buckaroo45 Posted March 30, 2010 Share Posted March 30, 2010 Anybody have a feel for how lite a spring set I can run in a Witness Match in 40 S&W for steel plates? Maybe a starter load w 180 grain lead. Thx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave S Posted March 30, 2010 Share Posted March 30, 2010 Don't know about springs but I shoot a Sprinfield XD40 and decided I like a lighter bulllet going faster. Berrys makes a 135gr and I run it at a 145 PF. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeoHallak Posted March 30, 2010 Share Posted March 30, 2010 Anybody have a feel for how lite a spring set I can run in a Witness Match in 40 S&W for steel plates? Maybe a starter load w 180 grain lead. Thx Probably test some clays at like 3.5 it takes me about 4.2 or 4.1 with lead to make major. leo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buckaroo45 Posted March 30, 2010 Author Share Posted March 30, 2010 Thanks for the responses. I'm curious why you want to run a Limited 40 as minor pf. I have a major pf 40 S&W load of 4.7 gr WST w/180 lead. What I'm after is a light spring setup and mouse fart load for steel plate, NOT a setup for USPSA; already got that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeoHallak Posted March 31, 2010 Share Posted March 31, 2010 Thanks for the responses. I'm curious why you want to run a Limited 40 as minor pf. I have a major pf 40 S&W load of 4.7 gr WST w/180 lead. What I'm after is a light spring setup and mouse fart load for steel plate, NOT a setup for USPSA; already got that. It would probably be pretty hard to get lower then a 8lb recoil spring in a Tangfo. Start with a 10 and as you soften the load move down or you could even snip off coils. I could get my 9mm with minor loads to work with a 8lb recoil spring and it was reliable stripping rounds. Leo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Burtchell Posted March 31, 2010 Share Posted March 31, 2010 (edited) Sorry, misread. I do not know about the spring weight but 3.5 grains of Titegroup with a 180 jacketed bullets work well in alot of platforms and is very soft. Edited March 31, 2010 by Paul Burtchell Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHA-LEE Posted April 2, 2010 Share Posted April 2, 2010 I have found that using really light recoil springs depends on the quality of your grip. If you have a strong grip that minimizes muzzle flip you can get away with shooting a lighter recoil spring and still have it function correctly. For example, I can use a 6lb recoil spring in my Minor .40 Limited gun without any issues but if anyone else shoots it with the 6lb spring it will have failure to feed jams because they let it muzzle flip excessively. I have to put an 8lb recoil spring in it to have it feed reliably when other people shoot it. To start off with get 8lb and 10lb recoil springs and test each one to see if the gun still feeds reliably. Then work your way down until you start having feed problems then bump it back up to the next highest weight spring. My Limited Minor .40 gun has a lightened slide (1oz taken out of the front of the slide) and like a .22 with ZERO muzzle flip. Its entertaining to shoot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buckaroo45 Posted April 3, 2010 Author Share Posted April 3, 2010 Thanks for the insight. This should keep me at the reload bench and out of the taverns for a while. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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