200 gr jacketed bullet

[waktasz]

Is anyone making a 200 or 220 gr .40 bullet? The Heavy Lead thread is making me want to try some, but I can't shoot lead at my indoor practice range or local indoor monthly matches. Thanks!

[speculatorking]

http://www.rozedist.com/ Edited February 2, 2009 by speculatorking

[waktasz]

oops, you'd think I'd try them first. I'm shooting 180 Zero jhps now, which seem to be sold out.

Thanks

[speculatorking]

I just bought my first .40 cal pistol. What's your recipe you are loading. Just curious.

[waktasz]

I just got my first press and a 6" limited gun, so I'm not really the authority on what load to use, but I'm using 4.2gr of vv n320 and a 180gr jhp in my last few practices and it shoots great. It is probably a few grains of powder short of making major though.

[speculatorking]

Thanks. Seems like a lot of guys use the 180 gr bullets to make minor and major.

[Mark K]

I started shooting 40 SW about 15 months ago, and the guy I bought the gun from had a ton of 200gr major rounds for it that I bought as well. Over the last 15 months, I progressed to 180s, then 165s, all loaded with N340. Recently, I decided to go back to 200s, and at the same time worked up a nice soft load with Clays. 3.7 grains behind a 200gr Zero jacked bullet (the do not make a JHP) at 1.23 OAL. SOFT.

I just took posession of 10K of those 200s.

Mark

Edited February 2, 2009 by Mark K