With Trail Boss, fill the case to where the base of a seated bullet would be, then weigh the charge and regard that as a maximum load. It was designed as a plinking load for Cowboy Action Shooting which has a velocity limitation. Smokeless gunpowder for reloading from the best manufacturers. And I gather this is true for all the pistol cases - fill 'em up, not a problem, as long as you don't compress things. Directly replacing black powder per volume, 17gr of Dupont No.2 was a "BULK" powder for the 44-40, produced 1,300fps but pressures are unknown to me. The pistol load data comes from a Hogdon download from that year. In 2013 i was using 4.5 grs under 195 gr home cast Kieth style swc`s and getting exceptable  accuracy at  50 ft. in my s&w m58. Powder, Reloading, including Hodgdon Extreme H4350 Rifle Powder 1 lbs, Hodgdon Extreme Varget Rifle Powder 8 lbs, Hodgdon Extreme Varget Rifle Powder 1 lbs, Hodgdon CFE 223 Spherical Rifle … Looking at published loads in the 1930's, the 44-40 rifle loads that replicate 1,300fps show 10,000cup with certain powders like 2400 and Unique and possibly Sharpshooter and Lightning powders using the 200gr JSP. Buska Well-Known Member. Results with Trail Boss in the PH 303B at both 10.5 and 15 were disappointing. I have had better results using shotgun powders that will also work for pisol loads, like Reddot, clays and Universl Clays, than using pistol powders in shotgun. I also drool in my sleep. I have been playing with both in a Model 94 Winchester Big Bore Angle Eject lever action in 307 Winchester. Someone suggested that Trail Boss might be the "solution". This load gave me 1,250fps but at a cost of 15,182psi which could be close to 18,000cup.Thus the burn rate vs velocity doesn't match very well when comparing Trail Boss to early Dupont bulk powders or even later bulky powders used for high velocity loads. I'm hoping some one out there has some input on this big boomer. Few powders come anywhere near the 325 g/L bulk density of Trail Boss. My "go-to" powders that seem to equally replicate velocity and pressures and most importantly accuracy are; 1. Slugs 18. As Ed Harris has pointed out it is a repurposed powder originally for 40mm grenade ammo. similar in appearance to Dupont No.2 smokeless powder but was faster burning and was not a "bulk" type powder. Designed specifically for low velocity lead bullets Suitable for Cowboy Action shooting Trail Boss Handgun Powder-2lbs Trail Boss was designed specifically for low-velocity lead bullets suitable for Cowboy Action shooting. Shell Pouches 6. Sharpe's 1937 handloading manual notes 19.6gr of Sharpshooter produced 20,000cup. Hodgdon Trail Boss is known for its popularity throughout the Single Action Shooting Society. A curiosity question about Trail Boss in rifle cartridges: I use it in 38 Special and 357 cases, where you can fill the case and not come close to the pressure limit - I'm not sure you're even up to black powder pressure - although compressed charges are a no-no. Trail Boss was manufactured to be a BULK powder to fill the cases of black powder cartridges like the 45 Colt and 44-40 cartridges. I was wondering if anyone out there has used Trail Boss powder for the 45-110. Factory standard High Velocity loads. I recently inherited a Magnum Research BFR revolver in 45/70 being 65 and not needing to shoot full power loads I contacted Hodgdon and they steered me to Trail Boss. A: The great thing about using Trail Boss for reduced loads is that you can't really load enough of it into the case to be dangerous. When Trail Boss came out, one of my friends called their powder tech's and asked them if it was a remake of the hundred year ago bulk powders..... he got a yes answer. Loads, last or next to last issue of 2015. HODGDON POWDER UNIVERSAL CLAYS 1LB . Trail Boss is also capable of performing well in moderate velocity loads suitable for hunting medium game such as whitetail deer. The second tab under the website DATA menu is titled “ ... ” Trail Boss can be applied to any cartridge you may want to reload. Don't have a light enough bullet mold to try them myself. Shotgun 221. I then moved up to Varget at mid jacketed … Cowboy action shooting. I bought a can of this a couple of weeks ago, have not even opened it. Do NOT use the old shotgun bulk in a rifle. Both powders were perforated disc or very thinly sliced tube powder. Need help? He experimented with this powder, about April 2013, which he discovered to be as advertised by replicating such loads. Joined Dec 27, 2012 Messages 561. 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