PistolPete Posted December 13, 2005 Share Posted December 13, 2005 I was talking with someone last night and we were talking about reloading. I have an SV .40 limited gun that I'm experimenting with light target loads and steel loads. When talking with him I mentioned I was experimenting with Clays and he said he read somewhere that one of the Clays powders was causing problems for some people in .40 S&W. He said he thought he heard that it was causing peoples guns to blow up. Does anyone know any more about this topic? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocket35 Posted December 13, 2005 Share Posted December 13, 2005 If you do a search in the reloading section, you will find more than enough information on that topic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XRe Posted December 13, 2005 Share Posted December 13, 2005 +1 to Rocket35. In addition.... I'll save you a little work, and say, look at Titegroup, Universal Clays, N320, WST, instead.... Those powders are going to give you a safer load with more margin for error... I use N320, myself, after trying Titegroup and WST... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevin c Posted December 14, 2005 Share Posted December 14, 2005 There are some who use straight Clays in .40 MINOR (at their own risk, of course), and I have an (older) Hodgdon reloading pamphlet that actually has a Clays load for 180 grains at SAAMI OAL. Time was that, for the old 175 PF, people were loading 200 grainers long over Clays. THAT definitely was a high pressure load and there were some blowups. Minor is possible, but, L.A.Y.O.R. (load at your own risk ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PistolPete Posted December 14, 2005 Author Share Posted December 14, 2005 I currently use N320 in my IPSC major loads but was looking for something to make MINOR steel loads. Someone recommended using Clays so I thought I would try it. Then talking with someone else who mentioned my gun might blow up using Clays I thought I would post something. I did do a search but couldn't find what I was looking for. Pete Maybe I'll just download my N320 charges or try Titegroup. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turtle Posted December 14, 2005 Share Posted December 14, 2005 but was looking for something to make MINOR steel loads. Pete, Clays is great for .40 minor (it's what I use), but as previously stated, it's not the best choice for .40 major... What charge to use is going to depend on what bullet you're using and your COL. I use a 3.0 gr charge for a 180 gr jhp with a COL of 1.135". It's about a 132PF which works my G22 quite well with a 12lb spring. That should give you a reference at least... Regards, Todd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keninaz Posted January 7, 2006 Share Posted January 7, 2006 Pete, I Kb'd 3 times trying to turn my glock M23 into an IPSC gun when I was first getting started in this sport many years ago. There are much better choices out there. Just my .02 cents. Regards, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squishy Posted January 7, 2006 Share Posted January 7, 2006 Try clays for minor loads . Works great. Clays will not blow up your gun unless you do something wrong.(double charge or bullet set back). I load 3.3 grs of clays with a 165 jhp zero bullets for my XD in production. Very soft recoil. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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