RJY Posted January 17, 2004 Share Posted January 17, 2004 I'm new to this forum and have been reading alot about loading the .40 with a long oal. What are the advantages and disadvantages to loading long? I've also read that you should have the barrel leade cut deeper to use these loads. I'm in the process of purchasing an Edge, will these long loads work in the Edge with out any modification? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sixgun Posted January 17, 2004 Share Posted January 17, 2004 Yes long loads will work in your Edge. I was told by STI when I ordered my short-block, "If you can get them in the mag they will work!" Your absolute longest length will be dictated by your magazines. I believe that by loading long, you gain feeding reliability and also reduce pressures at major. The 1911 platform was designed for a cartridge with an OAL of about 1.25". The closer you can come to that the better the reliability. My STI in .40 feeds everything from factory 1.105" to my long 1.235" pin loads. Ray C. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PistolPete Posted January 17, 2004 Share Posted January 17, 2004 I load long in my .40 SV Limited gun. I load a 180 grain bullet to 1.20". Never had any feeding problems at all. Exactly what sixgun said about loading as long as you can so it still fits in the mag. This will help any feeding issues you may have. The other benefit of this is if someone needs some ammo you can offer it to them and if they aren't shooting an SV or ST then they won't be able to get them to fit into their mags. HEHE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJY Posted January 17, 2004 Author Share Posted January 17, 2004 Thanx for the input. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warpspeed Posted January 17, 2004 Share Posted January 17, 2004 RJY, Welcome to the forum. My Edge is like Sixguns', it will feed just about anything. The major pf load I use is 1.170" oal with a Zero 180gr jhp. Do a search here in the forum for "feedramp". BE posted once about how to polish it. A requirement if you want it to feed well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJY Posted January 17, 2004 Author Share Posted January 17, 2004 I should ask, will the long loads work in the .40 mags I get with my Edge, or do I have to get 10mm mags like i've read on here? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warpspeed Posted January 17, 2004 Share Posted January 17, 2004 No, the mags you have will be just fine. You can fit 1.250 oal with no problems at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ErikW Posted January 18, 2004 Share Posted January 18, 2004 Recently discussed here and here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jasonub Posted January 18, 2004 Share Posted January 18, 2004 as usual eric coved it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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