HS-6 vs Unique in .45 Colt Perceived Recoil

[Southern Shooter]

In an article http://www.handloads.com/articles/default.asp?id=12, John Linebaugh indicated one of the loads he used for his S&W 25-5 in .45 Colt is 13 grains of HS-6, a 260 grain Keith boolit, for a velocity of 925 FPS. In my S&W 625 .45 Colt I am loading 9 grains of Unique, a 270 grain RFN boolit, for a velocity of 929 FPS.

Is there any perceived difference in the recoil between the two?

Would there be a reason to use one powder over the other?

Thanks

[USSR]

In an article http://www.handloads.com/articles/default.asp?id=12, John Linebaugh indicated one of the loads he used for his S&W 25-5 in .45 Colt is 13 grains of HS-6, a 260 grain Keith boolit, for a velocity of 925 FPS. In my S&W 625 .45 Colt I am loading 9 grains of Unique, a 270 grain RFN boolit, for a velocity of 929 FPS.

Is there any perceived difference in the recoil between the two?

Would there be a reason to use one powder over the other?

Thanks

I use both those loads, and I think you will find that the 13.0gr of HS-6 load does a lot more than 925fps. In fact, in this article:http://www.customsixguns.com/writings/dissolving_the_myth.htm, John lists it at 1050fps which I am more inclined to believe. I know it is much closer in velocity to my 18.0gr of 2400 load than it is to my 9.0gr of Unique load. Just MHO.

Don

[RobS]

Same velocity from the same boolit will yield only a very slight bit different recoil between those two powders. HS-6 will push more where as Unique will hit with a shorter recoil impulse so perceived recoil will seem a bit less. The muzzle won't climb as much with Unique. Not much difference in my opinion but can be noted.