Ken S. Posted May 3, 2011 Share Posted May 3, 2011 Hi, I'm about to start reloading .40 S&W 200 gr CMJ Montana Gold, using VV N320, WSF, Tightgroup or HS-6. Any information will be very helpful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Too_Slow Posted May 3, 2011 Share Posted May 3, 2011 Hodgdon book loads; HS6 5.5 to 6.3 gr., WSF 4.4 to 4.8 gr., TiteGroup 3.4 to 3.8 gr. These are all listed with a length of 1.125 using a 200 GR. HDY XTP. Brian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken S. Posted May 3, 2011 Author Share Posted May 3, 2011 Hodgdon book loads; HS6 5.5 to 6.3 gr., WSF 4.4 to 4.8 gr., TiteGroup 3.4 to 3.8 gr. These are all listed with a length of 1.125 using a 200 GR. HDY XTP. Brian Thank you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Diss Posted May 4, 2011 Share Posted May 4, 2011 (edited) I went through this recently in .45 ACP. One thing I discovered is (in .45 ACP at least) the XTP is a longer bullet than the MG jacket flat point I was loading. I have both here and measured them. The MG 200 gr JFP is .540 and the XTP is .568. This means I would seat the MG .028 deeper than the book called for in order to get the same sized combustion chamber as the book expects for it's load data. Loading longer will decrease the pressure and reduce muzzle velocity. Don't know how the CMJ compares. Edited May 4, 2011 by Ben Diss Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ncboiler Posted May 4, 2011 Share Posted May 4, 2011 Might find something here that you can use: http://www.k8nd.com/documents/hl40sw.pdf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waktasz Posted May 7, 2011 Share Posted May 7, 2011 (edited) A shoot a 200 gr moly bullet with 4 gr of n320. 1.175" OAL. Around 169 pf out of 6" storm lake barrel. Jacketed will use a bit more powder, but as always start low and work your way up. Edited May 7, 2011 by waktasz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yargne Posted May 16, 2011 Share Posted May 16, 2011 MG 200, 4.5 gr n320, 1.160 and I was getting around 170 pf from 5" sti Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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