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Hodgdon HS-6
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Powder Specifications:
Propellant / Powder: | Hodgdon HS-6 |
Relative Burn Rate: | 6.9 (0 ... slow| 10 ... fast) |
Weapon Use: | Rifles, Pistols, Revolvers |
Density: | 99.26lbs/ft3 | 1590kg/m3 |
Bulk Density: | 56.81lbs/ft3 | 910kg/m3 |
PID: | PID_97 |
Last updated: | 2/18/2025 |
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.
Find all Hodgdon load data in the powder manufacturer section.
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