[.40 seating die for hollowpoints?]

The Hornady die has a seperate insert for hollow points. It's worked well for me. Go ahead and order the micrometer adjustment for it. Love it.

[40 S&W and Clays]

40 S&W

Speer Brass

Federal SPP

180 gr MG JHP

3.1 gr CLAYS

1.125

.420

[Component Availability]

I just received 10k Federal SP primers that I ordered on Saturday from Midway and the powder is on it's way. Montana Gold has been about four days to get to me from order. I would say that their is no longer a shortage.

[Reloading the glock 35]

Hey guys I have been wanting to get into IDPA for a wile and decided I want to buy a Glock 35 for SSP and i starting to look around and the more i read a lot of people are saying you cant reload the Glock 40 due to having the unsupported case chamber making the lower area of the case to bulge out and make it not being able to re size it. Is the a problem shooting low power loads 130 power factor? If not is there a safe way to re size glocked brass?

I shoot a G35 in IDPA. You can reload your brass and you don't need any specific die to take out the "bulge". I like Lee dies as they full length size and are priced well. I also use the Lee Factory Crimp Die (LFCD) to resize after.

40 S&W G35 stock barrel

3.9 grns of W231

180 grn plated bullet

Over All Length (OAL or COL) 1.130 as plated bullets vary slightly depending on plating

Crimp .420

Winchester Primers

Mixed Brass

[Question or two]

How about naming a few good, well priced chronos for a guy? What should one look for in purchasing a chrono?

[Question or two]

40 S&W

I am newer to reloading. I have read a couple of books. I am working on my "recipes" I am using the following equipment:

Press - Forster single stage Coax

Lee Dies + Lee Factory Crimp Die

Powder Measure - RCBS

Scale - RCBS 502 (balanced and checked for accuracy w/check weights)

Primer - RCBS hand prime tool

Primers - Wichester Small Pistol

Brass - Winchester & R P (Remington)

Bullet - Hard Cast Lead 170 gr

Powder - W231

Glock G-35 w/Lone Wolfe 4 port barrel

OAL - 1.1250

Crimp - I don't recall off the top of my head but it is very slight. I don't have my log book with me as I am at work.

Internet recipes call for 4.7-5.2 gr data link. All had some fail to eject and the 4.7 would barely make the targert. Speers calls for 5.8-6.2 gr. These seem a bit warm. All ran well. I have not tried the middle of this yet. I plan on cooking some up this weekend and testing them.

My question:

Why such a HUGE difference in powder amount? Anyone else have the same variables as I? If so, what is your recipe?