Hodgdon HS-6

Find all Hodgdon load data in the powder manufacturer section. In addition, our members have shared 4 load recipes.

HS-6 is a fine spherical propellant that has wide application in pistol and shotshell. In pistol, 9mm, 38 Super, 40 S&W and 10mm Auto are some of the cartridges where HS-6 provides top performance. In shotshell, HS-6 yields excellent heavy field loadings in 28-, 20-, 12- and 10-gauge. HS-6 is truly an outstanding spherical propellant and identical to Winchesters discontinued 540.

Most suitable and popular calibers for Hodgdon HS-6

Bullet Weight (gr) ->	0-50	50-75	75-100	100-150	150-200	200-300	>300

👍 ... suitable caliber

👍👍 ... suitable AND popular caliber among our reloading community (classification might evolve as more community members share their loads )

Powder Specifications

Relative Burn Rate

6.9

Weapon Use

Pistols, Revolver

Density

99.3 lbs/ft3 / 1590 kg/m3

Bulk Density

56.8 lbs/ft3 / 910 kg/m3

XXL ID

PID_97

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Popular Load Data with Hodgdon HS-6 Powder

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Caliber	Bullet	C.O.L.	Powder	Max Charge	Min Charge	Primer

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