Recipe for 180gr Lead .40S&W

[mike_pinto]

Winchester has a site dedicated to recipes. It will be on there for sure. Maybe not that light.

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[WhiteyMacD]

Links for data on both Hogdon and Winnie's site lead to here

 

[GlockCop]

Whitey
From the newest Winchester load book I have(Jan 09) It lists a 180 gr XTP bullet at a max load of 4.3 WST. Lists velocity at 888 fps and 32,400 psi. Keep in mind this is the MAX load listed.

 

[BadgeBunny]

Thanks, GC.

This will be my first batch of .40 lead. Dialing in to 4.1 now.

Not that I am partial or anything, but you will like it. We have shared this recipe with several other members here and it has performed well consistently regardless of the handgun used, but most were Glocks.

 

[HiredHand]

I didn't see mention of the brand of lead bullet you are using. Often, the projectile manufacturer will have suggested loads. I seem to remember reading that lead and jacketed loads aren't interchangeable.

Its a subscription service (about the cost of a reloading manual) but I like www.loaddata.com. You can search thousands of published loads by caliber, projectile, powder, etc and if you can't find what you're looking for they will find it for you.

Happy reloading!

 

[WhiteyMacD]

I didn't see mention of the brand of lead bullet you are using. Often, the projectile manufacturer will have suggested loads. I seem to remember reading that lead and jacketed loads aren't interchangeable.

Its a subscription service (about the cost of a reloading manual) but I like www.loaddata.com. You can search thousands of published loads by caliber, projectile, powder, etc and if you can't find what you're looking for they will find it for you.

Happy reloading!

Local shop, J&K. The load GC listed works, but I have some issues to work out shooting it through a KKM barrel. Chamber is too tight on all 16 test rounds I made. Came back home and fired 2 rounds (1 through factory barrel, one through KKM) and reloaded to see if the G-Rx die isnt pulling out the bulge, and strangely both rounds chambered like butter. Based on that, I am guessing its a brass issue.

Anyone know if the brass hornady uses it thinner walled?

 

[buck45]

Just run every case thru a Redding G-Rx Push Thru Base Sizing Die and it's a moot point. A little pricey at around $50 MSRP but worth every penny to feed my tight chambered Tanfoglio Limited Match 40.