I don't shoot cowboy action, although it is very popular at my club. I have been buying, shooting and reloading for .45 Colt for the past year. I have a 25 Classic, 25-7 and 25-13, a 4 5/8" Blackhawk, a 5" Stainless Blackhawk and a 20" 1892 Puma.
I've read a few articles on .45 colt, and have loaded up some pretty stout loads. I've used Unique, Red Dot, Blue dot, Universal Clays, 2400, H110 and Trail Boss.
I just bought 5 pounds of Trail Boss from Natchez as part of a larger order. 8 pounds of Clays and Bullseye, 4 pounds of 2400 and Universal. With shipping and Hazmet the Trail Boss comes to $20.21 per pound.
I like Trail boss for light loads.
I shot 100 250 gr lrnfp over 5.2 Trail boss, 100 rounds of 200 gr lswc over 5.6 Trail Boss, 100 200 gr lswc over 6.0 Red dot and 100 250 gr lrnfp over 7.0 231 yesterday. The Red Dot was slightly hotter than the Trail Boss, the 231 was hotter yet.
The Trail Boss loads showed little if any soot on the cases. The Red dot was filthy.
Accuracy with the Trail Boss was quite good, but accuracy with the Red Dot and 231 was good as well.
I don't think Trail Boss is a miracle powder. It is not good for anything but light loads. It works good for the intended purpose.
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