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As it was described to me by a longtime hand loader......HS6 would be good for my CZ75 .40 due to the long barrel allowing a mid range charge of (slower than titegroup/231) powder to fully burn. That would tell me that HS6 may not work as well in a shorter barrel 9mm/.40. as a SR9c. The gentleman was correct, HS6 works very well in the CZ. I haven't even tried it in the SR9c or other shorter 9mms, 231 works well in those and meters better than Titegroup in the uni-flow.
You didn't ask but, HS6 was not so good in the (lower pressure) .45acp, seemed to be a lot more smoke and confetti? Unburnt powder?
I don't care to have 4-8-10 different powders on the shelf. I've settled on two, 231 for .38, 9mm and .45acp, and HS6 for .40 and .44 special when I start loading that.
This stuff is fun isn't it?
Mike
I've got both a shorter barreled Sig P220 and a longer barreled CZ75 SP-01. Power pistol works great and burns clean in both. HS-6 was a nightmare in both.
For some reason the HS-6 left the hardest carbon deposits I've ever experienced behind. Actually had to use metal dental pics to clean the buildup out of the end of the chamber. That was even after 30 minute soaks in SLIP 2000 Carbon Cleaner.Deadshot, I'm curious what the nightmare was with the HS6 in the CZ, 9mm? Shouldn't there be little difference in a 9 and .40 as far as a powder goes?
Mike
For some reason the HS-6 left the hardest carbon deposits I've ever experienced behind. Actually had to use metal dental pics to clean the buildup out of the end of the chamber. That was even after 30 minute soaks in SLIP 2000 Carbon Cleaner.
Switched to Power Pistol and end of problem.
Had similar issues with H335 in my AR's. It seems that either these powders don't like me or my guns. More than a few have complained about Hodgdon powders although I love both H-4895 and Varget.
(I blame only myself for the group being that large).