40 cal loads

Hey Rob,

I use the following configuration and this has produced great results out of my STI Edge with a very flat shooting gun with low recoil, but still easily meeting the required 170 power factor with roughly a 175 PF.

Bullet = Campro 180 TC
Powder= 4.5gr of Clays (http://www.hodgdon.com/shotpist.html)
OAL = 1.190 (longer bullet for my barrel)
 
what-180 fmj montanna gold 1.2"OAL 5.1grns of titegroup. use same load with zeros, and excells. 170-175 PF
why- because jesus said he would round up all the gingers and slaughter them if i didn't. I don't see what one has to do with the other, i think he just has a pointless hate for them and is looking for any excuse to satisfy his blood lust
 
someone needs to explain to me why people shooting standard shoot 180gr and not 200gr. I feel a big difference between 124gr and 147gr 9mm so wouldnt the same apply? I'm quite curious
 
I shoot Berry's 200gn projectiles over 4.1gn of Titegroup. It easily will make PF in all climates and elevations. 181 PF at BTSA. Nice and accurate.
 
heavenIsAlie said:
someone needs to explain to me why people shooting standard shoot 180gr and not 200gr. I feel a big difference between 124gr and 147gr 9mm so wouldnt the same apply? I'm quite curious
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If we don't there will be vengeance brought upon us.
I prefer snappy loads. Used 200's for a bit, like the feel of a 180 better
 
heavenIsAlie said:
someone needs to explain to me why people shooting standard shoot 180gr and not 200gr. I feel a big difference between 124gr and 147gr 9mm so wouldnt the same apply? I'm quite curious
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As madness says it's snappier recoil impulse. The same reason people run light recoil springs and lighter slides. The theory is that a shorter sharper recoil impulse gives more time to realign the sights in fast shooting over a heavier bullet with a heavier slide and spring combination. In the lattercase the recoil feels softer overall but is spread out over a longer period of time.

It does come down to personal preference and where you are as a shooter, chances are more time on range with your existing load will have a bigger impact on your scores than changing to a lighter bullet.
 
why wouldnt you just use a light slide and spring combination with a heavier bullet then? I have to run a super light spring on my 1911 otherwise it feels like crap with 147 loads, id mill out the slide to if it was allowed in classic but even the lighter spring gives me that faster slide movement with a less recoiling load.

Interesting that if its 1 person shooting 147gr for every 10 people shooting 124gr its 1 person shooting 200gr for every 100 people shooting 180gr
 
You can lighten your slide in classic, you just need to be smart about it. I tri top it, serrate the top, hi power cut and forward cooking serrations, panal cut on the rear serrations, sand down the recoil spring tunnel, bigger relief cuts on either side of the disconnected rail
 
heavenIsAlie said:
someone needs to explain to me why people shooting standard shoot 180gr and not 200gr. I feel a big difference between 124gr and 147gr 9mm so wouldnt the same apply? I'm quite curious
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I liked 200gr bullets better, but like Raks said, couldn't find a steady supply of good jacketed ones for matches and plated ones for practice, so 180s it is.
 
Madness said:
what-180 fmj montanna gold 1.2"OAL 5.1grns of titegroup. use same load with zeros, and excells. 170-175 PF
why- because jesus said he would round up all the gingers and slaughter them if i didn't. I don't see what one has to do with the other, i think he just has a pointless hate for them and is looking for any excuse to satisfy his blood lust
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use the same load with the same effects. :)
 
200 gn Berry's (actually prefer Frontier but they seem hard to get sometimes)
4.45 gn VV N320
Federal small magnum pistol primer
1.180" OAL

^^ load was for my Tanfoglio and was about 178 pf
 
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