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September 30, 2011
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For all you plinkers and target shooters
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I know I'm not the first to suggest it, but I've been having great results loading .357 cases with Hornady 158 gr. SWC and 4.2 grains of Trailboss.
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Shoots like a drea from my DW model 15. Â Great accuracy, no leading and just enough punch! Â Novice shooters seem to handle the load well, without the flinch associated with heavy magnum loads. And did I mention..... no leading. Â So far this is my go-to range load as I can purchase all components locally at a fair price. Â
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I generally shoot at 25 yards, but will  try the load at 50 yards the next time I'm at the range.
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Shoot Safe, Shoot Often, Shoot Tens!
May 17, 2010
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I have been hearing lots of good things about Trail Boss. Do you happen to have a favorite load for:
.38
146gr SWC ( truncated cone)
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I have a friend that can cast 6 of those bullets at a time, so its kinda our goto projectile.
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I am using TiteGroup... bought 4 pounds of the stuff, but I don't really like it, just too fast. I am now experimenting with HP38, but I don't really see much difference between it and TiteGroup. I do LOVE LilGun, but its expensive in that you have to use so much. Â
Soap Box, Ballot Box, Ammo Box
in that order.
4Â Monson Model 15's
1 Palmer FB 15
1 Rossi 357 Model 92 (lever)
1 CZ 75B
September 30, 2011
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Pinetor,
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I have not been loading .38s, so no pet loads, but the IMR load data for Trail boss suggests a beginning load of 2.7 grains and a max load of 4.2 with the 158 swc. Â
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Nice thing about Trail Boss is that it is very high volume so there's almost no way to double load. Â A quick note, you don't want to compress TB. Â Compression rapidly raises the pressure.
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Hope That Helps!
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