Tech Ninja
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Poor results with Trail Boss - Problem Solved!
I finally managed to get some Trail Boss powder thinking that it would be ideal for some light lead bullet loads in .38 Special for my SP101.
I'm using MBC 105 grain bullets, CCI SPP and filled the case to just below the bullet depth.
I visually inspected every powder charge and I know that all cases were all filled to the same level. I did use a very light crimp thinking that there was no need for much crimp.
They turned out to be to most inconsistent ammo I have ever shot. Some fired as expected with a mild bang but many fired with a light pop. And the light cartridges were very "sparky" throwing little sparks out the barrel.
So what happened?
Update:
Trail Boss like a bit of crimp! At least more than the light crimp I used last time.
Using more crimp than I would normally use really made a big improvement.
This is with 4.0 grains of Trail Boss. The load shoots really low but that's to be expected.
I finally managed to get some Trail Boss powder thinking that it would be ideal for some light lead bullet loads in .38 Special for my SP101.
I'm using MBC 105 grain bullets, CCI SPP and filled the case to just below the bullet depth.
I visually inspected every powder charge and I know that all cases were all filled to the same level. I did use a very light crimp thinking that there was no need for much crimp.
They turned out to be to most inconsistent ammo I have ever shot. Some fired as expected with a mild bang but many fired with a light pop. And the light cartridges were very "sparky" throwing little sparks out the barrel.
So what happened?
Update:
Trail Boss like a bit of crimp! At least more than the light crimp I used last time.
Using more crimp than I would normally use really made a big improvement.
This is with 4.0 grains of Trail Boss. The load shoots really low but that's to be expected.
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