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**Mike Irwin** · November 6, 2011, 05:11 AM

Those large capacity cases is exactly why I quit using 231 -- low pressure, large capacity and TINY TINY TINY amounts of 231.

I was getting huge variations in velocity with my .44 Special target gun with 231. It was also very hard to determine if I actually had powder in the case without rappelling down into it for an inspection.

When Trail Boss came out, I never looked back.

For my .45 Colt I use Universal. It's a larger charge and gives me closer to top end charges without much velocity variation and it's not as position sensitive as 231 seems to be.

November 6, 2011, 05:11 AM	#27
Mike Irwin Staff Join Date: April 13, 2000 Location: Northern Virginia Posts: 41,381	Those large capacity cases is exactly why I quit using 231 -- low pressure, large capacity and TINY TINY TINY amounts of 231. I was getting huge variations in velocity with my .44 Special target gun with 231. It was also very hard to determine if I actually had powder in the case without rappelling down into it for an inspection. When Trail Boss came out, I never looked back. For my .45 Colt I use Universal. It's a larger charge and gives me closer to top end charges without much velocity variation and it's not as position sensitive as 231 seems to be. __________________ "The gift which I am sending you is called a dog, and is in fact the most precious and valuable possession of mankind" -Theodorus Gaza Baby Jesus cries when the fat redneck doesn't have military-grade firepower.