revolvers.
Does anybody have experience loading Trail Boss for 16-20" carbines? What I'm looking for is an idea of how much barrel length increases velocities with this particular powder, and whether 16 or 20 is a better length for 250gr hardcasts at 1000 fps or so...