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Old 10-02-2011, 06:21 AM
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Others have done the same thing only in reverse. Like ArchAngel and his beloved HS-6. I am guessing that he tried standard primers with HS-6. I suspect he even used standard primers and found that the results weren't up to his standards. That is why he uses only magnum primers, well, me too, when he loads HS-6 in any caliber. 380 to 45Colt and beyond.
You are correct Skip. I tested my ammo loaded with HS-6 using standard and magnum primers and in every case the velocities went up but more importantly the accuracy improved along with the ES and SD numbers shrinking.

You see though, I got different results when using standard and magnum primers with 2400 BUT, I only tested 2400 with the .357 magnum which uses a small primer, not a large primer. It's easily possible the primer size and case diameter makes a difference because I have no doubt your information is accurate.
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