Glad that worked out for you Pete!
Guys, if you arent getting enough oomph are you trying a full to base of bullet load of TB? Hodgdon says ya can.
I've loaded the .45 LC to just below the bullet not prefering to compress it, and not looking at my notes it was around 7 grains or so. Nice, but still a little too light a load using the TB. I then tried the .454 Casull case same bullet same distance and sighted the 9 grains of TB in Casull at 50 yards and the difference in report, push, point of impact more accurate sighted in at 1 1/2" high at 50, then moving out to 62 yards I put them into the 1" dot I had drawn as my aiming point on the target. Using a 250 grain .454 dia. cast round nose bullet...
I don't have a crono or ever used one, but having shot other loads a various powders and about 2 jars of TB since I started using it 2 years ago I can really tell the difference a small amount of extra grains can make.
Bottom line is TB is bulky powder which is one of it's features but that little ..45 LC case can only hold so much powder and why I assume a lot of folks prefer other powders when it comes to the .45 LC...
I like to shoot hot loads using other powders in the .45LC but not so much with .454 Casull unless it's a downloaded .454 Casull, in the steel plated little beast. If I want to hurt myself real bad I use my 45-70! LOL!
A full load of TB in the .454 Casull is a pretty nice load in the little carbine! If you haven't tried it, give it a try.