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06-22-2009, 10:05 PM
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Opinions/Tests on Win RA40155HP
I happened to trade into a modest quantity of this Winchester LE ammunition. Its the 155 grain hollow point in 40 S&W. I normally prefer bullets at the heavy end of what is available and was wondering what performance to expect from these. Anyone have any experience with this load? Thanks,
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06-24-2009, 02:27 PM
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40 s&w 155
No chronograph numbers but, seems to be both hot and fast. This load is very accurate in
every Glock I've tried it in 27, 23, and 22.
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07-03-2009, 03:03 PM
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I have read that the Winchester Ranger 155 gr. 40S&W round was developed for a run at a few LE and Fed contracts that specified a 155 gr. round. (Possibly the U.S. Border Patrol, which currently uses 155 gr.) It was dropped due to testing that revealed constant core/jacket separations through certain barriers. Now, I don't know how reliable that source is, but since the 155 is no longer offered, it makes some sense. I still think it would serve the needs of civilian self-defense just fine though.
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07-03-2009, 10:23 PM
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Thanks Oliver & Houston. I wondered why I could not find this round on the Winchester website. I sure would like to know what the round produces over a chronograph. I am going to assume, based on what Houston provided, that its not a bonded bullet. For SD I don't consider that a liability. Oh well, in today's market you shoot whatever you can get your hands on. Beats a sharp stick any day of the week.
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07-03-2009, 10:53 PM
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Supposed to do 1210 FPS with 502lbs of energry
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07-03-2009, 11:37 PM
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Those are respectable numbers.
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07-04-2009, 06:53 PM
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Zowie! Thanks Budda. Those are impressive spec.s - it's more than enough for anything that I am likely to bump into.
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