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wyrmzr
08-23-2014, 10:54 PM
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They sure LOOK nice, but I have yet to see how they shoot. This is my first run of .40 S&W, 3.3 grains of Clays behind it.
The range I usually go to is closed today, as they've got an archery shoot, and there could be archers wandering too close to the rifle range for comfort. So, I have to wait until late tomorrow, at the least.
That is the Lee 175 grain mold, the bullet dropped at 180 grains, I kept them to + or - .5 grains, and lubed them with LLA. They should work well, but we'll see if I can hit paper at the 25 yard mark tomorrow (I hope).

Mauser48
08-23-2014, 11:35 PM
Looks nice! I just loaded my first batch of 40 s&w with 6.9 grains of cfe pistol and a 165 grain berrys flat point plated bullet. Let us know how the loads work!

petroid
08-23-2014, 11:40 PM
Waiting for range report. I started casting for 40 and discovered that it requires hard boolits and an adequate expander die