Are they currently making Trailboss?

[BP84]

I saw listings on GunBroker for Trailboss for astronomical prices. Are they not currently making Trailboss or when is the last time it was produced?

 

[devildog178]

No they are not. Production was halted 3 or 4 years ago

 

[Michigan Slim]

No production date at this time.

 

[BP84]

They have 5lb jugs on GunBroker for $1200. Crazy. I have a few of the small jugs. I think they are 9oz. I didn’t know I was sitting on a small gold mine.

 

[d.kaufman]

5# jug in the classifieds for $500. Guess that'd be considered a good deal (compared to gunbroker) since it's no longer in production.

Being out of production I'd guess you have 2 options. 1) pay what someone's asking or, 2) find a different powder that's available and meets your needs.

 

[42253]

Find a different powder! Let them sit on their $1200 powder.

 

[Michigan Slim]

I stocked up on Unique. Does a lot of the same things for me. I will stock up if TB ever comes back.

 

[armalitesheepdog]

Yea. I would find something else. I have never used it but how good can it be at $125 a pound

 

[Dog1]

I'm glad I stocked up on it when it was still on the shelves.

 

[BP84]

Yea. I would find something else. I have never used it but how good can it be at $125 a pound

Wrap your mind around this. I have a couple of the small containers with $19 tags on them. I bought these post-Covid, either 2021 or 2022, from a LGS.

 

[Aszerigan]

It’s not a $1200 keg of powder. Some Ritchie Rich decided he wanted that overpriced bottle and pulled out his black Amex. He artificially inflated the price nationally and it screws the rest of us that could actually use it.

Like usual, Gunbroker sets an unreasonable benchmark that people gauge value on. National auction sites will do that, there’s always someone willing to spend crazy money when money has no meaning to them.

 

[Aszerigan]

And as I’ve always said, I’ll pay reasonable prices for any Trailboss anyone wants to sell. I use it around the property, don’t resell it, and use it for niche projects, but I’m not spending $250 a pound. No way, no how. Having said that, if the one in the classifieds comes down a little, I’d entertain it but he says he’s not budging on price.

 

[Leadeye]

I've used it some, like Michigan Slim said, I'm OK with Unique. I use 5744 in a number of older rifle cartridges like 50-95. Maybe I'm missing something in it usefulness.

 

[Michigan Slim]

I've used it some, like Michigan Slim said, I'm OK with Unique. I use 5744 in a number of older rifle cartridges like 50-95. Maybe I'm missing something in it usefulness.

It is good for subs and reduced loads in most rifles, I'm told. I liked it in my Sharps .45-70 and in .45 Colt, .44 mag and .38-55. I shoot with some that used it in .30-30 to good effect.

 

[Aszerigan]

It’s the only powder to use to fill the case for 30-30 subs, 45-70 subs, 308 subs, etc. Old school powder for old school loads.

It’s my go-to and I’m too old to change. Wish they’d fix that Australian powder plant.

 

[Michigan Slim]

It’s the only powder to use to fill the case for 30-30 subs, 45-70 subs, 308 subs, etc. Old school powder for old school loads.

It’s my go-to and I’m too old to change. Wish they’d fix that Australian powder plant.

There is more too it than the plant. There was a thread on the SASS Wire about it and some of our shooters had first hand knowledge of it.

 

[Michigan Slim]

Trail Boss Update — 2024 Shot Show

I spoke with a Hodgdon rep at the Shot Show today about Trail Boss. He felt it would start shipping again this spring. I expect it will take a long period before the market is saturated and it’s common on the shelf. he said the reason it’s not currently being made is the contractor that makes it ...

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[Aszerigan]

Originally, the fire at ADI in Australia cut the production of TB in @2018. IMR sold the licensing to Hodgdon in 2015-2016, but after the plant burnt, it's been off the market.

I'm not hopeful for the re-release.

 

[Michigan Slim]

Originally, the fire at ADI in Australia cut the production of TB in @2018. IMR sold the licensing to Hodgdon in 2015-2016, but after the plant burnt, it's been off the market.

I'm not hopeful for the re-release.

Nor am I. There was something about not meeting a new European standard I was thinking. LEEDS? Too tired to Google. Nite pard.

 

[Creedmoor]

I've used it some, like Michigan Slim said, I'm OK with Unique. I use 5744 in a number of older rifle cartridges like 50-95. Maybe I'm missing something in it usefulness.

I'm with you, I tried it a few years back and It just went from mild to wild to quick for me. Like Lil Gun in some cartridges. Like you guys, I'm a Unique and Bullseye guy. I know what they are gonna do.