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Thread: New loader looking for hard cast recipe .40SW

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    Boolit Mold
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    New loader looking for hard cast recipe .40SW

    Hello new guy to the site. I bought 500rds of hard cast powder coated 155grain bullets to load target ammo a teesny weeny bit cheaper than jacketed slugs.
    I have win244 and unique powder
    The data I have found solar is

    The Lyman #401654 (mold?) 150gr for unique powder is
    5.0gr min load. 6.3gr max load. 1.090" OAL

    Hogdon mag for jacketed slugs
    155gr BAR TAC XP. WIN244 3.8gr min. to 4.3gr max 1.135 OAL
    155gr BERB FP win244 5.5gr min. 6.2gr max. 1.125 OAL
    155GR HDY XTP win244 5.1gr min. 6.0gr max. 1.125 OAL
    This is gonna be for a Beretta PX4 full size . I'd like to shoot 100rds per session and clean barrel after.

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    Your hard-cast bullets should do just fine with the Berry's bullet loads. Berry's usually suggests using cast load data for their bullets. I would load 5 of the start load, 5.5 grains, 5 of 5.7 grains and five of 5.9 grains and test them to see which was 100% reliable, then I'd load up the rest with that load.
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    Thanks for the reply!

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