Another caliber on the bench

[medium187mph]

Finally loading a new caliber on the bench today.

The dreaded .40S&W

Spent about 20 min on 3 dummy rounds to verify OAL function in barrels and mags. Cases cycle freely as well as sit at proper depth on the barrels.

I’ve got a good bit of 155gr XTP’s from a few years ago and they will send just fine with a few grains of CFE Pistol. Looking forward to cranking a few out for the backyard on Sunday.

 

[Hunterrs]

I loaded my first one Wednesday as well. 165 grain xtreme 4.8 gr tite group. 1:12 OAL.

 

[fastfish66]

Finally loading a new caliber on the bench today.

The dreaded .40S&W

Spent about 20 min on 3 dummy rounds to verify OAL function in barrels and mags. Cases cycle freely as well as sit at proper depth on the barrels.

I’ve got a good bit of 155gr XTP’s from a few years ago and they will send just fine with a few grains of CFE Pistol. Looking forward to cranking a few out for the backyard on Sunday.

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Hell ya,great round,10mm short,or 9mm long.lol

 

[Tracer847]

Never owned a .40, but never understood the hate it got either. I still hear “high pressure” round being parroted even though it’s near identical to the 9.

 

[madcow]

Never owned a .40, but never understood the hate it got either. I still hear “high pressure” round being parroted even though it’s near identical to the 9.

It was always a compromise caliber for the LE agencies, but a darling of the USPSA Limited crowd. You could load it to major PF, it was cheap to load compared to 38 super and you could put more in a mag than 45ACP. Although with the LE agencies switching to 9, all that cheap brass is going to dry up.

 

[1006]

Welcome to one of the most versatile rounds, and one with a lot of free brass left on the range.

Load it down 9mm power, and easily up to 45ACP power.