Newbie: .40s&w load, which powder for Lee Pro 1000 mesure?

[Icefire]

Well I called about every place around, no Titegroup....
I want something very low recoil (no snap like 9mm, more push recoil like a .45) that meter very well in the Auto-Disk...
I was looking to load 3.5gr of Titegroup for a 180 CMJ bullet...

Any idea?

Edit:
Found a place with CCI SP primer, with the choice of : HP-38, Clays, HS-6, Universal in Stock...

From the website:

HS-6 6.9 976 32,500 PSI
UNIVERSAL 5.8 1046 33,400 PSI
HP-38 5.0 947 32,900 PSI
TITEGROUP 4.7 978 33,300 PSI
CLAYS 3.5 847 34,300 PSI

From what I understand, Universal/HP-38 would be the best since I can't get Titegroup but I would like some CGN feedback.

 

[the hammer]

40 load

I use 5.4 gr Universal Clays, 180 Montana Gold FMJ, Winchester small pistol primer, OAL 1.185 in my STI Edge .40 .I find this load is accurate and is 976 fps. at 3300 feet above sea level and 320 feet above sea level. Its also a very clean powder.

 

[simulate]

win superfield is an excellent .40 S&W powder- clean and consistent.

 

[Icefire]

1.185? recommanded is 1.125", They say 5.8 gr give 1046fps..
5.2 might be soft..

 

[doc25]

Can't help you on 40 loads but I understand what you're talking about. My auto disk sucks with 800x powder. Good with 700x. Really good with H110. You're gonna want powder with the smallest granules possible. This will be more uniform.

 

[Six Star]

win superfield is an excellent .40 S&W powder- clean and consistent.

X2: If Titegroup is not available, Winchester WSF is a very nice powder to use to make "soft" shooting .40 cal loads, particularly with a 180gr FMJ/CMJ bullet.
I load a 180gr Montana Gold over 5.8gr of WSF. This gave a chrono'd velocity of (average) 980fps out of my XD-40.
WSF meters nicely (as does Titegroup) out of my Loadmaster's Auto-Disk measure.

 

[magicchip]

I use 5.2 grn of HP-38 and find it a pleasure to shoot. + HP38 flows really well in that lee powdermeasure.'