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Post by 2 Dogs on Sept 30, 2012 15:27:44 GMT -5
For a good while, I have been hearing really good things about HS-6 powder. For the fact that I have so many other powders that give me such good service on hand in quantity I hadnt ever gotten around to trying HS-6. Still, the other day I decided to go get me some. I just happend to be doing some research on it and discovered HS-6 is nothing more than the older Winchester 540. I had several lbs of it on my shelf. Turns out I been shooting it for some 30 years!
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Post by subsonic on Sept 30, 2012 15:44:58 GMT -5
Yep. Does the 540 work well for you? I have some HS-6, just haven't burnt much of it. Since I bought it, I've been mostly working with H110 instead for hunting.
Most (all?) of the Winchester powders have or had a duplicate in Hodgdon's line.
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Post by zeus on Sept 30, 2012 20:22:59 GMT -5
I like HS6 in 45s and the big linebaughs myself. Makes for a nice easy shooting load.
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Post by doghawg on Sept 30, 2012 22:15:30 GMT -5
HS6 is my go to powder in .475 for deer hunting. An LBT 400 gr. WFN over 15 gr. clocks at just over 1100 fps out of the BFR. More than enough for a whitetail without being too much for me.
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Post by CraigC on Sept 30, 2012 23:28:29 GMT -5
I'll be damned! I've been wanting to try some HS6 and always heard about how good 540 was. Had no idea they were the same.
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Post by humphrey on Sept 30, 2012 23:35:25 GMT -5
so whats 231 available as?
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Post by sixshot on Sept 30, 2012 23:40:39 GMT -5
HP-38.
Dick
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Post by zeus on Oct 1, 2012 6:17:02 GMT -5
Yep. It's easier for me to find HP38 in 8 lb jugs here so that's what I have between that and 231  |
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Post by boxhead on Oct 1, 2012 12:44:20 GMT -5
I just ran HS-6 in one of my 44 Specials a week or so ago and it performed very well with the 250 gr 429421 Keith. Only if I could have been a bit steadier... Also use it in the 475's and 500. I bought 8#er's of it and 4427 last year from Powder Valley.
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Post by Frank V on Oct 2, 2012 11:45:47 GMT -5
According to Hodgdon's:
HP38=WW231
HS6= WW540
H110=WW296
H414=WW760
I have used HP38 & WW231 in the same loads with the same results as well as HS6 & WW540.
I called Hodgdon's a year or so ago to verify & the ballistition told me "yup, same stuff, comes out of the same spout!"
Frank
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