tmyoungjr

Currently walnut + Nufinish. Leave it in there for however long I feel like. Minimum two hours, i've left it for 48 hours (really just depends on if I remember to get back down to check on it). Always comes out nice and shiny. I've picked up 40lbs of corn cob and i'm going to try that out now that it's time to replace the walnut.

I just recently noticed this thread. I placed an order on 12/26 for 40lbs of the 14/20. It showed up on my doorstep on 12/28. I'd order from here again without hestitation!

Thanks for the offer However, this just gives me a reason to acquire one!

Apparently I never filled that out (i usually add it to all of my forum profiles). I'm in Western NY

Another update. I'm currenly at 6.2gr with an OAL ~1.14 This is pretty soft shooting and no issues cycling my gun (Ruger SR40 with a stock 20lb spring). I believe I'm going to leave it here and use these. I may go lower just to see where the bottom end is for my gun - but I like where its at. I may also get my hands on a chrony to see where I am power wise. I'm certain its minor - if that. Thanks for the help!! For search purposes : 135gr Rainier plated bullets 6.2gr of Power Pistol powder OAL of ~1.14

I actually started out with loads at ~7gr and OALs varied between 1.135 and ~1.17. Of those the ones at approximately 1.17 felt the best I then moved up to 7.2 and kept the OALs the same Lastly I had 7.8gr and kept the various OALs. I've decided I'm still dropping the charges even lower. I'm down to 6.5gr at 1.155 OAL and I'll see how that goes. I may even drop it lower based on what I'm seeing in some of these posts. Thanks guys!

Stopped by for some reloading suggestions and figure I'll stick around! I'm from Western NY - hi all!

I've got 7 different loads to test out. No chrony available - but that's not my goal on these. I'll report back on what I end up with once I can hit the range. Remember in this case I'm looking for a relatively light feeling load - so it'll be entirely subjective!

Heh the Rainier's weren't my first option. And we had never talked about what I've used, etc. She just went out and did this on her own. Figure I'll make it work. My preference is a slightly heavier bullet - but I always like trying something new. Thanks again guys

Thanks for the info. I'm going to shoot for just at 7.0 and see how the first few go and then work from there. Recommended OAL is 1.135 - but I'll drag that out a bit longer (depending on how they feed) to keep pressure down. Thanks!

Hey all, First post - hopefully its a good one! I got a wonderful surprise from the wife. She got me 500 Rainier 135gr plated flat nose and a pound of Power Pistol powder. I've loaded heavier bullets and Accurate #5 and Clays but never PP and never such a light bullet. This is for .40 S&W and I'm not using them to make Major or Minor. These will be just plinking rounds / target rounds. The wife is a bit gun shy when it comes to the .40 so I'd like to keep them as light as I can. Thoughts/suggestions? I've only found two references so far: start of 7.3 max of 8.2 with OAL of 1.135 also found 8.4 / 9.3 with same OAL - labeled as compressed (i'm not even going near this one) I'm thinking of starting much lower - but I'd rather some input first thanks! Tim