i went on the powder sites to get the load data. and went from there but the best info was from others who had already loaded a similar round. and just reading on here and some other places. i will say that the book i got helped a ton as well it was good basic info to start with.
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BigRich315
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The kit comes with Lyman's 49th ed handbook, so I'll be studying that for a while.
oldRoger
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A1racer, glad you had success, don’t be surprised if you find both loads to be very good. In the end there are a lot of ways to get this particular job done.
Accurate # 2 & # 5 meters really well, when you use a powder measure metering is important, no make that, very important. #2 is considered “fast” powder, while HS 6, AA #5, and Power Pistol are “medium”.
For medium velocity w/mid-wt bullet loads in the .40 S&W #2 is fine. Many target loads are made up with fast powders, but it’s not usually considered the way to approach high velocity & heavy bullets
Accurate # 2 & # 5 meters really well, when you use a powder measure metering is important, no make that, very important. #2 is considered “fast” powder, while HS 6, AA #5, and Power Pistol are “medium”.
For medium velocity w/mid-wt bullet loads in the .40 S&W #2 is fine. Many target loads are made up with fast powders, but it’s not usually considered the way to approach high velocity & heavy bullets
The only differance I noticed about the #2 powder is the kickback was a little sharper. But they where super accurate compared to the wolf factory loads I was shooting. I think I will take the hs-6 loads out in a day or so just to see the differance.
