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Old February 11, 2013, 03:42 PM   #4
Barnacle Brad
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Join Date: March 12, 2009
Location: Greybull, Wyoming
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Burn Rate

Thanks for the info. The recipe I have that came with the bullets (from a friend) is for 3 gr Trail Boss. I just don't have it (or another fast burner) on my shelf. Not in a position to run out and buy any right now either.

After looking more closely on the Hodgdon Site. I see data for 130gr MEI CAST LRNFP at 5.5 gr (sr4756) and 148gr HDY LHBWC at 3.8 gr. I wonder if this lack of data for the 140gr may be a marketing strategy to promote the Trail Boss powder? Curious...

Think what I will try is an average of those two loads and back it off 10%. That would give me a starting load of 4.2gr. That puts me .3gr under the max load for the 148gr bullet.

Does that sound like a rational approach?

Thanks again!
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