A friend bought some of this powder and does not want it. I have never used it and wonder what it will do. I searched the website but they do not show any loads for calibers and lead bullets that I use. He wants to part with it, and my most used powders are non existant.

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Richard Gillespie
FBINA 102

ITS VERY GOOD FOR COWBOY ACTION LOADS.
.45ACP LEAD AND PLATED LOADS
BELOW IS THE LINK TO THE COWBOY ACTION 32C LOADS.
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It is another companys type of............ Trail Boss.

I tried to buy it for years but it never showed up in Reno,
get it and enjoy some nice, accurate, lead target loads.

I've used Tin Star (N32c) for a while - careful near the top end of their published data with the .38s, at least with soft primers. Other than that, I've had uniformly good experience with it in .38 Special and .45 ACP.

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Thanks for your help, guys! I think I will get it.

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Richard Gillespie
FBINA 102

I've never used it, but if it really is like Trail Boss, get it. Trail Boss loaded in 32-20, 38 Sp, 45 ACP, 44 Sp has given me some of the best low velocity plinking loads with excellent accuracy.

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What could possibly go wrong?

In general I like VV powders. Usually more money than I want to spend, but I have a few pounds of pistol and rifle propellants that are quite uniform and shoot extremely clean.

While I’m not familiar with your specific powder, if it’s a near equivalent of trail boss while retaining other VV characteristics I’d be interested in trying it.

Trail Boss is good at safely filling a case in older black powder founded cartridges, the odor it produces just ain’t worth it.

Be curious to a follow up if you do try it.

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I've used Trail Boss for some time in .44 Special Cowboy loads and .44 Magnum cases for Cowboy rifle. I have not shot Cowboy for some time, but I use TB for the .44 Mag cases in my 3 inch 629. Its is a great load for that gun and really fun to shoot and it seems accurate enough for me. The VV website is quite slim when it comes to a 200 grain .44 bullet loads, like none! So I am still looking.

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Richard Gillespie
FBINA 102

I am currently using it for .45 Colt and lead bullets. So far so good through a Ruger Flat-top with Desperado .454s and Remington .454s. Grab it. I don't think you will be sorry. It meters well and is clean. Expensive, though, and somewhat scarce.

N32C "Tin Star" is supposed to fill the same role as Trail Boss but is a quite different powder from TB.
It burns slower and is quite a bit denser. (I don't know of a powder that is less dense than TB).
Here are a couple comparison loads I have made in 44 special:

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