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Desert Dog · March 19, 2005, 11:45 AM

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That is a pretty warm load but HS-6 still develops too much pressure. It is too fast IMHO.

Try 11 to 12 grains of AA#7 with the XTP and see what you get. The pressure gradient is much slower. AA#9 is even better but you lose case capacity too soon to maximize that load.

If you must use Hodgdon powders, at least try HS-7.

I use a Ruger Blackhawk Convertible for the warmer .45 Super loads, and a heavily sprung and damped Ruger P90 for the more moderate for those wondering.

Good luck and be safe...

Mike

March 19, 2005, 11:45 AM	#6
Desert Dog Senior Member Join Date: September 22, 1999 Location: Deep East Texas Posts: 474	CAUTION: The following post includes loading data beyond currently published maximums for this cartridge. USE AT YOUR OWN RISK. Neither the writer, The Firing Line, nor the staff of TFL assume any liability for any damage or injury resulting from use of this information. That is a pretty warm load but HS-6 still develops too much pressure. It is too fast IMHO. Try 11 to 12 grains of AA#7 with the XTP and see what you get. The pressure gradient is much slower. AA#9 is even better but you lose case capacity too soon to maximize that load. If you must use Hodgdon powders, at least try HS-7. I use a Ruger Blackhawk Convertible for the warmer .45 Super loads, and a heavily sprung and damped Ruger P90 for the more moderate for those wondering. Good luck and be safe... Mike __________________ Yes, in fact I do have a 454... in more ways than one. "No provision in our Constitution ought to be dearer to man than that which protects the rights of conscience against the enterprises of the civil authority" - Thomas Jefferson