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condor bravo · July 21, 2018, 12:17 PM

Have never used TB for handguns but extensively for rifle calibers along mostly with cast bullets including moly coates. Loadings are maximum and are great for taming belted mags up to .416s and .458s that otherwise wouldn't be shot much. Comments on TB with the .32-20 cartridge indicate erratic ignition apparently but I have not encountered that at all. I load maximum with some 15 to 20 rifle calibers and have never come across anything negative to say about it. Hodgdon points out that compressing is not a danger factor but can result in some inaccuracy. Never mind using the scale, just visually fill the case to the base of the bullet when seated. In some calibers like .45-70s I do compress some. TB seems to becomming more popular and more are using it, finally catching on.

July 21, 2018, 12:17 PM	#40
condor bravo Senior Member Join Date: August 23, 2014 Location: Nevada/Ariz/CA Posts: 1,753	Have never used TB for handguns but extensively for rifle calibers along mostly with cast bullets including moly coates. Loadings are maximum and are great for taming belted mags up to .416s and .458s that otherwise wouldn't be shot much. Comments on TB with the .32-20 cartridge indicate erratic ignition apparently but I have not encountered that at all. I load maximum with some 15 to 20 rifle calibers and have never come across anything negative to say about it. Hodgdon points out that compressing is not a danger factor but can result in some inaccuracy. Never mind using the scale, just visually fill the case to the base of the bullet when seated. In some calibers like .45-70s I do compress some. TB seems to becomming more popular and more are using it, finally catching on. __________________ Ouch, the dreaded "M-1 thumb", you just know it will happen eventually, so why not do it now and get it over with??