#223 SUBSONIC LOAD DATA TRAIL BOSS FULL#
#223 SUBSONIC LOAD DATA TRAIL BOSS FREE#

Considering the larger volume and less charge, this 1.5kg goes a very, very, very, very long way. Image of TB tub above is 1.5kg and it takes up the tub, while the same volume of ADI AR2208 (Varget) be 4kg. This means that you can have a very lite recoiling fun plinking round. fit a lot less Trail Boss in a case than any other powder).

It’s made specifically to take up lots of space (i.e. Now, when I say it’s fun to shoot, it’s FUN to shoot. If you hear the powder shaking, it’s not compressed - simple. 22 conversion using a 1-9 twist barrel and 60gr SSS ammo from Aguila. That’s it.Īfter you seat the bullet, give the loaded cartridge a gentle shake next to your ear. The very best subsonic 223 load for any of these rifles is a. No pressure signs? Move to 9.5 grains and keep working up to your calculated max. To be perfectly honest, this is a very lite recoil powder and heaps of fun to shoot, so you want to aim at the max charge, but you need to work up to that.Īs per the example above, start at 8.4 grains. Then, your minimum load is 8.4 grains (70% of 12). For example, if you can fit 12 grains of powder, at maximum. So, how do you calculate the starting load? It’s 70% of your maximum load. Congratulations, you have now calculated your maximum load. I love Trail Boss and I know some of you out there do too, I’d love to here what calibre’s you have loaded it into.įill the case to the mark and then weigh the charge.

#223 SUBSONIC LOAD DATA TRAIL BOSS FULL#

basically as long as its not compressed by a projectile (COMPRESSED LOADS OF TRAIL BOSS ARE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND WILL MOST CERTAINLY CAUSE PRESSURE SPIKES THAT MAY KILL YOU) you can fill the case and you will not create any pressure problems.Īs far as I know it was created for western action shooters who were only requiring low pressure loads for shooting relatively large targets at close distances, but it has found use in the creation of subsonic hunting loads, milsurp plinking loads, handgun comp loads and although not recommended by ADI as a shotgun powder (due to shotshell’s generally being compressed by a wad) I have talked to a bloke who has been experimenting with loads of brass 12ga shells loaded with Trail Boss and full bore round ball slugs. These loads and others were shot with Trail Boss powder in an attempt to develop subsonic velocities (left to right).

#223 SUBSONIC LOAD DATA TRAIL BOSS FREE#

Trail Boss is an extremely bulky powder and generally is loaded by volume as apposed to by weight, by which I mean it is usually loaded somewhere between 70 - 100% of the free case volume. 308 and probably some I can’t remember off the top of my head right now.

I have loaded Trail Boss into 38 spec, 357 mag. I’ve Been loading ammo with Trail Boss for a few years now and I must say it is the most versatile powder on the market (at least in Australia), Its can basically be loaded into any centre fire round and even in very limited situations into shotgun shells.

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