Lindcott Armory Hodgdon Powder Company · Ball
HS-7
Slightly slower than HS-6.
- Manufacturer
- Hodgdon
- Grain shape
- Ball
- Burn rank
- #32
- Category
- Medium-Fast
- Temp sensitivity
- Moderate
- Application
- Pistol
- Origin
- USA
- Status
- Discontinued
Burn-rate position
FastestSlowest
Typical cartridges
Substitutes
Listed substitutions with charge guidance. Always start at published minimums and work up.
No. 9 · AccurateCommunity
Similar burn rate for heavy pistol loads and .357 Maximum. Work up carefully.
By cartridge
.357 Magnumalso used: Titegroup, N330, CSB3
.44 Magnumalso used: SP3, Winchester 571, 540
.45 Coltalso used: Bull's-Eye, Universal, HP-38
Similar burn rate
Supply & handling
- Availability (US)
- Common
- Shortage-prone
- No
- Suppressor-friendly
- Yes
- Flash-suppressed
- No
About this powder
HS-7 fills the gap between HS-6 and H110 for high-performance pistol applications. Well suited for 10mm Auto, hot .357 Mag, and magnum pistol loads that need more powder volume for complete combustion. Also works in heavy 12-gauge field loads.