ParsonsWV Posted December 1, 2017 Share Posted December 1, 2017 So I have 8 pounds of WST and WSF I bought for reloading a couple years ago before I decided to get into reloading for major. From what I have seen neither of those powders are suggested. I have found a local store with Autocomp that I am picking up tomorrow. Any other powders I should look for? Will be reloading for a czechmate and a 2011. Will probably be buying some MG 124's or 115's as right now I have bayou bullets which apparently aren't good for open guns either. So basically I am rebuying all of my reloading supplies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shooterDrew Posted December 1, 2017 Share Posted December 1, 2017 HS-6 is popular. I load 9 major and have loaded with Autocomp from the start. I like it and feel no need to look elsewhere currently. I have 8lbs of HS6 I picked up here and there when powder was scarce but I’ve never loaded it. Lots of people do like it judging from posts. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shooterDrew Posted December 1, 2017 Share Posted December 1, 2017 Also- you can load coated lead for major. But it will leave lead build up in the comp and be smokey as hell. I’ve shot thousands of SNS 125 gr coated bullets at 171 PF. But they look like this.... Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muncie21 Posted December 1, 2017 Share Posted December 1, 2017 (edited) Why do you say that Bayou are not 'good for open' guns? I don't believe the hi-tek coating strips off under high velocity like plated bullets do... @shooterdrew that thing smokes like a choo-choo. What bullet/coating was that? Edited December 1, 2017 by muncie21 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ParsonsWV Posted December 1, 2017 Author Share Posted December 1, 2017 12 minutes ago, shooterDrew said: HS-6 is popular. I load 9 major and have loaded with Autocomp from the start. I like it and feel no need to look elsewhere currently. I have 8lbs of HS6 I picked up here and there when powder was scarce but I’ve never loaded it. Lots of people do like it judging from posts. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro That's when I bought the powder I have. I had to have some reloading supplies for school and of course it was during the big shortage and sky high prices so I bought what I could find to get by. 3 minutes ago, muncie21 said: Why do you say that Bayou are not 'good for open' guns? I don't believe the hi-tek coating strips off under high velocity like plated bullets do... I read somewhere that lead fouled up comps as mentioned and that some lead bullets came apart under major loads. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CamboSoup22 Posted December 1, 2017 Share Posted December 1, 2017 Man shooterdrew. That was some smoke! At least you can tell that there’s a lot of gas going through the top of the comp and not out the front end. For the OP, I’m really liking ramshot silhouette and Aa7. There’s a lot of people who like autocomp but It felt a bit snappy. Hs6 felt good in my pistol but i couldn’t get the groups I liked. I’m running a Shorty with no popples. Good luck to you and happy loading! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ofishl1 Posted December 1, 2017 Share Posted December 1, 2017 silohuette is ok...shooting open myself in 38 supercomp..I like Viht 3N38...clean..longshot is good but loud...7625 was my only powder until disc'od...then Viht.N105 has been my go-to for years...now running exclusive with Trublue and its outstanding..also in my PCC...be interested to hear feedback on TB...good luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
191138sc Posted December 1, 2017 Share Posted December 1, 2017 11 hours ago, CamboSoup22 said: For the OP, I’m really liking ramshot silhouette and Aa7 115 gr and AA7. Great combination. Flat shooting but really blasty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racer-x Posted December 1, 2017 Share Posted December 1, 2017 9 hours ago, Ofishl1 said: silohuette is ok...shooting open myself in 38 supercomp..I like Viht 3N38...clean..longshot is good but loud...7625 was my only powder until disc'od...then Viht.N105 has been my go-to for years...now running exclusive with Trublue and its outstanding..also in my PCC...be interested to hear feedback on TB...good luck. What is your TrueBlue load for 9 major? I started with TB in 9Major almost a decade ago, but looked elsewhere after 2 slides cracked using it. Pressures get crazy real fast with it at shorter OAL's too. I do still really like it as a 9 minor PCC load though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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racer-x Posted December 1, 2017 Share Posted December 1, 2017 Also, AA#7 under 115's is my current load. Very happy with it. Not as dirty as I thought at first and it performs the best of all that I have tried. Being the slowest burn rate of the powders I've tested, chamber pressures should be the lowest as well (assuming same gun, bullet, PF & OAL). Hopefully this translates into reduced stress on gun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iflyskyhigh Posted December 1, 2017 Share Posted December 1, 2017 I [emoji173]️ Silhouette. I run major in my modified G17 Open Gun. I ran HS-6 for awhile, but just found Silhouette to be a much more “even and balanced” powder. An SD of less than 10 over 24 shots is about as good as I’ve ever gotten in a pistol. Makes me confident that the pistol is producing the power factor that I assume it is. I also find Silhouette to be a good all all around powder, and it’s economical as are most of the Western Powders. Created: 10/27/17 13:01Description: Precision Delta 124gr JHP 9MM G17 Open Notes 1: Precision Delta 0.355 JHP 35571 124 0.576Notes 2: 6.8grs Silhouette Distance to Chrono(FT): 8.00Ballistic Coefficient: 0.145Bullet Weight(gr): 124.00Temp: 97 °FBP: 29.88 inHgAltitude: 0.00# FPS FT-LBS PF24 1379 523.68 171.00 23 1370 516.87 169.88 22 1384 527.48 171.62 21 1373 519.13 170.25 20 1370 516.87 169.88 19 1381 525.20 171.24 18 1380 524.44 171.12 17 1384 527.48 171.62 16 1381 525.20 171.24 15 1374 519.89 170.38 14 1374 519.89 170.38 13 1381 525.20 171.24 12 1383 526.72 171.49 11 1364 512.35 169.14 10 1361 510.10 168.76 9 1379 523.68 171.00 8 1377 522.16 170.75 7 1382 525.96 171.37 6 1384 527.48 171.62 5 1390 532.07 172.36 4 1370 516.87 169.88 3 1362 510.85 168.89 2 1361 510.10 168.76 1 1351 502.63 167.52 Average: 1374.8 FPSSD: 9.5 FPSMin: 1351 FPSMax: 1390 FPSSpread: 39 FPSShot/sec: 0.1True MV: 1381 FPSGroup Size (in): 0.00 Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
user293 Posted December 1, 2017 Share Posted December 1, 2017 Running HS-6 out of my SV open gun now. Switched over from 3n38 because it's much cleaner reloading HS-6 on the press. 115 grain PD around 175 pf. Feels very nice. Predictable dot movement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shooterDrew Posted December 1, 2017 Share Posted December 1, 2017 Running HS-6 out of my SV open gun now. Switched over from 3n38 because it's much cleaner reloading HS-6 on the press. 115 grain PD around 175 pf. Feels very nice. Predictable dot movement. Not totally on topic but I will say I’ve shot a lot of 125s and some 115 JHPs. The 115 gr JHPs were my favorite. Doubtful there’s a meaningful difference on a timer but I perceived them to be a better load. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perttime Posted December 1, 2017 Share Posted December 1, 2017 (edited) 1 hour ago, user293 said: ... Switched over from 3n38 because it's much cleaner reloading HS-6 on the press.... Do you mean that 3N38 fills the case to the brim and you get spills? That is pretty much what many are saying - and then they go looking for ways to make the machine smoother. Edited December 1, 2017 by perttime Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
user293 Posted December 1, 2017 Share Posted December 1, 2017 34 minutes ago, perttime said: Do you mean that 3N38 fills the case to the brim and you get spills? That is pretty much what many are saying - and then they go looking for ways to make the machine smoother. yup exactly what I meant. I load on a 550 currently so spillage isn't terrible but after just a 100 or 200 the press needs cleaning. using HS-6, even around 9 grains still isn't nearly as full as the 3n38 load and never spills. and due to the full case, I was forced to use 124/5's with 3n38. not enough powder for 115s (with two big barrel ports and a slower barrel). I plan to upgrade to a 650 soon and it will be nice to not have to worry about spilled powder as much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
user293 Posted December 1, 2017 Share Posted December 1, 2017 47 minutes ago, shooterDrew said: Not totally on topic but I will say I’ve shot a lot of 125s and some 115 JHPs. The 115 gr JHPs were my favorite. Doubtful there’s a meaningful difference on a timer but I perceived them to be a better load. I really liked the 3n38 124/5 grain load but now since ive switched, I like the dot tracking and feel of the 115's and HS-6. its been working well. AA7 was comparable but liked HS-6 more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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