.40 minor or 9mm stock 2 extreme

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Hey guys I'm getting a stock 2 extreme. Anybody have experience with .40 minor? I'm set up to reload both 40 and 9mm and cost is not really an issue. Any fact or experience based info would help in making a decision.

Thanks guys
 
If you are going with 40 minor get some 165 or 150 grain bullets, 3.5 clays is a good bet to start from the book. If you hit around 140PF with the loads, the pressure curve is right to run with the stock recoil spring even and it will cycle a Glock 22 no problem at all.
 
I dabbled a bit with minor/major through a limited custom. I shoot 40 minor in classic (major mag issues though) and find a good 40 minor load with VV N320 is much softer than my wife's 9mm. Bigger holes too (for good or for bad).......;). That being said, I ordered a Stock 3 Xtreme in 9mm..........so for production, 9mm is pretty much my bet unless you find a 40 load that is soft and accurate.
 
I switched to .40 in production after shooting the same gun { stock 2 } in 9mm for couple of years.
Less recoil and more comfortable in my opinion. After shooting provincials with 165 gn bullet I decided to chose 180 gn bullet for the nationals.The perceived recoil with 165 gn bullet was almost the same as the 9 mm load. One would argue about the slide coming back in battery to slow , it may be some truth in that but I think production is not about shooting .13 splits anyway so I think overall it has helped my game .
3.1gn clays behind 180gn CamPro 1.135 length 128.5 pf as per the latest chrony at our IPSC nationals this year.
 
Ya think I'm going to try .40 see what happens. Thanks guys. I see a big difference between shooting 147g 9mm vs 125. I want to see what 180 even 200g feels like at minor (+-700fps)
 
I shot 40 minor for a couple of years in production. 3.2 grain of Clays produced about 135 PF for me. Nice quiet load. Manageable recoil.
When I started the difference between 9 mm and 40 projectiles was $10-15 a thousand now it is more than double that.
Loading minor brass lasts forever.
I think the recoil on the heavier pellets is less for a given PF. Especially if you run fast powder like Clays.
If $ is not a concern I would go 40 minor. Depends on how much the larger A zone is worth to you.
 
If cost is not an issue, then consider convenience. There may come a day when you just feel too lazy to load minor 40. At least with 9mm, you have the option of buying factory ammo. Also if you end up traveling to a big match that has match ammo, you may be hard pressed to find minor 40
 
I load for my Stock 2, 180gr Frontier/3.1-2gr TG. It is very light load, PF around 135. Guns doesn't move much in my hands, but it is so slow for my likening.
 
hungrybeagle said:
... At least with 9mm, you have the option of buying factory ammo. Also if you end up traveling to a big match that has match ammo, you may be hard pressed to find minor 40
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This is why I'll stick with 9mm for Production. I'm totally happy to spend a few extra $$ to get the match ammo for big events.
 
My experience with match ammo is not a happy one , length , pf , primers , and lots of other factors make me stay away from it, shooting the world shoot and relying on someone else ammo does not work for me, specially when shipping is typically offered at a very reasonable price ahead of time.This is an extra insurance that I am willing to pay for to avoid any unnecessary surprise regardless the caliber.
 
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so, in short, from people who've tested both, the results turn out that a .40 of approx. 140 PF +/- has less felt recoil & less muzzle flip than any 9mm variations ?
And cycling is no issue ?
Well that's interesting...and good to know for future Production choice...
 
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