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rclark · April 9, 2012, 07:42 PM

Trail Boss can be a bit finicky on what primer you are using,bullet, and powder charge. Also you should use fairly new brass and consistent crimp which helps consistency. Note 57 ES isn't bad for TB.

Here are my results for .44Mag Trail Boss .44Mag Test

You can look back through the thread and see where I compared magnum primers with regular primers in .45 Colt. You should at least do 10 shots (I like 15) per load for results you can trust. I never bother with 0.1 increments. I usually always work up to a good load in 0.5 increments....

April 9, 2012, 07:42 PM	#2
rclark Senior Member Join Date: February 12, 2009 Location: Butte, MT Posts: 2,619	Trail Boss can be a bit finicky on what primer you are using,bullet, and powder charge. Also you should use fairly new brass and consistent crimp which helps consistency. Note 57 ES isn't bad for TB. Here are my results for .44Mag Trail Boss .44Mag Test You can look back through the thread and see where I compared magnum primers with regular primers in .45 Colt. You should at least do 10 shots (I like 15) per load for results you can trust. I never bother with 0.1 increments. I usually always work up to a good load in 0.5 increments.... __________________ A clinger and deplorable, MAGA, and life NRA member. When guns are outlawed, only outlaws will have guns. Single Action .45 Colt (Sometimes colloquially referred to by its alias as the .45 'Long' Colt or .45LC). Don't leave home without it. That said, the .44Spec is right up their too... but the .45 Colt is still the king.