.40 Berry's 180 load advice...

[vonwooter]

Morning, looking for some quick advice before I start loading up some .40S&W. I've done my share of googling but figured I'd put a little blurb up here also.

180 GR Berry's plated RSFP
Winchester primers
powder options are Win 231 or Longshot.

Just looking to see if anyone has some loads they'd like to share, if not i'm just going to start with 6.3 G of longshot and go from there.

Any input would be appreciated as I'm experinced with shotshell and rifle cartridge reloading but this will be the first time for pistol.

Cheers!

PS - Firearm is a Glock 22 gen3

 

[saskgunowner101]

You should be able to find data for 180 grn bullet and W-231 powder at the Hodgdon site. I've used 6.5 grains Longshot with 175 grain cast, and the velocity was running about 1000-1025 fps.

 

[nevanevan]

I use 4.6 grains of win 231 in my 180gn loads

 

[vonwooter]

You should be able to find data for 180 grn bullet and W-231 powder at the Hodgdon site. I've used 6.5 grains Longshot with 175 grain cast, and the velocity was running about 1000-1025 fps.

Yeah I always refer to the Hodgsin site first, I figured the Hornady XTP data would be the closest for Berry's? Thanks for the input.

 

[TheJuggernaut]

Why use XTP data when they list the Berry bullet data right there... (BERB = Berry Bullets). I run 7.5 gr of Longshot in the M&P, works well. Much below 7 and it doesn't eject right sometimes, smashing the case mouth into the top of the ejection port, making them look like a shark (also flicks them into my forehead as a result...).

I know it's tempting to start at the bottom of the range but unless you're purposely trying to make light loads for some reason, I recommend starting in the middle. Especially if you're loading for a semi-auto like a Glock - the stock springs won't be tuned for light loads.

 

[vonwooter]

Why use XTP data when they list the Berry bullet data right there... (BERB = Berry Bullets). I run 7.5 gr of Longshot in the M&P, works well. Much below 7 and it doesn't eject right sometimes, smashing the case mouth into the top of the ejection port, making them look like a shark (also flicks them into my forehead as a result...).

I know it's tempting to start at the bottom of the range but unless you're purposely trying to make light loads for some reason, I recommend starting in the middle. Especially if you're loading for a semi-auto like a Glock - the stock springs won't be tuned for light loads.

I won't lie I'm embarrassed I missed that but thanks for info/kick in the ars. I think I will start with 6.5 and load up to 7.5 and keep an eye on things. We also have an M&P40 that will be eating some of this ammo so this was helpful.