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Fellas
01-25-2012, 07:25 AM
any one use this combination please any help will be appreciated

thanks
fellas

Ola
01-25-2012, 07:41 AM
Start at 4,4 grains of Vihtavuori N340. Then work it up.

The official data of VV:
http://www.lapua.com/en/products/reloading/vihtavuori-reloading-data

Fellas
01-25-2012, 08:23 AM
but the official data is for only tmj 200gr not lead

thanks

Ola
01-25-2012, 09:10 AM
Yes, I know. And that's why I told you to start from 4,4 grains (4,6 in VV data). That should be a safe starting load for pretty much any 200 grain bullet in .40 S&W: TMJ, FMJ, HP, Lead...

If it was me, I would use the 4,6 grains from the start. It is the starting load for a JACKETED bullet so it should be safe with a "softer" lead bullet.