Reloading 40 S&W

[dirkd4]

What powder do you recommend for reloading 165 flatnose jacketed round

 

[rockyrider]

I have had good luck with all my forties ,loading 4.4 grains of W.inchester super light ,and 175 grain lead semi wad cutters .these are available at redline bullets.com

 

[cjw3]

I like 4.8 grains of WST with Rainier 165 grain FN or HP.

 

[BLUEDOT37]

What powder do you recommend for reloading 165 flatnose jacketed round

What type of load you looking for? Target, moderate, full, +P ??

 

[Mikey217]

For target loads, I use 165 Montana Gold JHP with 7 grains of HS-6. It's pretty lightweight.

 

[vince_ross]

For target loads, I use 165 Montana Gold JHP with 7 grains of HS-6. It's pretty lightweight.

I just started using this powder as well.

I also use HP38 (5gr with 165gr Berry's round nose).

 

[sourdough44]

I use H Universal with the 40 & 165 grn plated bullets. My charge is fairly mild in the 5.2 grn area.

 

[FishingPilot]

I came across some oddball 160 gr jacketed RN bullets. Worked it up from 4.5 gr (Hodgdon starting load for 165 gr) and ended up with 5.2 gr of Titegroup and overall length of 1.125. Works good for me as a target load, plenty accurate.

 

[mike smith 1002]

I use 7 grs of power pistol actually bought that powder when wife bought a 40SW. it works well and am trying in the 357 , 45 and 44 but havent shot enough to confirm Beye is my normal load in everything but 44 which is 2400

 

[Waywatcher]

I load Power Pistol in my .40 with 180 grain bullets; it would be the first powder I would try with 165s as well. Consistent metering, clean burning, fantastic ES and SD, bulky enough to give good case fill, and low pressure yet good velocity.

In my 180 grain load, I use 6.4 grains and get 980fps out of a 4" barrel. Most books give a starting load of 6.2 grains. It's a great, safe powder to duplicate factory velocity with reduced pressure. It is still clean burning at .38 +P pressure levels, too, so no worries about reduced pressure.

It is a great powder.

 

[Maximumbob54]

No matter what you use, the slower burning powder, the better.

 

[gutterman]

Both Hp38 and Titegroup work well in the 40.