Seating Depth

[Elmer]

Hi Folks,
Question: How critical is bullet seating depth in cowboy loads for 45 Colt?

TIA
Elmer

 

[Slacker]

What powder?
Trailboss?

 

[Elmer]

Yes, Trail Boss.

 

[Slacker]

With Trailboss, You can't seat it deep enough to cause a safety issue.

However, it may not cycle in your carbine (assuming it's a lever action.)
Some require a minimum COAL for the tube cutoff/elevator to work properly.

Make a few dummy rounds to test with.

 

[Elmer]

Thanks. These are for a revolver and I ask because I can't always maintain the recommended COL and crimp to the cannelure. I'm thinking that should not be much of an issue if it's not a compressed or near compressed load. Is that correct?

 

[Toprudder]

I've always heard that you don't want to compress Trailboss. Fill the case up to the base of the bullet, with no compression, would be max charge.

 

[Elmer]

Yeah, I think I like this Trail Boss. Thanks.