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Post by princeout on Nov 12, 2011 17:42:56 GMT -5
Here's a quick shot of one of my son's, 7th grader Eli, trying out a .500 Linebaugh for the first time. He liked it! Tim  |
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Post by njsbd on Nov 12, 2011 20:09:46 GMT -5
They love the power and the boom....Got to love it when they enjoy it and being out there with Dad
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Post by dmize on Nov 12, 2011 20:59:51 GMT -5
COOL!!!!!!!!!!
Need to take a pic of my 12 year old shooting the mighty 454 Casull!!!!!!!!
Just dont tell him or people he brags to that its loaded with TrailBoss...=)
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Post by whitworth on Nov 12, 2011 21:34:37 GMT -5
Wow! That's starting him off right! ;D
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Post by Lee Martin on Nov 13, 2011 8:50:33 GMT -5
Now that's neat. Not as big as a 500, but that reminds me of my dad. By age 11 I was shooting full-house 44 Mag. -Lee www.singleactions.com |
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Post by princeout on Nov 13, 2011 9:10:09 GMT -5
Trail Boss is definitely your friend with big bores and kids starting out. He's shooting a full case of Trail Boss with Mt Baldy 450 gr cast bullets.
Lee,
My dad started us out around 7 years old on his old military 1911 with WWII surplus ammo. Some was stout, some barely had enough energy to bounce off the target. He said they had the same issues in Korea during the "conflict".
I bought my first .44 mag TC at thirteen. In our little town, you had to have some sort of permit at the police station. I had my mom (5'2", 100 lbs) fill out the form and the officer who had to approve it came running out to see what kind of woman that size wanted a .44!
Tim
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Post by 500fksjr on Feb 11, 2012 23:41:55 GMT -5
Trail Boss is definitely your friend with big bores and kids starting out. He's shooting a full case of Trail Boss with Mt Baldy 450 gr cast bullets. How many grains of trail boss? and are you using a mag primer? and what is the velocity...I am looking for a load for my wife she wants to shoot my 500L....Thanks for your time/imput |
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Post by AxeHandle on Feb 11, 2012 23:49:12 GMT -5
JT wrote about it in about three American Handgunners back. Basically you want the case full with Trail Boss with no (0) powder compression when you seat the bullet.
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Post by 500fksjr on Feb 12, 2012 0:58:54 GMT -5
JT wrote about it in about three American Handgunners back. Basically you want the case full with Trail Boss with no (0) powder compression when you seat the bullet. Axe could you be more specfic I looked quickly at the last three digital for what you are suggesting I did not find it Thanks |
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Post by princeout on Feb 12, 2012 10:02:40 GMT -5
500fksjr,
I just measured the amount of bullet intrusion into the case and then filled the case up to that level. I don't have the amount written down. I use Winchester Large Pistol primers - WLP - listed for regular or magnums. Don't have a chrony so I don't know the velocity but it is a mild load even with the 525 gr bullets. I'd guess well below 1000 fps.
Tim
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Post by bushog on Feb 12, 2012 13:48:48 GMT -5
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Post by kaytod on Feb 12, 2012 16:16:40 GMT -5
I have found an 80% load to be consistant pleasureable with Trail boss.
If your case holds 10 grains to the base of the bullet, no compression, an 80% works well.
I believe Hodgdon recommended at one time, 70% to start and 100% max. It do know that loads around 100% are less than perfect as they have never produced the best groups nor the lowest velocity variations. At least in my experience.
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Post by 500fksjr on Feb 12, 2012 17:00:54 GMT -5
Thanks Tim, bushog,and Kaytod I got the artical and I will pick up some Trail boss to try...
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Post by foxtrapper on Feb 12, 2012 17:21:27 GMT -5
Weelll I not a 10year old but .......I like trailboss..... I just bought a 5 lb keg for my 510 GNR 's  this was my first outing with this powder and boy it's fun. It allows me to have longer range sessions. I'll shoot my full power loads and when the flinching starts I'll drop in a couple of cylinder fulls of trailboss. The load I'm using is 8.9 grains under a cast 375 gc bullet. Next I'm gonna try it in my Marlin 50 AK. |
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Post by princeout on Feb 12, 2012 19:46:54 GMT -5
Dug out my notes and some brass and bullets and here's the load from the picture at the top.
I measured a Mt Baldy 450gr Keith and the portion below the crimp grove was .475". My brass (Starline and Buffalo Bore) are trimmed to about 1.395". If I fill with Trail Boss, leaving 0.475" from the top of the powder to the lip, it takes between 9.9 and 10 grains of TB. This could vary with the brand of brass and your trim to length. Hope this helps.
Tim
PS - I just looked up the load on Hodgdon's website and it shows the Mt Baldy 450 gr at 800 fps with 10.0 gr Trail Boss. Show as a max load.
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this was my first outing with this powder and boy it's fun. It allows me to have longer range sessions. I'll shoot my full power loads and when the flinching starts I'll drop in a couple of cylinder fulls of trailboss. The load I'm using is 8.9 grains under a cast 375 gc bullet. Next I'm gonna try it in my Marlin 50 AK.