yukondave Posted December 9, 2009 Share Posted December 9, 2009 (edited) After testing a few minor loads with my SIG 229 this is the load that works for me. 180gr Montana Gold CMJ Speer Nickel Plated Brass 3.5-3.7gr Hodgdon Titegroups Wolf Priimer OAL 1.135 (but sometimes up to 1.137) 740-750 fps Dillion 650 XL What are other people doing for minor light loads? Montana Gold is a good price and available, anything else out there for good price and available? Other powder recommendations for the Montana Gold? In regards to mechanics, it seems you can control velocity with more powder, lower OAL. It seems that the lighter bullet also increases velocity. Using the same OAL I loaded a batch of 165gr Montana Gold CMJ with the same 3.5-3.7 titegroups and it fired fine but the velocity was higher. Thanks all, this is too much fun! Edited December 9, 2009 by yukondave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomve Posted December 9, 2009 Share Posted December 9, 2009 (edited) Montana Gold user here too. I agree, good pricing and availability. Sig P226 Montana Gold, 165gr, JHP Winchester Brass and/or mixed range brass W231, 5.0gr Winchester primers OAL 1.125 Dillon XL650 ya, this is fun!! Edited December 9, 2009 by tomve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G-ManBart Posted December 9, 2009 Share Posted December 9, 2009 In regards to mechanics, it seems you can control velocity with more powder, lower OAL. It seems that the lighter bullet also increases velocity. Using the same OAL I loaded a batch of 165gr Montana Gold CMJ with the same 3.5-3.7 titegroups and it fired fine but the velocity was higher. Thanks all, this is too much fun! Don't try to raise or lower velocity by changing the OAL....that's not a predictable or reliable way of going about it. Simply change the powder charge higher or lower and stick within book limits if you want to be safe. Once you've loaded many, many thousands or rounds and have a solid understanding of the basics you can stray a little bit, but at least you'll have a better idea of whether you're heading towards something dangerous. Pick the OAL based upon what the books recommend and what the gun likes (and fits in the magazine). Yes, same powder charge with a lighter bullet is going to give you a higher velocity in most situations, but maybe not always....it all depends on how a whole bunch of factors come into play; powder burn rate, barrel length etc, etc. Have fun, but be safe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
azeric Posted December 10, 2009 Share Posted December 10, 2009 (edited) The following has been a good all around 40sw load for me Montana Gold, 180gr, FMJ mixed range brass Power Pistol 4.0gr Winchester primers OAL 1.175 Your mileage may vary Enjoy Edited December 10, 2009 by azeric Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carter300 Posted December 12, 2009 Share Posted December 12, 2009 XD Service 3.3 TG 1.135 OAL Rem 1 1/2 primers mixed brass MG 180 JHP nice and soft, and accurate in my account Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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