Hello all, long-time lurker...
Does anyone have any first-hand experience loading .38 Special with HS-6 for a snub-nose (Ruger LCR)? Bullets are Hornady XTP 110gr. I've tried some lighter loads for practice/plinking in 7.2gr and 7.4gr. The results were very erratic at 10-15 yards (entirely missing a standard pistol target erratic) and I had a lot of unburned powder. I've read online people speculating on everything from stronger crimps to more powder to load at the +P end of the spectrum to people saying that's just how HS-6 is and it isn't the best for .38 Special. But I don't seem to find any solid "do this" results that work, especially in a short barrel - seems like a lot of speculation without much follow-up on real results. I'm not aiming for laser-precision -- I know I'm not going to get that out of a snub-nose. But hitting a standard target in a reasonable grouping seems like a decent goal. Any thoughts?
Does anyone have any first-hand experience loading .38 Special with HS-6 for a snub-nose (Ruger LCR)? Bullets are Hornady XTP 110gr. I've tried some lighter loads for practice/plinking in 7.2gr and 7.4gr. The results were very erratic at 10-15 yards (entirely missing a standard pistol target erratic) and I had a lot of unburned powder. I've read online people speculating on everything from stronger crimps to more powder to load at the +P end of the spectrum to people saying that's just how HS-6 is and it isn't the best for .38 Special. But I don't seem to find any solid "do this" results that work, especially in a short barrel - seems like a lot of speculation without much follow-up on real results. I'm not aiming for laser-precision -- I know I'm not going to get that out of a snub-nose. But hitting a standard target in a reasonable grouping seems like a decent goal. Any thoughts?