gravedigger Posted October 24, 2005 Share Posted October 24, 2005 HI guys, i am new to the 40S&W,would like some recomendations on powder bullet weight (fmj or lead) Oal,i will be shooting it out of a para that is beeing built as i am typing would like to hear your experiences. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Dunn Posted October 24, 2005 Share Posted October 24, 2005 4.7 Titegroup 180 gr Montana Gold OAL 1.175 You'll find a ton of other loads by doing a search of the reloading forum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeffscaspian Posted October 24, 2005 Share Posted October 24, 2005 5.2 VV320 180 Montana Gold 1.200 OAL Works great out of my SV and gives me a 172 power factor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
al503 Posted October 24, 2005 Share Posted October 24, 2005 4.8 gr Titegroup 1.22" OAL 180 gr. Zero JHP gets me 168-169 PF Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cautery Posted October 24, 2005 Share Posted October 24, 2005 You guys that are using the Montana Gold bullet... Are y'all using the FMJ or the CMJ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.40AET Posted October 24, 2005 Share Posted October 24, 2005 CMJ--I used the FMJ until we had children. Then I switched to CMJ's because there is no exposed lead. The CMJ need a little less powder to make the same velocity as the FMJ. The CMJ's don't lead as much as the FMJ, like a JHP. confused yet???? 180g MG CMJ 5.0g VV N320 1.200" oal 167pf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rtr Posted October 24, 2005 Share Posted October 24, 2005 ANybody got some loads using Universal Clays and the 180gr CMJ MG? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cautery Posted October 24, 2005 Share Posted October 24, 2005 CMJ--I used the FMJ until we had children. Then I switched to CMJ's because there is no exposed lead. The CMJ need a little less powder to make the same velocity as the FMJ. The CMJ's don't lead as much as the FMJ, like a JHP. confused yet????180g MG CMJ 5.0g VV N320 1.200" oal 167pf No... makes perfect sense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevin c Posted October 25, 2005 Share Posted October 25, 2005 The MG 180 JHP's have a very good rep, and are what I use with a recipe very similar to jeffscaspian and 40AET, w/ similar PF's. Virtually no lead exposure in reloading, no vaporized lead in shooting (except what comes from your primer), and no barrel leading either, of course. A bit more, dollarwise, though, if I remember right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scooterj Posted October 25, 2005 Share Posted October 25, 2005 The MG 180 JHP's have a very good rep, and are what I use with a recipe very similar to jeffscaspian and 40AET, w/ similar PF's.Virtually no lead exposure in reloading, no vaporized lead in shooting (except what comes from your primer), and no barrel leading either, of course. A bit more, dollarwise, though, if I remember right. +1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Dunn Posted October 25, 2005 Share Posted October 25, 2005 JHP on the MG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n2299 Posted October 25, 2005 Share Posted October 25, 2005 MG 180gr JHP N320 5.2gr OAL 1.200 pf 174 out of my SV's Schuemann barrel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeffscaspian Posted October 26, 2005 Share Posted October 26, 2005 I'm using 180 Montana Gold CMJ through an SV with an AET barrel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trjasgunr Posted October 26, 2005 Share Posted October 26, 2005 165gr Zero JHP WSP Primer 5.6 gr Titegroup 1.185 OAL 178 PF Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Kline Posted October 26, 2005 Share Posted October 26, 2005 I used 320 and Titegroup and I like both. 320 is a little cleaner, but Titegroup is a lot cheaper. 180gr jacketed bullet 1.200 OAL WSR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mistral404 Posted October 26, 2005 Share Posted October 26, 2005 VV320 5.1 180 --zero or mg 5 inch typically a 173+ PF i can make major with 4.9 gr vv320 on the cusp 165 on normal day, definitely not on a cold day Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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