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Thread: Seeking 40 S&W / Lee 401-145 SWC Load data

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    Seeking 40 S&W / Lee 401-145 SWC Load data

    Apparently it’s an odd size (poor results?) on the light end of the spectrum. Hey, it was free to me. I have bullseye, 231, unique, BR-5, and titegroup on the shelf. It’s going to be used in a Beretta 96.

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    My little Kahr likes it with 6.5 gr Power Pistol. I shoot it as it's easy to tell apart from the 175's as it gets sized .401 vs .402.
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    Quote Originally Posted by MT Gianni View Post
    My little Kahr likes it with 6.5 gr Power Pistol. I shoot it as it's easy to tell apart from the 175's as it gets sized .401 vs .402.
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    What would be wrong with using data for a 155 gr jacketed and being careful as you work up?

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    Quote Originally Posted by 44MAG#1 View Post
    What would be wrong with using data for a 155 gr jacketed and being careful as you work up?
    Exactly. None of those powders are going to give high performance, so just follow 155gr load data. If you want performance, use Longshot - THE 40sw powder.

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    Quote Originally Posted by dla View Post
    Exactly. None of those powders are going to give high performance, so just follow 155gr load data. If you want performance, use Longshot - THE 40sw powder.
    I don’t know how I missed it but the Lyman cast book #4 has lots of information for that specific mould.

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    231 @ 6.5 is stout, 6 is OK. 100 fps diff per GRT.
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    propellant mass load ratio pmax v0 E0 burnt eff. BT BLT recoil
    grain % psi ft/s ft-lb % % ms ms ft-lb
    Hodgdon HP-38 (2020-02-07) 7.00 66.9 32659 1266.8 517 100.0 38.6 0.5195 0.4711 8.94 ATTENTION OVERPRESSURE!
    Alliant Power Pistol (2020-03-30) 9.63 96.1 32619 1369.9 604 85.4 26.7 0.4948 0.4562 11.23 Working pressure close to the maximum permissible gas pressure!
    Alliant Unique (2021-01-07) 7.80 99.3 32191 1330.6 570 100.0 34.7 0.5068 0.4637 10.09 Working pressure close to the maximum permissible gas pressure!
    Winchester 231 (2020-09-30) 7.16 68.4 32608 1275.9 524 100.0 38.3 0.5192 0.4706 9.11 Working pressure close to the maximum permissible gas pressure!
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    https://www.hodgdonreloading.com/reloading-data-center

    I almost bought that mold ,i had a older tumble lube lee .40 175 ,, it threw a .398 bullet ,, sent it back and they wouldnt exchange it, gave me 39.00 off a new mold, i bought the TC, 175 , cast nice .402 bullet,
    Last edited by bryan scott; 02-26-2022 at 04:36 PM.

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