WillM Posted February 27, 2015 Share Posted February 27, 2015 currently loading 7.7 gr Silhouette over 124 gr MG. I have my choice of one of the above. Criteria: must make major, prefer cleanest burn. Which would you choose? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garmil Posted February 27, 2015 Share Posted February 27, 2015 Hs6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maximis228 Posted February 27, 2015 Share Posted February 27, 2015 700X meters like shit. Easy double charge. Not a huge fan of this powder. I would go with Hs6. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 27, 2015 Share Posted February 27, 2015 HS-6 is your best option. makes major in 38 super or 9mm easily and safely and it meters great. 700x won't safely make major in 9mm or 38 super with a 124 grain bullet. 800x will make major in 38 super (probably 9mm, but am not sure) but it meters like chunks of charcoal - it is really horrid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kneelingatlas Posted February 27, 2015 Share Posted February 27, 2015 HS6 is the only decent option Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
race1911 Posted February 27, 2015 Share Posted February 27, 2015 HS6 works great for 9Major (although Autocomp works pretty good too)..it's all I use after testing silhouette, Longshot, VV3N37, VV3N38 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WillM Posted February 27, 2015 Author Share Posted February 27, 2015 HS6 is what I was leaning towards and HS6 it shall be. 9 Major I forgot to say. Thanks guys Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desmo412 Posted February 27, 2015 Share Posted February 27, 2015 HS6 also get cleaner as you go up in PF. Loading 124s to a 168-170 PF when I first started shooting made for a dirty gun. My current load is 9.3-9.4 gr HS6 under a MG or Zero 115 JHP at 1.165 for a 175PF. The gun stays surprisingly clean. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aircooled6racer Posted February 27, 2015 Share Posted February 27, 2015 Hello: You are going to love HS-6 for 9mm major. I use it with 115 grain bullets. I am using Auto Comp right now and like it also. It is a little cleaner than HS-6 and you use less of it to make major. Silhouette is nice but I don't like the reverse temp sensitive. Thanks, Eric Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
race1911 Posted February 27, 2015 Share Posted February 27, 2015 running 8.3 grains HS6 with a 124 grain and no popple holes just chronoed at 180 PF.....as they said earlier, the higher PF with HS6 the cleaner it gets (and flatter) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captain037 Posted February 27, 2015 Share Posted February 27, 2015 HS6 is my choice also. 800x shot soft but like already said, meters terrible. I'm currently shooting 3n37 because I'm out of HS6. It shoots very close to HS6 but costs twice as much. I'll go back when I find some. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
race1911 Posted February 27, 2015 Share Posted February 27, 2015 (edited) .....so happy I bought 32 lbs of HS6 when I had the chance to (even if it was $30/lb, 4X8lb jugs) Edited February 27, 2015 by race1911 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gng4life Posted February 27, 2015 Share Posted February 27, 2015 HS6, not even a question Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zzw26n Posted February 27, 2015 Share Posted February 27, 2015 love this forum .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrPostman Posted February 28, 2015 Share Posted February 28, 2015 I use n105 for 38 super loads and it is by far the cleanest powder I have used to date. After a couple hundred rounds the gun is surprisingly clean. I will say I doesn't meter as well as I would like due to it being pellet shaped but I don't plan on changing my load because of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grantwoodok Posted March 4, 2015 Share Posted March 4, 2015 I guess I'm the only one using 700X. I only started reloading about a year ago and HS6 would have been my first choice if I could have found a decent amount or regular supply so I settled with 700X as I managed to find a good amount of it around. I'm shooting 38SC using 5.6 gr. under a 147 gr. coated bullet and I've found it to chrono within 10fps and averages 1180 FPS for a 173 PF. I've found this combo to produce very little smoke and shoot flat. It is a messy powder being a disc but on my Dillon 1050 it meters very well and spot checks have shown 5.6 gr. throughout the batches I reload. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
falconpilot Posted March 7, 2015 Share Posted March 7, 2015 +1 on Autocomp if you can find it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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