HS-6 in .380 ACP?

hodaka · March 20, 2010, 11:16 AM

I am out of 231 and have a new pound of HS-6 that I bought by mistake. Have any of you tried this? None of my manuals or the Hodgdon's site lists this but it seems like it should work okay. Have some 90gr XTP's. Thanks.

**Unclenick** · March 20, 2010, 12:01 PM

Hornady lists Power Pistol, which is very similar. 4.0 grains to start, and 4.7 grains maximum. QuickLOAD thinks you'll get almost the same pressures from HS-6. COL is 0.965" with the XTP in Hornady/Frontier case with Winchester WSP primer.

hodaka · March 20, 2010, 12:19 PM

Thanks Nick, that was the information I was looking for. Since posting the question I did find some data for 115 jacketed bullets in my Lyman 46th addition. They list 4.5 as a max for the 115 so 4.0 - 4.7 should be good for the 90's.

March 20, 2010, 11:16 AM	#1
hodaka Senior Member Join Date: April 23, 2006 Location: South Texas Posts: 2,010	HS-6 in .380 ACP? I am out of 231 and have a new pound of HS-6 that I bought by mistake. Have any of you tried this? None of my manuals or the Hodgdon's site lists this but it seems like it should work okay. Have some 90gr XTP's. Thanks.

March 20, 2010, 12:01 PM	#2
Unclenick Staff Join Date: March 4, 2005 Location: Ohio Posts: 21,063	Hornady lists Power Pistol, which is very similar. 4.0 grains to start, and 4.7 grains maximum. QuickLOAD thinks you'll get almost the same pressures from HS-6. COL is 0.965" with the XTP in Hornady/Frontier case with Winchester WSP primer. __________________ Gunsite Orange Hat Family Member CMP Certified GSM Master Instructor NRA Certified Rifle Instructor NRA Benefactor Member and Golden Eagle

March 20, 2010, 12:19 PM	#3
hodaka Senior Member Join Date: April 23, 2006 Location: South Texas Posts: 2,010	Thanks Nick, that was the information I was looking for. Since posting the question I did find some data for 115 jacketed bullets in my Lyman 46th addition. They list 4.5 as a max for the 115 so 4.0 - 4.7 should be good for the 90's.