ZackJones Posted January 12, 2014 Share Posted January 12, 2014 I went to the range today and found out my load of 4.5g of Trail Boss doesn't come close to making major PF. According to the Lee manual I should have been in the 760 FPS neighborhood which have given me a 174 PF. I thought for sure I'd get something that would at least meet the 165 PF and I didn't come close. The highest reading I got from a string of 6 shots was 678. Shooting a 230g bayou bullet that gives me a PF of 155. I know you can't go by the books but damn almost 100 FPS seems way off to me. I have some Bullseye and Red Dot on hand so I'm going to try working up loads with them. I know Clays is the generally accepted go to powder but I can't find it. I've been reading good things about e3 as well but I can't find that either. If you know of a powder that you've used in the past that makes major with a 230g bullet I'd appreciate knowing what you used. Thanks in advance for any advice you can pass along. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alecmc Posted January 12, 2014 Share Posted January 12, 2014 (edited) I use 230 gr bayou bullets with Clays powder 3.6 grains - 4.0 grains will get you there. I've been using : 230gr Bayou Bullet 3.6 gr clays 1.20" OAL Made 174 PF @ Area 8 out of my 5" last year. ( edit, sorry - just read you couldnt find clays --- Do you have any 231 or Hp38 ? ) Edited January 12, 2014 by alecmc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pskys2 Posted January 12, 2014 Share Posted January 12, 2014 Titegroup works just runs a bit hot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadowrider Posted January 13, 2014 Share Posted January 13, 2014 3rd Generation shooting supply has e3 in stock if you hurry. They show 55lbs and about 3 or 4 weeks ago they had over 500 1 lb bottles. I know because I bought some then went and bought some more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WheelGunHunter Posted January 13, 2014 Share Posted January 13, 2014 I use Clays and VihtaVuori N310 for my 625 major pf load with the same 230 gr bayou bullets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZackJones Posted January 13, 2014 Author Share Posted January 13, 2014 Thanks for the replies. I'm going to hit the 3 gun shops around here that I know carry powder and see what's available. If there's nothing on the shelves I'll just order some e3 from 3rd Generation. That's where I bought my Trail Boss powder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhgtyre Posted January 13, 2014 Share Posted January 13, 2014 230gr Berry's plated bullet with 4.6 of Solo 1000 made it in my 625 JM. Trail Boss, as you have discovered won't make it. It is really nice for ICORE loads though. -ld Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZackJones Posted January 13, 2014 Author Share Posted January 13, 2014 Trail Boss is great, especially for .38 Special loads. After reading several posts about e3 for .40 and .45 ACP I've decided to give it a try and have powder on order. I briefly toyed with the idea of just loading Trail Boss and shooting minor but decided against that. Thanks for the feedback everyone! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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